Sep 05 Fact-checking Trump’s Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour. Continue reading
Aug 31 Border arrests expected to climb in August after 5-month decrease By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring the August total to about 58,000 when the month ends Saturday, according to two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 4:45 Judge puts hold on Biden program offering legal status to undocumented spouses of citizens By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked a Biden administration program that could offer legal status to undocumented immigrants married to U.S. Citizens. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Aug 23 Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give legal status to immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens By Gisela Salomon, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The coalition filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that the administration bypassed Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for “blatant political purposes.”… Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Trump uses stretch of border wall to draw immigration contrast with Democrats in Arizona By Jonathan J. Cooper, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The visit on Thursday was the fourth in a series of events held in battleground states this week to try to draw the focus away from Democrats' celebration of Harris' presidential nomination in Chicago. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: JD Vance talks border security, immigration at Georgia campaign stop By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is making a campaign stop in south Georgia on Thursday to talk about border security and immigration — counterprogramming to Vice President Kamala Harris' keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 21 Guatemalan police arrest 7 people accused of trafficking 53 migrants abandoned to asphyxiate in Texas in 2022 By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts to the United States. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:05 Republicans ‘exploit’ border and immigration issues, Texas Rep. Escobar says By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Azhar Merchant, Alexa Gold Immigration remains a thorny, top issue with voters this election year. Amna Nawaz spoke with Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, for her unique insight into the problem and ideas about how her party can address it. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:13 Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S. In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:00 How Chicago residents feel about the city’s response to a migrant surge By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Weber, Ryan Connelly Holmes Chicago, the city hosting the Democratic National Convention next week, has been at the center of the national conversation around U.S. immigration policy. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching