Aug 02 One Honduran man’s 12-year fight for asylum in the U.S. By Associated Press When he arrived at the Texas border, Celvyn Mejia Romero was 10 years old. Twelve years later, Mejla Romero is still fighting to stay in America. His unusually long bid for asylum offers a singular glimpse into the complex world… Continue reading
Aug 01 House OK’s bill for crisis on U.S.-Mexico border By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House has approved a $694 million bill to address the crisis of unaccompanied migrant youths arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Shields and Brooks on finding a GOP ‘anti-Cruz,’ Middle East alliances By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 01 With deep divisions over immigration, House Republicans begin anew on border bill By Donna Cassata, Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans expressed optimism on Friday that a revised, $694 million bill addressing the surge of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border would win over reluctant conservatives and give a divided GOP a political win. Determined to head home… Continue reading
Jul 31 Boehner pulls House border bill amid conservative revolt By Erica Werner, Associated Press Minutes from a vote on legislation to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border, and hours from scheduled adjournment for the summer, a conservative revolt left the speaker with no choice but to pull his border bill from… Continue reading
Jul 31 Border crisis spending bill fails to pass the Senate By Associated Press That means Congress is heading out for its summer recess without acting to deal with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who've been arriving at the border from Central America. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Divided House GOP delays recess to find agreement on border bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch Holder: DOJ needs Congress’ support to reduce immigration backlog By PBS News Hour Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with Gwen Ifill to discuss the House vote to allow the speaker to sue President Obama, the backlog of immigration cases and the political fight over border crisis, death penalty reforms, voting rights and… Continue watching
Jul 31 Senate races to move VA, highway bills; House postpones its vacation for one more day By David Espo, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break with no agreement in sight on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking illegally to the United States. Continue reading
Jul 31 Divided House abandons vote on border bill By Erica Werner, Associated Press The House has abandoned a vote on legislation to address the immigration crisis on the border after tea partyers withdrew their support in a dispute over a separate measure on deportations. Continue reading