Feb 18 Schools confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration By Moriah Balingit, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press School officials have found themselves responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those who are here legally. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: Vance tells Europe immigration most ‘urgent’ issue, says voters don’t want ‘floodgates’ open By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance urged European officials to stem illegal migration on the continent during his speech before the Munich Security Conference. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Bondi announces lawsuit against New York over immigration enforcement By Associated Press On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against the state of New York and top officials over a state law that allows New Yorkers to get driver’s licenses without having to prove they are in the country legally. Continue reading
Feb 11 Dozens of religious groups sue after Trump administration says it won’t stop immigration arrests at houses of worship By David Crary, Associated Press The suit says the administration's policy of allowing raids in places of worship infringes on the groups' religious freedom — namely their ability to minister to migrants, including those in the United States illegally. Continue reading
Feb 11 Pope Francis rebukes Trump administration migrant crackdown, taking direct aim at Vance By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press "What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly," Francis wrote. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 7:42 Chad Wolf breaks down Trump’s progress in reshaping America’s immigration system By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens President Trump spent his first weeks in office reshaping much of the American immigration system through executive actions and working to see through a campaign promise of mass deportations. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Chad Wolf, the former acting… Continue watching
Feb 07 Pentagon sends more troops to U.S.-Mexico border, bringing total to 3,600 By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. official said Friday that the order has been approved to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. Continue reading
Feb 06 Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here’s the data By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Rubio makes deal with Guatemala to accept migrants deported from other countries from U.S. By Associated Press Under the “safe third country” agreement announced by President Bernardo Arevalo, the deportees would then be returned to their home countries at U.S. expense. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 8:35 The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put… Continue watching