Jan 19 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: U.S. surpasses 400,000 deaths from COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. reached 400,000 deaths from COVID nearly equaling the number of Americans killed in World War II, President-elect Biden had an emotional departure from his home state of Delaware on the eve of inauguration,… Continue watching
Jan 19 Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants By Lisa Mascaro, Bill Barrow, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status. Continue reading
Jan 13 Census halts efforts to comply with Trump citizenship order By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is indefinitely halting efforts to compile data on who is in the country illegally after receiving blowback from civil rights groups and concerns raised by bureau statisticians about the accuracy of such figures. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 2:45 Not gathering this Christmas ‘doesn’t have to mean being alone’ Many Americans are spending Christmas away from family for the first time because of COVID-19. But for immigrants, author Nadia Owusu says, being geographically distant from family “is a constant reality.” In this essay, she talks about the lessons immigrants… Continue watching
Dec 10 Hondurans forming migrant caravan for U.S. stopped in homeland By Claudio Escalón, Associated PRess Roughly 600 men, women and children tried to walk from the northern city of San Pedro Sula toward the border with Guatemala. Continue reading
Nov 11 Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden By Associated Press Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:37 New report finds U.S. is deporting Central American kids to Mexico U.S. border authorities are allegedly violating an agreement by sending minors into Mexico even if they come from other Central American countries. A new report finds that at least 200 children have been sent to Mexico over the past eight… Continue watching
Oct 25 Foreign students show less zeal for U.S. since Trump took over By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press America was considered the premier destination for international students, with the promise of top-notch universities and unrivaled job opportunities. Yet, 2016 marked the start of a steep decline of new enrollees, something expected to continue with fresh rules limiting student… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:26 Why hundreds of migrant children remain separated from their parents One of the most criticized policies of the Trump administration has been its decision to separate members of families illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018. A federal judge put a stop to the practice and ordered the government to… Continue watching
Oct 08 WATCH: Biden, Harris aim to tip battleground Arizona for Democrats By Jonathan J. Cooper, Alexandra Jaffe, Bill Barrow, Associated Press A decade ago, Arizona was known as the epicenter of the Republican push against illegal immigration. But today, it is the nation's newest political battleground. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris are visiting the Phoenix area… Continue reading