immigration

WATCH: Trump says he wants ‘third option’ on immigration

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he's requesting a "third option" from Congress that will allow officials to detain children and parents together as a family unit.

Mexico condemns family separations at border

By Associated Press

Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray says at a news conference today that Mexico does not promote illegal migration, but it "cannot remain indifferent in the face of something that clearly represents a violation of human rights."…

Children cry and plead for their parents at the border in audio released by ProPublica

By Ginger Thompson, ProPublica

ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.”…

How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a child

By Laura Santhanam

While it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child.

Remember the humanity of immigrants, this poet urges

By Jennifer Hijazi

Eduardo Corral's poems are an imagined glimpse into the internal lives of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border -- something he said has been forgotten or intentionally omitted in the national conversation.

WATCH: Trump defends family separation, falsely blames Democrats for policy

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S.

WATCH: Jeff Sessions says no one wants to split families

By Associated Press

There is no law that mandates the separation of children from parents at the U.S border. The separations are a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that was rolled out weeks ago.

WATCH: DHS head Nielsen says no apology for separating families

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says officials will not apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents. Nielsen was speaking Monday at the National Sheriff's Association conference in New Orleans.

First lady Melania Trump ‘hates’ to see families separated

By Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump didn't refer specifically to the Trump administration's "no tolerance" policy, which was leading to a spike in children being separated from their families.

Trump’s family separation policy starts dividing Republicans

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure.