Jun 27 White House faces hard deadline on reunited migrant families By Elliot Spagat, Michael Balsamo, Will Weissert, Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas — The clock is ticking for the Trump administration after a federal judge ordered the thousands of migrant children and parents who were forcibly separated at the Mexican border reunited within 30 days, sooner for youngsters under 5. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: House GOP readies for immigration bill vote In our news wrap Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives called a vote for on an immigration bill on Wednesday, but acknowledged it might fail. Also, new fighting in southern Syria has driven up to 50,000 people from… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:45 Hirono: Immigrant detention ‘very reminiscent’ of Japanese-American internment during WWII Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, says border security can be done in many different ways, but President Trump has “chosen the cruelest way to do it.” Hirono, the only immigrant currently serving in the Senate, talks with Lisa Desjardins about what… Continue watching
Jun 26 On both sides of Atlantic, migrants meet hostile reception By Lori Hinnant, Colleen Barry, Associated Press On both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals. In Europe, where far-right parties have joined the… Continue reading
Jun 26 17 states sue Trump administration over family separations By Michael Balsamo, Will Weissert, Gene Johnson, Associated Press States, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as pressure mounted to reconnect families more quickly. Continue reading
Jun 26 Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK — The children at the center of the national debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policy have been heard about but rarely seen. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 7:59 Running for their lives was the only option for these migrants By Nick Schifrin For many of the immigrant families now separated in the U.S. by Trump administration policy, their stories began with terror and persecution in their home countries. In Mexico City, Nick Schifrin meets two Central American families making the arduous journey… Continue watching
Jun 25 Prosecution referrals suspended for adults who cross border illegally with kids, official says By Associated Press The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he has temporarily stopped referring for criminal prosecution adults who cross the border illegally with children. Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas Monday he ordered referrals suspended within hours of… Continue reading
Jun 25 Sessions defends Trump administration’s immigration policies By Scott Sonner, John L. Mone, Associated Press While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members. Continue reading
Jun 25 Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. Continue reading