Dec 11 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow asylum ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Two federal courts have temporarily blocked the policy President Donald Trump announced in response to caravans of migrants that were approaching the border. Continue reading
Dec 11 ACLU condemns Nevada school policy for background checks By Associated Press Civil rights leaders are condemning a new school district policy requiring background checks for parents visiting their children's Reno-area schools, warning the discriminatory practice could have a chilling effect on immigrant families. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump bickers with Democratic leaders, threatens government shutdown By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Arguing heatedly in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn't provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border. He insisted the… Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner testifies on Trump's immigration policies By Joshua Barajas Watch the commissioner's remarks here. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump's immigration policy splits Americans in half, poll says By Laura Santhanam Immigration is one of many issues on which heated political rhetoric has only inflamed the conversation and deepened divides between Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Continue reading
Dec 06 81 children separated from families at U.S.-Mexico border since June executive order that stopped practice By Colleen Long, Associated Press Dozens of children have still been separated from their families since an executive order stopped the general practice, according to government data obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 05 New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants By Laura Santhanam In the U.S., an aging population and projected rise in chronic illnesses are expected to strain the health care system in the coming years, without a similar influx of trained workers to fill those jobs. Continue reading
Dec 03 AP fact check: Trump's claims on Russia probe, Michael Cohen By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump can't seem to get his facts straight when it comes to the Russia investigation. Here's a closer look at the president's claims. Continue reading
Nov 29 The Tornillo shelter for migrant children was supposed to close after 30 days. Here's why it's still open By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz An emergency detention camp that opened this summer to help with an influx of migrant children was supposed to close after 30 days. But today, it remains open, and has become the largest shelter for migrant children, housing at least… Continue reading
Nov 29 AP fact check: Trump retweets false claim on immigrant aid By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is spreading a false claim from supporters that people who are in the United States illegally receive more in federal assistance than the average American gets in Social Security benefits. Here's a closer look at the claim. Continue reading