Jul 16 Watch 6:56 Idaho farmer calls for new look at immigration policy amid raids By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Tsehai Alfred President Trump’s immigration enforcement is being felt across the country. Arrests have gone up in every state and more than doubled in 38 states. The biggest increase is happening in Idaho, where ICE has made more than 300 arrests. Farmer… Continue watching
Jul 16 17 immigration court judges have been fired by the Trump administration across 10 states, union says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting immigrants as they appear at court for proceedings. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Feds charge 5 in Louisiana, including 3 current or ex-police chiefs, over alleged visa fraud scheme By Sara Cline, Jim Mustian, Associated Press U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook said at a news conference Wednesday that the forged police reports would indicate that the immigrant was a victim of a crime. Continue reading
Jul 15 Federal court rules Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… Continue watching
Jul 11 Poll shows how U.S. views of immigration have changed since Trump took office By Linley Sanders, Associated Press Since taking office, Trump has called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to do all in its power to deliver “the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”… Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to avoid deportation before his Tennessee trial By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The proposal aims to prevent the Trump administration from trying to deport him before trial. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge in New Hampshire to pause Trump's birthright citizenship plan, certify class action lawsuit By Holly Ramer, Mike Catalini, Associated Press The judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's order and certified a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 8:34 GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump's deportation effort By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz, Laken Kincaid ICE is receiving a major infusion of funding to help carry out President Trump’s deportation agenda. The big budget bill passed by Republicans includes billions for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, giving it more funding than any other federal… Continue watching
Jul 08 10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was 'planned ambush,' U.S. attorney says By Associated Press A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities. Continue reading