Aug 04 Feds closing emergency shelters for child migrants By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Health and Human Services spokesman Kenneth Wolfe says operations at the shelters will soon be suspended because there have been fewer child immigrants caught at the border and the government has expanded capacity at other shelters. Continue reading
Aug 04 Republicans struggle to nail down a platform on immigration By Charles Babington, Associated Press While often a flashpoint issue among Republicans in their primaries this year, the party could get a grace period of sorts in November. Immigration appears likely to have only a modest impact on the roughly 10 Senate races that will… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Colorado issues licenses to drivers who lack legal residency By PBS News Hour This week, Colorado became the most recent state to begin issuing drivers licenses to people regardless of their immigration status - joining eleven other states and Washington D.C. For more, Ivan Moreno of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan via… Continue watching
Aug 03 Republicans still don't know what to do about illegal immigration By Charles Babington, Associated Press Despite passing a measure to speed deportations in the House late last week, the issue of illegal immigration still vexes Republicans who have declared their party must resolve the problem before campaigns for the 2016 presidential election begin in earnest. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch While Congress lags, what happens next for people caught entering the U.S. illegally? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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