Nov 21 Once alone and undocumented, teen finds family in immigration court By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Minors who enter the United States alone and without proper documents face a circuitous path when seeking relief after they are stopped and detained by U.S. immigration officials. Continue reading
Nov 19 Pew study: More Mexicans leaving U.S. than coming in By Alexandra Hall More Mexican immigrants are leaving the United States than coming in. According to a Pew research study published today, the desire to reunite with family back home — not economic or employment reasons -- has motivated Mexican immigrant men and… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 16:05 Shields and Gerson on Paris terror attack, Trump targeting Carson By PBS News Hour What’s behind Sen. Bernie Sanders’ latest campaign tactics? Lisa Desjardins reports, then syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a terror attack in Paris, Donald Trump’s remarks against… Continue watching
Nov 10 Appeals court delivers setback to Obama's immigration plan By Kevin McGill, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court has ruled against President Barack Obama's plan to protect an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally from deportation. Continue reading
Nov 08 Update: Honduran woman profiled in NewsHour story granted new hearing to seek refuge in U.S. By John Carlos Frey, Stephen Fee A 19-year-old domestic abuse victim from Honduras, profiled two weeks ago on PBS NewsHour Weekend, will receive another opportunity to seek refuge in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 10:37 With few lawyers, child migrants fight alone in court to stay in the U.S. By PBS News Hour For the thousands of unaccompanied, undocumented minors fleeing brutal violence in Central America and attempting to enter the U.S., making the case to stay isn't easy. Because they aren't guaranteed a lawyer, about half of these children are forced to… Continue watching
Nov 02 For poet Fatimah Asghar, the word 'orphan' has more than one meaning By Corinne Segal English needs to be broken, according to poet Fatimah Asghar. For Asghar, that goal is a reason to create spoken word poetry, using the language in new ways and to address stories at the margins, including her own. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 10:08 Inside the 'pure hell' of Honduras's rising tide of domestic violence By PBS News Hour In Honduras, poverty, gang violence and corruption are fueling a domestic-violence epidemic in the Central American country where on average, a woman is murdered every 13 hours. As a result, many Honduran women flee the country and become part of… Continue watching
Oct 22 When marriage and citizenship don't go hand in hand By P. J. Tobia, Alexandra Hall In the 1990 romantic comedy Green Card, an American girl played by Andie MacDowell marries French guy Gérard Depardieu. It's a win-win. He gets citizenship. She gets to put "married" on an application for a fabulous Manhattan apartment that weirdly… Continue reading
Oct 19 Chicana writer on the poetry embedded in her migrant father's rough hands By Corinne Segal Poet and activist Marilynn Montaño did not know what it meant for her parents to be undocumented until middle school. Montaño, who was born in the U.S., witnessed her parents' efforts to gain papers that would allow them to legally… Continue reading