May 01 Trump's nominee to lead ICE announces retirement By Jill Colvin, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Thomas Homan, who was acting director since Trump took office, spearheaded a 40 percent surge in deportation arrests and established policies to make immigration arrests at courthouses and detain pregnant women. He has been one of the administration's most outspoken… Continue reading
Apr 30 Inspectors hold asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border, saying facility is out of space By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan announced that the San Ysidro border crossing, the nation's busiest, had "reached capacity" for people without legal documents and that asylum-seekers may need to wait in Mexico temporarily. Continue reading
Apr 29 Buses carrying Central American migrants roll to U.S. border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Hundreds of Central American migrants arrived at the U.S. border Sunday for a rally, to be followed by a planned mass attempt to apply for asylum. Continue reading
Apr 28 Asylum-seekers in Mexico snub warnings of stern U.S. response By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. immigration lawyers are telling Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the border with San Diego that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 3:35 'I didn't come here to cross illegally. I came here for help' By Jean Guerrero, KPBS More than 300 Central Americans have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, in recent days, and plan on Sunday to ask for asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. But President Trump has tweeted that Homeland Security is instructed to turn… Continue watching
Apr 26 Federal officials lose track of nearly 1,500 migrant children By Garance Burke, Associated Press Federal officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump administration ends special protections for 9,000 Nepalese immigrants By Associated Press An estimated 9,000 Nepalese immigrants will have until June 24, 2019, to leave or find another way to stay in the country to allow for an orderly transition. Continue reading
Apr 25 Federal judge rules against decision to end DACA program By Associated Press A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, calling Homeland Security's rationale against the program "arbitrary and capricious."… Continue reading
Apr 24 Your guide to the Supreme Court case on Trump's travel ban By Saher Khan The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case on the Trump administration's controversial executive order limiting immigration. Continue reading
Apr 19 Court sides with sanctuary cities in fight over grants By Associated Press The decision by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the administration exceeded its authority in establishing a new condition for cities to qualify for public safety grants. Continue reading