Jun 11 Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Federal prosecutors unsuccessfully argued that Brad Lander obstructed an elevator as he sat in front of it for 20 to 25 minutes in September. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement bill In our news wrap Friday, Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement, Trump said he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to slash the agency’s staffing, a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s… Continue watching
Jun 05 Judge strikes down Trump policy that halted asylum decisions for 39 countries By Michael Casey, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 05 Treasury warns banks of 'red flags' tied to customers in the U.S. illegally By Fatima Hussein, Ken Sweet, Associated Press The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — also known a FinCEN — issued an advisory Friday to banks that tells them to watch out for identity theft, payroll tax fraud, and money laundering schemes tied to hiring unauthorized workers. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:54 ICE arrest in a rural Montana town prompts a conservative community to take action By Matt Standal, Montana PBS In a northeastern corner of Montana sits the small town of Froid. Rural and deeply conservative, it backed President Trump during every one of his White House runs. But earlier this year, when federal immigration agents detained one of the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 8:22 Trump's mass deportation campaign takes a toll on college students By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster For years, researchers and advocates have documented the barriers students from immigrant families face when pursuing higher education. But the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has introduced new challenges and fears, even for many immigrants who are legally in the… Continue watching
Jun 01 AP report: U.S. to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas By Matthew Lee, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications in Africa will be reduced to 20 “hubs” in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Jun 01 Standoff between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund remains unresolved By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans say they won't have the votes for the immigration spending bill until the White House works with them to put some parameters on a new $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump's allies — or scrap it… Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:39 Palestinian woman detained for a year after protesting war in Gaza describes experience By Lisa Desjardins, Amalia Huot-Marchand In 2024, massive pro-Palestinian protests swept college campuses across the country, including at Columbia University. As the Trump administration intensified its immigration enforcement efforts, several non-citizen student protesters were taken into ICE detention. Leqaa Kordia was one of them and… Continue watching
May 27 Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards By Rebecca Santana, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press When President Donald Trump's administration announced last week that it would require green card seekers to apply from their home countries instead of in the U.S., immigration attorney Flavia Santos Lloyd’s phone began ringing off the hook with clients worried… Continue reading