Mar 05 WATCH: Boston, Chicago, Denver and NYC mayors testify before Congress on ‘sanctuary cities’ By Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Democratic mayors of four major cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammered the policies for shielding criminals and threatened… Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Trump touts his immigration crackdown By Josh Barajas The president then touted the first law signed in his second term: the Laken Riley Act. The law, which received bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, requires the federal detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. Continue reading
Mar 01 Lawyers sue to stop Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay By John Hanna, Associated Press Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, their second legal challenge in less than a month over plans for holding up to 30,000 immigrants there for… Continue reading
Feb 28 Vance acknowledges Pope Francis’ criticism of U.S. immigration crackdown By Peter Smith, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies. Continue reading
Feb 28 How Trump’s planned ‘gold card’ visa would work By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The program would replace an existing program that offers U.S. visas to investors who spend about $1 million on a company that employs at least 10 people, echoing similar “golden visa ” programs in countries such as Canada, New Zealand,… Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump touts ‘gold card’ immigration visa at Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk By Associated Press “If we sell a million, that’s $5 trillion dollars,” President Donald Trump said during the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, suggesting that the new revenue generated for federal coffers could be used to pay off the country’s debt. Continue reading
Feb 22 Fact-checking the Trump White House’s claims about illegal immigration dropping sharply By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. … Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:50 German voters head to polls Sunday in election dominated by immigration concerns By Malcolm Brabant, Sonia Kopelev German voters go to the polls this weekend in an election dominated by concerns about immigration. The country is expected to reject the incumbent left-leaning Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of a center-right candidate, followed closely by an anti-immigrant party… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch 9:24 A look at Trump’s first month in office as Congress works on his tax cut, border package By Lisa Desjardins, Winston Wilde President Trump has been on the job for one month and the pace of his administration has been unrelenting. Thursday, a federal judge ruled the administration could continue firing federal workers by the thousands and the Senate confirmed one of… Continue watching
Feb 19 German city sees rise in racism after deadly Christmas market attack, migrant groups say By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Migrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year. The violence has ensured that migration remains a key issue… Continue reading