Jun 15 White House says Trump now backs House GOP immigration bill By Associated Press Trump had said in an earlier interview with "Fox & Friends" Friday that he was looking at two House immigration bills, but that he: "certainly wouldn't sign the more moderate one," creating widespread confusion on the Hill. Continue reading
Jun 15 Nearly 2,000 minors separated from families at the border, according to new government data By Colleen Long, Associated Press The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31. The separations were not broken down by age, and included separations for illegal entry, immigration violations or possible criminal conduct by the adult. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump says he won’t sign ‘moderate’ immigration bill in GOP setback By Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration through the House next week, saying he won't sign a "moderate" package. Continue reading
Jun 15 Family separations cause a rift between GOP leaders, White House By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Congressional Republicans have distanced themselves from the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border. Continue reading
Jun 14 What’s in the House GOP’s new immigration proposal By Lisa Desjardins House Republican leaders Thursday sent their members an immigration bill that will likely be Congress’ last significant chance before the midterm elections to address the status of “Dreamers."… Continue reading
Jun 14 How Trump’s family separation policy became what it is today By Joshua Barajas Since the Trump administration rolled out its so-called “zero-tolerance” policy last month, separation of parents from their children has become a more routine part of the process. We walk through how the Trump administration came to embrace this policy. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: Sessions cites Bible to defend separating immigrant families By Colleen Long, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited the Bible on Thursday in his defense of his border policy that is resulting in hundreds of immigrant children being separated from their parents after they enter the U.S. illegally. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: House GOP plan votes on immigration bills In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican House leaders talked of breaking a stalemate on "Dreamers," and votes on two bills are planned for next week. Also, three ships carrying hundreds of migrants faced worsening weather in the Mediterranean, as a… Continue watching
Jun 13 Ryan says Trump backs compromise immigration plan By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press The president's backing would bolster the chances that the package could pass the House over likely solid Democratic opposition, but enough Republicans could still defect to sink it. Continue reading
Jun 12 House Republicans are working on a fix for family separation By Lisa Desjardins House Republican negotiators are circling around ideas that would ensure that families seeking asylum are not divided while their cases are being processed. Continue reading