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Questions and answers about upcoming travel ban order

By Eric Tucker and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's travel ban has been frozen by the courts, but the White House has promised a new executive order that officials say will address concerns raised by judges that have put the policy on hold.

Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list

By Matthew Lee, Vivian Salma, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say.

Trump: ‘Time is right’ for immigration bill

By Daniel Bush

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the “time is right” for Congress to pass a major immigration reform bill, if Republicans and Democrats can strike a deal after years of debate on the issue.

AP fact check: Trump’s first address to Congress

By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber

President Donald Trump took undue credit Tuesday night for massive cost-savings in a fighter jet contract and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration — ignoring the upside.

Trump says he’s open to ‘compromise’ immigration bill

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

The president, in a lunch with news anchors ahead of his address to Congress on Tuesday night, said, "The time is right for an immigration bill as long as there is compromise on both sides."…

This New Mexico school welcomes families who live across the border

By PBS News Hour

As anxiety increases within the immigrant community over stepped-up enforcement along the U.S.-Mexican border, one small bi-national community in New Mexico is working hard to keep families connected through education and schooling. Special correspondent Simon Thompson reports from public media’s…

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Student reporters highlight the struggles and triumphs of ‘New Americans’

By Adelyn Baxter

In "New Americans," more than 30 videos highlight the struggles and triumphs of recent arrivals to the U.S. and their families.

Minnesota Somali group says rejecting federal grant was right

By Amy Forliti, Associated Press

The leaders of a Minnesota nonprofit that works to improve the lives of young Somalis knew the stakes were high when they rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month.

Immigrants, fearing Trump’s deportation policies, avoid doctor visits

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

As President Trump continues to step up immigration enforcement, medical centers say the changes are indeed keeping immigrants out of hospitals and clinics.