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On both sides of Atlantic, migrants meet hostile reception

By Lori Hinnant, Colleen Barry, Associated Press

On both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals. In Europe, where far-right parties have joined the…

17 states sue Trump administration over family separations

By Michael Balsamo, Will Weissert, Gene Johnson, Associated Press

States, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as pressure mounted to reconnect families more quickly.

Media fight access restrictions on child detention centers

By David Bauder, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The children at the center of the national debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policy have been heard about but rarely seen.

Running for their lives was the only option for these migrants

By Nick Schifrin

For many of the immigrant families now separated in the U.S. by Trump administration policy, their stories began with terror and persecution in their home countries. In Mexico City, Nick Schifrin meets two Central American families making the arduous journey…

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Prosecution referrals suspended for adults who cross border illegally with kids, official says

By Associated Press

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he has temporarily stopped referring for criminal prosecution adults who cross the border illegally with children. Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas Monday he ordered referrals suspended within hours of…

Sessions defends Trump administration’s immigration policies

By Scott Sonner, John L. Mone, Associated Press

While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members.

Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.

To avoid deportation, undocumented immigrants forgo Medicaid for their American children

By Ashley Lopez, KUT

Under the proposed change, if family members receive government services — even if those family members are citizens — it would ding the applicants’ chances of approval for permanent residency.

WATCH: White House addresses civility debate amid outrage over immigration policies

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officials are treated in public.

AP fact check: Trump’s mixed signals on immigration, North Korea

By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The president's comments capped a dizzying week of questionable claims, non-sequiturs and outright misstatements amid fallout over his treatment of refugees crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a closer look at Trump's statements.