Mar 29 Here are some of the physical challenges the border wall faces By Alicia A. Caldwell and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Geographic and physical challenges — including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife — may make it difficult to build the border wall that President Donald Trump has promised on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Mar 29 Seattle to sue Trump over sanctuary city threats By David Kroman, Crosscut.com Days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to withhold grant money from so-called sanctuary cities, Seattle is hitting back: Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes will announce a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s threats against cities that… Continue reading
Mar 28 This man has tried crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 5 times. He says he won’t try again By Joshua Barajas PBS NewsHour visited a soup kitchen for recently deported migrants in Mexico that’s a stone’s throw from the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. There, he met a husband and father who, days earlier, tried to cross the border… Continue reading
Mar 28 In Supreme Court deportation case, justices weigh immigrants’ legal rights By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court tried to figure out Tuesday whether immigrants should get a second chance in court when bad legal advice leads to a guilty plea and certain deportation. The justices seemed divided during an argument about what… Continue reading
Mar 28 Sanctuary cities vow to intensify fight despite White House funding threats By Steve Peoples, Associated Press "We are going to become this administration's worst nightmare," New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said Monday. Continue reading
Mar 27 Read these poetry postcards from immigrants, refugees and others touched by migration By Elizabeth Flock "Because We Come From Everything: Poetry & Migration” launched this month with 25 poetry organization in 15 cities. Continue reading
Mar 27 Sanctuary cities must end, Attorney General Jeff Sessions says By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Trump administration is continuing its tough talk against "sanctuary cities," which shelter people living in the country illegally by refusing to help the federal government enforce immigration laws. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: British officials identify London attacker By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, British police identified the man who drove a car into pedestrians near Parliament yesterday, and fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot to death. Also, Israeli police arrested a Jewish teenager who is allegedly… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:14 Artists illuminate Latino identity and life in the American West By PBS News Hour Thirteen young Mexican-American artists explore the ideas of "home" and "place" in the American West in an exhibit called "Mi Tierra" at the Denver Art Museum. Artists tackled topics of immigration, identity struggle and colliding worlds. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Mar 20 Homeland Security releases names of local jails that won’t hold immigrants By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration is naming some names in its efforts to shame local jails that don't cooperate with immigration authorities. It's putting the spotlight on Travis County, Texas, home of liberal Austin. Continue reading