Mar 15 Amid rise of anti-veil legislation, European high court says employers can now ban headscarf at work By Dayana Morales Gomez Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday that companies can ban employees from wearing religious garb, including hijabs, in the workplace. The European Court of Justice said that employers banning the visible display of “any political, philosophical or religious sign does not… Continue reading
Mar 14 Photos: Inside an Arizona immigration court By Joshua Barajas As part of an ongoing reporting trip, the PBS NewsHour's Joshua Barajas witnessed the proceedings of Operation Streamline inside a Tucson, Arizona courtroom on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 13 States aiming to block Trump travel ban from taking effect By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press More than a half-dozen states trying to block President Donald Trump's revised travel ban moved forward Monday with a pair of lawsuits while the government asked that the order be allowed to take effect this week. Continue reading
Mar 13 Few clues on how a Justice Gorsuch would vote on immigration By Holbrook Mohr and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press "His record on immigration is a mixed bag, so it's hard to predict how he would rule on any challenge to the executive order," says Melissa Crow, legal director for the American Immigration Council, which challenged Trump's original ban. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:29 Far-right candidate calls for Dutch ban on Muslim immigrants By PBS News Hour Tensions between Turkey and the Netherlands continue to rise three days before Dutch voters head to the polls for elections. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is seeking a third term, faces challenges from a far-right nationalist candidate who wants… Continue watching
Mar 12 Immigration tensions seep into South by Southwest music fest By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The trendsetting South by Southwest music festival is all about the next big thing, but the heated politics of the moment is stealing the show. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most convicted terrorists are U.S. citizens. Why does the White House say otherwise? By Phil Hirschkorn A dive into the data behind terrorism convictions in the U.S. since 9/11. Continue reading
Mar 11 Judge: Revised Trump ban cannot be enforced on Syrian family By Todd Richmond, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his new travel ban against a Syrian family looking to escape their war-torn homeland by fleeing to Wisconsin. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 7:09 Is Trump's revised travel ban constitutional? By PBS News Hour President Trump signed a new executive order that restricts travel from six Muslim majority countries after a first attempt was shot down by the courts. Will the new order pass legal muster? Jeffrey Brown gets debate from Neal Katyal, a… Continue watching
Mar 06 What can schools do to protect undocumented students, and other FAQs By Corey Mitchell, Education Week As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, some K-12 leaders are pledging to protect the rights and privacy of undocumented students. How much can they do?… Continue reading