Jun 23 Trump tries to change focus of border debate By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Bombarded with criticism condemning the family-separation situation as a national moment of shame, Trump came back firing. Continue reading
Jun 23 Alumni of DHS head Nielsen’s high school raise money for immigrant legal aid By Vivekae Kim Alumni of the high school that DHS Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen attended have raised over $12,000 for immigrants in need of free and low-cost legal aid. Continue reading
Jun 23 Administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigration authorities on Friday issued a notice that they may seek up to 15,000 beds to detain families. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 9:18 Democrats urge Trump to rescind ‘zero tolerance’ as GOP delays immigration vote President Trump tried to shift the focus from families separated at the border to families of people killed by undocumented immigrants. But Trump's "zero tolerance" policy continues to be the subject of fierce criticism. Of more than 2,300, 500 migrant… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:03 Advocates say government gave no thought to reuniting children separated at the border While hundreds of migrant children have reportedly been reunited with their parents after being forcibly separated, the complicated and chaotic situation raises doubt and fear for many. John Yang talks with Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense,… Continue watching
Jun 22 Honduran girl in symbolic photo not separated from mother, officials say By David Bauder, Associated Press A crying Honduran girl depicted in a widely-seen photograph that became a symbol for many of President Donald Trump's immigration policies was not actually separated from her mother, U.S. government officials said on Friday.The photo spread widely as the discussion… Continue reading
Jun 22 Immigrant families separated at the border still unsure when they’ll be reunited By Will Weissert, Amy Taxin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Some parents separated from their children struggled to get in touch with youngsters being held in many cases hundreds of miles away, in places like New York and the Chicago area. Some said they didn't even know where their children… Continue reading
Jun 22 Pentagon says it’s searching nationwide for space for adult migrants By Associated Press Spokesman Lt. Col. Jamie Davis says this is part of "prudent planning" in case the Department of Homeland Security asks for the Pentagon's help. He says there has not yet been any DHS request. Continue reading
Jun 22 Lawsuit claims federal officials are denying some immigrants in Oregon access to attorneys By Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A rights group has filed an emergency suit in federal court against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers’ access to immigrants in a federal prison in Oregon. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Trump pushes back against criticism of family separation "You hear the other side, you never hear this side," the president said at an event highlighting the plight of Americans whose loved ones were killed by people who entered the country illegally. Continue reading