Jul 03 Watch 6:48 The ordeal of navigating migrant family reunification, in one toddler’s story Two weeks ago, 3-year-old Sofi and her grandmother were making the journey through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. Although they entered legally and with guardianship documents, they were separated two days after entering, and two days after President… Continue watching
Jul 02 Man arrested for pulling out gun at Alabama immigration rally By Associated Press Shane Ryan Sealy, 34, is accused of picking a fight with a protester at Saturday's rally in Huntsville, Alabama, and then pulling out a gun after the protester pushed Sealy back and knocked him down, authorities say. Continue reading
Jul 02 3-year-old refugee girl dies of injuries after stabbings in Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Timmy Kinner is American, and the victims are members of refugee families from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia. Boise Police Chief William Bones said the evidence does not suggest the attack was a hate crime. Continue reading
Jul 02 Read: HHS just stopped telling us how many kids have been separated By Lisa Desjardins This week, when the NewsHour asked about the current number of separated children, as well their ages, two different staff members received an identical HHS response which did not contain any of those numbers. Continue reading
Jul 02 AP fact check: Trump’s tax ‘miracle,’ immigration claims By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press The president's statements capped a week of head-spinning assertion and dubious statements. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:13 Stiffer bonds keeping some migrant families apart longer By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 30, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s… Continue watching
Jun 30 Melania Trump weighs migrant visits with husband’s policy By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Mrs. Trump, an immigrant and a mother herself, wanted to find out more about how her husband’s strict immigration policy was playing out on the ground. Two tours of migrant detention centers in a week gave her a sometimes grim… Continue reading
Jun 30 Across the country, protesters rally to keep immigrant families together By Meg Dalton As temperatures crept toward 90 degrees, tens of thousands of protesters shuffled across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday afternoon to denounce the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:57 ‘I didn’t know we could be separated’: Migrant teen has no idea when he will see his dad By Yamiche Alcindor It's been more than a month since this 17-year-old has seen his dad. In April, they fled Honduras, leaving behind the rest of their family in hopes of supporting them financially from the U.S. Picked up after illegally crossing into… Continue watching