Mar 03 Watch 4:02 With DACA protections still in place, recipients in limbo By PBS News Hour For the nearly 700,000 undocumented children that came to the U.S. as children, the Supreme Court’s decision this week to not intervene after a California court ordered for DACA to temporarily remain in place came as a reprieve. USA Today’s… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 8:26 What mass deportation would mean for Salvadoran families in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the Velasco family, life in California feels like an American dream. But having stayed in the U.S. under a program called Temporary Protected Status, it's a dream that may soon end. President Trump plans to halt TPS for hundreds… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:54 In El Salvador, this program lays out a path to escape gang violence By PBS News Hour Since 2014, more than 250,000 unaccompanied minors have made a dangerous journey to the U.S. from Central America, with 40 percent coming from El Salvador, where jobs are scarce and gangs are rampant. One program, funded by U.S. government aid… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 1:52 Landscape-sized portraits of immigrants light up Boston By Mori Rothman Between dusk and dawn, larger-than-life portraits of immigrants from French cellist Yo-Yo Ma to farm workers are being projected onto 18 buildings, bridges and trees around Boston to highlight their unique contributions. NewsHour Weekend’s Mori Rothman spoke with photographer Erik… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 7:39 Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate By PBS News Hour News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: White House ‘must do better’ on security clearance process, says John Kelly By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, White House chief of staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of the security clearance process. Kelly has come under fire after reports that Rob Porter maintained interim clearance despite abuse allegations by his two ex-wives. Continue watching
Feb 16 Everything you need to know about family-based migration By Susan J. Cohen and Michael W. Klein, The Conversation Current U.S. immigration law severely limits family-based immigration, one of the policies at the heart of the current immigration debate in the Senate. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Senate fails to pass 4 immigration bills By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted on a series of immigration measures but came up short. A bipartisan compromise came closest to the needed 60 votes, but President Trump threatened a veto. Also, Sen. Chuck Grassley leveled a… Continue watching
Feb 15 WATCH: Senate rejects Trump immigration measure By Associated Press The Senate has now rejected four separate immigration proposals, suggesting that its debate on the issue could end in gridlock. Continue reading
Feb 15 White House threatens veto of Senate immigration compromise By Alan Fram and Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House's written threat fueled doubts that any immigration measures would survive showdown votes. Continue reading