Jun 12 House Republicans are working on a fix for family separation By Lisa Desjardins House Republican negotiators are circling around ideas that would ensure that families seeking asylum are not divided while their cases are being processed. Continue reading
Jun 12 Sessions excludes domestic, gang violence from asylum claims By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Immigration judges generally cannot consider domestic and gang violence as grounds for asylum, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in a ruling that could affect large numbers of Central Americans who have turned to the U.S. for protection. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: U.S. ends asylum for domestic violence, gang victims In our news wrap Monday, the Trump administration announced it would no longer grant asylum to thousands of victims of crimes like domestic violence or gang violence. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the policy had been applied too broadly. Continue watching
Jun 10 Bourdain's death means loss of a voice for immigrant workers By Terry Tang, Associated Press Anthony Bourdain's culinary passions went far beyond the cuisine he put on a plate. He also was committed to the immigrant workers who toil in his and other kitchens throughout the restaurant industry. Continue reading
Jun 07 House moderates reach tentative deal with conservatives to help 'Dreamers' By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., said that under the offer from the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children could get a new visa that would let them stay in the country for eight years. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:04 Families separated by the border share hugs and tears at special reunion On a recent morning, the U.S.-Mexico border seemed to blur briefly as hundreds of people lined up for the chance to see their loved ones on the other side. The Hugs Not Walls event, organized by the Border Network for… Continue watching
Jun 06 Judge sides with Philadelphia in sanctuary city fight By Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of Philadelphia in its lawsuit against the federal government for withholding grant funding in response to how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:12 Asylum seekers are being 'afflicted by our own government,' Sen. Merkley says Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley visited a migrant processing center in Texas on Sunday where children, either unaccompanied or separated from their families at the border, were being held in what he described as large cages. The Oregon senator joins Judy… Continue watching
Jun 05 Immigration agents arrest 114 in sting at Ohio landscaping company By John Minchillo, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The 114 arrests occurred at two locations of Corso's Flower & Garden Center, one in Sandusky, a resort city on Lake Erie, and another in nearby Castalia. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it expected criminal charges including identity theft… Continue reading
Jun 02 Pushed by voters, GOP moderates rebel on immigration By Alan Fram, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Moderate Republicans are under hefty pressure to buck their party's hardline stance on immigration. Continue reading