Nov 12 Watch 9:55 As Supreme Court takes up DACA, ‘Dreamers’ hope for another temporary reprieve The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on President Trump’s move to end protections for migrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.The Obama-era program, known as DACA, currently blocks some 660,000 people from deportation. National Law Journal’s Marcia Coyle and… Continue watching
Nov 12 What ending DACA could cost the U.S. economy By Courtney Vinopal DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to study and work freely in the U.S., allowing them to contribute more to the national GDP and in federal taxes. Continue reading
Nov 12 Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that shields immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and allows them to work in the United States legally. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 10:30 Migrant aid workers face arrests and prosecutions By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green More than 3,000 undocumented migrants have died in Arizona during the last 20 years while trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico, spurring the formation of aid groups along the border that aim to prevent the humanitarian crisis. Now,… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 9:28 Why German divisions remain, 30 years after fall of the Berlin Wall By Malcolm Brabant It's been 30 years since one of the 20th century's biggest historic events: the fall of the Berlin Wall. Although the East German dictatorship subsequently collapsed, cultural and political divisions remain, more than a generation after reunification. Special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching
Nov 07 Memos show Trump officials weighed how migrant crackdown might affect 2020 race By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press State Department documents offer a rare glimpse into the divide between career diplomats and a new administration eager to end a program protecting nearly 400,000 migrants from Central America and Haiti. Continue reading
Nov 04 Hispanic man burned with acid says attacker accused him of invading U.S. By Ivan Moreno, Associated Press Police said they arrested a 61-year-old white male suspect and are investigating the case as a hate crime. Continue reading
Nov 02 AP Fact Check: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted, when the stock market went up he took credit, and when it went down he blamed the impeachment inquiry despite scant evidence the market cares. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:56 Behind the record number of children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border this year According to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, over 850,000 migrants were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2019. The figure is more than double the previous year’s total, and it includes a record number of unaccompanied… Continue watching
Oct 30 WATCH: Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan testifies before Congress The hearing is on terrorism, but it's highly likely lawmakers will ask Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan about his time within the administration. Continue reading