Oct 16 Trump warns Honduras over caravan of some 2,000 migrants now in Guatemala By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop a caravan of some 2,000 migrants who are making their way through Guatemala with hopes of reaching the U.S. border. Continue reading
Oct 14 Immigrants face hurdles to prove abuse by U.S. agents By Nomaan Merchant, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Within hours of being booked at a Border Patrol station in far West Texas, two teenage sisters from Guatemala came forward to allege that an agent conducted an improper strip search. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Some devastated Indonesian villages still waiting for aid nearly a week later In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll in Indonesia topped 1,550 people, as aid deliveries struggled to reach the most devastated areas in the quake zone. Also, another American service member was killed in Afghanistan, the seventh combat death… Continue watching
Oct 03 Officials were 'not fully prepared' to handle family separations at border, new report says By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz A government watchdog report made public confirms what many media outlets, immigration lawyers and advocates have said for months after the Trump administration rolled out its "zero tolerance" policy earlier this spring: Officials were not prepared. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 10:14 A brutal life for migrants in Libya: trafficking, detention or death en route to Europe By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone African migrants fleeing to Europe risk slave traffickers, starvation and shipwreck. Now, a growing number of those who complete the arduous journey are being turned away, and the Libyan government is detaining thousands in migrant camps characterized by inhumane conditions. Continue watching
Sep 24 U.S. lowers the number of refugee resettlements again, and no country is poised to fill the gap By Courtney Vinopal The Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. next year to just 30,000 raises questions about America’s role in global refugee resettlement and what the change means for those fleeing violence… Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefits By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Continue reading
Sep 22 Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The Trump administration has imposed more stringent rules and vetting on immigrants in the U.S. trying to take custody of children who crossed the border on their own. Continue reading
Sep 21 Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents By Joshua Barajas Judge Dana Sabraw said this case is on track to come "to some meaningful closure in the not-to-distant future.” But the ACLU warned there were “communication breakdowns” with some of the remaining reunifications. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 11:07 Deported father agonizes over getting his 6-year-old daughter back In rural Honduras, a separated family is desperate for answers about their little girl. After crossing illegally into the U.S. in June, 6-year-old Marianita was sent to a children's shelter as her father was deported without his daughter. More than… Continue watching