Feb 01 Overheard live at the GOP retreat By Lisa Desjardins, Julie Percha Congressional Republicans are holding a retreat in West Virginia this week to set the party's policy agenda for the upcoming year. Continue reading
Feb 01 ICE issues directive to make deportation arrests at courthouses By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. Continue reading
Feb 01 Trump administration lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won't let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection program. Continue reading
Jan 31 Latino civil rights leader rescinds letter supporting Trump’s immigration plan By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Roger Rocha, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he rescinded a letter he wrote at the request of the Trump administration while the group was in negotiations for an immigration reform compromise. Continue reading
Jan 31 U.S. tries to target asylum-seeker backlog by reviewing newer cases first By Amy Taxin, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The U.S. government will start reviewing more recent asylum applications ahead of older ones in a bid to stem a growing backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases, officials said Wednesday. The move aims to prevent immigrants… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 10:16 Did the State of the Union help or hurt Trump’s immigration plan? By PBS News Hour What does President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address tell us about his agenda this year? Yamiche Alcindor and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post join Judy Woodruff to dissect the president's words. Continue watching
Jan 30 WATCH: Trump asks Congress to ‘set politics aside’ on immigration By Associated Press Trump is blaming "deadly loopholes" and "open borders" for allowing drugs and gangs "to pour into our most vulnerable communities"… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 7:31 How Americans grade Trump on immigration, economy and temperament By PBS News Hour How do people around the country see the state of the union under President Trump? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report joins Judy Woodruff to walk through how Americans are grading the president and what their input says about… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 4:51 Why teachers are training themselves to be ‘dreamer’ allies By Student Reporting Labs In California, home to the largest number of undocumented students enrolled in public school, many are scared they may not reach graduation amid political uncertainty over DACA protections. But an increasing number of educators are getting training to become Dreamer… Continue watching
Jan 30 Judge reviewing DACA expiration says he can’t ignore Trump’s previous statements on immigration By Karen Matthews, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis told Justice Department lawyers that President Trump's "drumbeat" of statements and tweets about immigrants from Mexico and other countries are relevant to the case. Continue reading