Feb 05 2 senators offer bipartisan bill protecting young immigrants, but Trump quickly rejects it By Alan Fram, Associated Press A bipartisan immigration proposal has surfaced in the Senate, only to be quickly knocked down by President Donald Trump via Twitter on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:11 In the fight to defend 'Dreamers,' this lawyer has a personal stake By PBS News Hour Nearly 800,000 DACA recipients are waiting for Congress to reach a decision on the future of the program that has protected them from deportation. Immigration lawyer Luis Cortes, who spends his days defending “Dreamers,” is one of them. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Feb 01 Trump urges GOP to vote on his immigration plan By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'll hold a vote on immigration as soon as next week, but it's unclear which legislation would make it to the floor. Continue reading
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By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Roger Rocha, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said he rescinded a letter he wrote at the request of the Trump administration while the group was in negotiations for an immigration reform compromise.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