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
Jun 29 Watch 4:02 EU’s migrant compromise leaves many unanswered questions Leaders from the European Union agreed to create formal centers to process migrants trying to enter Europe. But overnight, any agreement seemed in jeopardy amid stark differences and a growing anti-immigrant sentiment. William Brangham reports on what the deal does… Continue watching
Jun 29 Democrats embrace ‘Abolish ICE’ as new rallying call for 2020 elections By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The debate over the agency's future follows the widespread outcry in recent weeks after the Trump administration separated more than 2,000 migrant children from their parents. Continue reading
Jun 29 Concern over using U.S. military at southern border draws bipartisan support By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon says it received a Department of Homeland Security request to house up to 12,000 detained migrant family members, starting with shelters for 2,000 people to be available within 45 days. Continue reading