Feb 06 Watch How both sides see the legal challenge on Trump's travel ban By PBS News Hour A Constitutional showdown is underway over President Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration. In Seattle, a federal judge issued a temporary halt to Trump’s travel ban, resulting in an appeal from the Justice Department. John Yang gets two takes on… Continue watching
Feb 06 Justice Department files brief supporting travel ban By Associated Press The Justice Department has filed a brief with a federal appeals court in support of President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump: Allow those into U.S. who 'want to love our country' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump vowed to allow into the U.S. people who "want to love our country," defending his immigration and refugee restrictions as he made his first visit to the headquarters Monday for U.S. Central Command. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White… Continue reading
Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Fact check: Immigration doesn't bring crime into U.S., data say By The Conversation Analysis suggests immigration has a crime-suppressing effect. In other words, more immigration equals less crime. Continue reading
Feb 02 These newlyweds dreamed of being U.S. doctors, then Trump's immigration order happened By Andrew Joseph, STAT Abdelsalam Elshaikh and Israa Taha dreamed of becoming physicians in Minnesota, but only one arrived before President Trump’s immigration order. Continue reading
Feb 01 Petraeus says Trump order is blocking Iraqi general from US By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Former CIA Director David Petraeus says President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees is blocking a senior Iraqi military official… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 9:56 News Wrap: Spicer defends firing of acting attorney general By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rejected criticism of the decision to fire Acting Attorney General Sally Yates for directing Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's immigration order. Also, Senate Democrats forced delays… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 8:30 The legal arguments for and against Trump's immigration ban By PBS News Hour Lawsuits have challenged President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily prohibits immigrants and visitors from seven countries. Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University and Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general under President Obama, join Miles O’Brien to… Continue watching