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
Jun 22 Trump tells GOP to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party's struggle to surmount internal divisions. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 6:07 More than 2,300 children still separated from parents as GOP wrestles with immigration fix President Trump's decision to sign an executive order stopping the separation of migrant families at the border met with mixed reactions. Advocates are deeply concerned that the order ignores the families who have already been split up, and fear children… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 9:40 This judge hopes outrage over family separation is ‘last gasp’ of current immigration system By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson Judge Robert Brack of the U.S. District Court of New Mexico says he hopes the moral outrage over the separation of migrant families will be the catalyst to fix the immigration system. Amna Nawaz sits down with Brack to discuss… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 6:17 Immigrant teens placed in Virginia detention facility say they were beaten while restrained, isolated for days Claims of severe physical and psychological abuse of immigrant teenagers at a juvenile detention facility near Staunton, Virginia, has prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to launch an investigation, hours after they were reported by the Associated Press. John Yang talks with… Continue watching
Jun 21 What’s in Trump’s executive order on family separation? By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump's executive order on family separation has created some confusion over what happens to children who have already been separated from their parents as well as to families that will now be detained together. Continue reading
Jun 21 Pentagon agrees to provide housing for 20,000 detained migrant children By Robert Burns, Associated Press A defense official says the Pentagon has agreed to provide housing on military bases for up to 20,000 migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump visits migrant children at Texas immigrant holding center By Darlene Superville, Associated Press First lady Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday to get a first-hand look at some of the migrant children sent there by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 21 Immigrant children allege abuse at Virginia detention center By Michael Biesecker, Jake Pearson, Garance Burke, Associated Press Multiple detainees say guards at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center near Staunton, Virginia, stripped them of their clothes and strapped them to chairs with bags placed over their heads. Continue reading