Jun 21 Trump’s reversal on family separation sparks concern, confusion By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump supporters remain steadfast despite immigration uproar By Angie Wang, Dave Kolpack, Associated Press When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to end forced separations on his own, they shrugged. The end, they suggested, justified the means. And it was the fault of Congress rather than Trump. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 6:50 Trump makes abrupt about-face on family separation after intense pressure President Trump relented on the widely condemned practice of splitting up undocumented families on Wednesday, reversing his decision with the stroke of a pen while seeming openly conflicted about the decision. Instead, his executive order would detain families together, as… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Trump administration asks judge to block California immigration laws n our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration urged a federal judge in Sacramento to block three California laws that protect undocumented immigrants. Also, on this World Refugee Day, Hungary intensified its immigration crackdown, as lawmakers amended the constitution to… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 10:33 Migrants risk the dangerous trip to the U.S. because it’s safer than staying home For migrants, many from Central America, the United States represents the opportunity for a better life, and sometimes the escape from mortal danger. Nick Schifrin revisits some NewsHour stories of those who made the difficult decision to risk the treacherous… Continue watching
Jun 20 More than 140 arrested at meatpacking plant in another Ohio immigration raid By John Seewer, Associated Press The investigation focused on whether the company knowingly hired people who are in the country illegally and used fake identities belonging to U.S. citizens. Continue reading
Jun 20 Read Trump’s full executive order on family separation By Erica R. Hendry President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that will stop the practice of separating children and parents detained at the U.S.-Mexico border while trying to enter the country illegally. Read it here. Continue reading
Jun 20 2 airlines ask Trump administration not to put migrant children on flights By David Koenig, Associated Press The CEOs of American and United Airlines said that the administration's recent immigration policy of separating migrant families conflicts with their values. Continue reading
Jun 20 A fifth of immigrant children detained under ‘zero tolerance’ policy are younger than 13 By Shefali Luthra, Marisa Taylor, Kaiser Health News The number of children has exploded in the past six weeks since the Trump administration moved to stop parents and their children at the U.S. border and separate and detain them in different facilities. Continue reading
Jun 20 No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border. Continue reading