Feb 01 Watch 8:57 Deported without their children, separated mothers hope to be reunited years later By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Tommy Walters President Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders this week on immigration, including one setting up a task force to reunite families separated at the Mexican border under former President Trump’s "zero tolerance policy." Amna Nawaz reports… Continue watching
Jan 26 Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The order represents a victory for Texas' Republican leaders, who often sued to stop programs enacted by Biden's Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Jan 21 Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders he issued on his first day in office. Continue reading
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