Jul 27 Jeff Sessions goes to El Salvador to learn how to eradicate the MS-13 gang By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Trump praised Sessions when he announced his mission to eradicate the gang in April. But the attorney general has since fallen out of favor with his onetime political ally. Continue reading
Jul 25 New Justice Department rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary cities By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says it won't give cities some law enforcement grant money unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and alert them when someone facing deportation will be released from local custody. Attorney General Jeff… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 5:17 Death of migrants in Texas shows dangers of human smuggling By PBS News Hour Dozens of people were found packed into a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday, an attempt at human smuggling that left at least 10 dead and nearly 20 others hospitalized. Survivors said there was no air conditioning… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 3:30 Immigration raids to target teens suspected of gang membership By PBS News Hour U.S. immigration officials on Sunday are expected to begin four days of nationwide raids targeting teenagers suspected of belonging to gangs, under a plan outlined in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security document that has been viewed by Reuters. Reuters… Continue watching
Jul 06 Column: Let's put 'America First' by averting a Central American migrant crisis By Hannah Carrese If we want to keep displaced people from seeking safety in the U.S. and Mexico, we must proactively help countries in South and Central America to develop better governments and economies. Continue reading
Jul 06 Column: The radically old-fashioned solution for America's immigration crisis By Hannah Carrese The slogan for this new NAFTA, founded in old North American policies, is simple: rather than free trade, free movement — fair trade, fair movement. Continue reading
Jul 06 DOJ questions whether some sanctuary cities are complying with immigration law By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Justice Department on Thursday questioned whether some so-called sanctuary cities responded honestly when asked whether they follow the law on sharing the citizenship status of people in their custody with federal immigration authorities. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 8:04 These undocumented Wisconsin parents 'live with fear every day' By PBS News Hour Every morning, parents and undocumented Mexican immigrants Lola and Jose live in fear that they will be separated from their children, who are U.S. citizens. Special correspondent Portia Young of Milwaukee Public Television reports from Wisconsin on life for their… Continue watching
Jul 03 Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Blacks, Latinos and immigrant rights advocates say the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, recent non-convictions of police officers charged in the shootings of black men, and the stepped-up detentions of immigrants and refugees for deportation have them questioning equality… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 7:16 News Wrap: House GOP passes two immigration bills By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, Republicans in the U.S. House pushed through two bills on illegal immigration, including one that blocks some federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities. Also, Senate Republican leaders struggled again to revise their health care… Continue watching