Jan 12 How African countries are reacting to Trump's vulgar comments By Cara Anna, Associated Press Africans were shocked on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn't what people had hoped for. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump asks why U.S. would want to admit more immigrants from 's***hole countries' By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Spokesman Raj Shah says in a statement that while "Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries," Trump "will always fight for the American people."… Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: Senators say there's a DACA deal. White House says there's not By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The disagreement plunged the issue back into uncertainty just eight days before a deadline that threatens a government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: Pelosi criticizes 'five white guys' she says are working on immigration deal By Associated Press Pelosi's talking about a group of lawmakers that's blessed by President Donald Trump. They're trying to find a deal to protect young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 9:40 What will come from the unusual, on-camera immigration meeting? By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators and House members joined President Trump at the White House for an extraordinary, on-camera meeting to discuss various aspects of immigration policy, the focus of intensifying negotiations. Judy Woodruff gets an update on those talks… Continue watching
Jan 09 Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal that includes agreement on 'Dreamers' By Alan Fram, Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says he would need construction of a border security wall as part of an agreement involving young immigrants, but he says Congress could then pursue a comprehensive immigration overhaul in the second phase. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 5:42 What the loss of temporary protected status will mean for Salvadorans in the U.S. By PBS News Hour The Trump administration announced Monday that it will end the temporary protected status of more than 260,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States by September 2019. Vox reporter Dara Lind tells Lisa Desjardins to learn what this means for… Continue watching
Jan 08 U.S. to end protections for Salvadoran immigrants By Zeke Miller and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration faces a Monday deadline on whether to extend protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the U.S. legally. Continue reading
Jan 05 Immigrant acquitted of San Francisco killing is sentenced for gun charge By Paul Elias, Associated Press A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced to time served for illegal gun possession Friday. Continue reading
Jan 05 Sessions orders review of judges' handling of immigration cases By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched a review of a widely used practice of immigration judges closing cases without decisions, potentially reshaping immigration courts and putting hundreds of thousands of people in greater legal limbo. Continue reading