Jul 28 Watch 5:35 How Trump is cracking down on immigration during the pandemic Throughout the pandemic, President Trump and his team continue to pursue policies cracking down on immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. The administration said Tuesday it will try to find new ways to end DACA, and recently a legal battle ensued… Continue watching
Jul 28 Trump restricts immigration amid the pandemic. Critics see it as an excuse to push his own agenda By Candice Norwood The administration says the measures are meant to maintain public health during the pandemic and reserve jobs for American workers amid the economic crisis. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:59 What's at stake with political and pandemic challenges for 2020 census On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memo aiming to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the census count that determines how many members of Congress are allocated to each state. The census is conducted once in a decade, but… Continue watching
Jul 22 Trump will face court challenge to order excluding unauthorized immigrants from U.S. Census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Civil rights groups on Wednesday gave notice in court of their intent to squelch an effort by President Donald Trump to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being included in the head count as congressional districts are redrawn. Continue reading
Jul 22 AP exclusive: Trump administration holds migrant children in U.S. hotels, then expels them By Associated Press The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries under policies that have effectively shut down the nation’s asylum system. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: DOJ says hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice charged that hackers working with China have targeted U.S. firms researching a vaccine for COVID-19. Two Chinese nationals were indicted as part of a broader scheme that also involved stealing… Continue watching
Jul 21 Trump signs memorandum excluding those in U.S. illegally from reapportionment By Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism from Democratic officials. Continue reading
Jul 16 Judge delays deadline to free detained migrant children By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles on Thursday granted a request for a 10-day extension to release children held in family detention centers longer than 20 days. In her ruling last month setting the Friday deadline, Gee said… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: House Homeland Security Committee holds hearing on migrant children health in CBP custody By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Joseph Cuffari, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding the deaths of Jakelin Caal and Felipe Gomez Alonzo. Continue reading
Jul 10 Border authorities use pandemic powers to expel immigrants By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Because of the coronavirus, U.S. authorities wield extraordinary power to immediately expel Mexicans and Central Americans to Mexico, waiving laws that include rights to seek asylum. A father and 9-year-old son were whisked back to Mexico when encountered in San… Continue reading