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WATCH: California sues to block Trump rule limiting benefits for immigrants

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

The lawsuit from California and three other states challenges new Trump administration rules blocking green cards for many immigrants who use public assistance including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.

Migrant kids separated at border faced abuse in foster homes

By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

Dozens of families are now preparing to sue the federal government, including several who say their young children were sexually, physically or emotionally abused in federally funded foster care.

Soap, sleep essential to migrant kids' safety, according to panel of judges

By Associated Press

A three-judge panel for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco dismissed a challenge to a lower court decision that authorities had failed to provide safe and sanitary conditions for the children under the 1997 settlement.

Immigration protesters say 2 hurt when truck drives at them

By Associated Press

At least two people were injured Wednesday night outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, according to the Jewish youth movement Never Again Action.

Trump official says Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

By Zeke Miller, Ashley Thomas, Associated Press

USCIS head Ken Cuccinelli said that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe."…

Guatemala president-elect says U.S. immigration agreement is not sustainable

By Associated Press

Alejandro Giammattei has been saying that Guatemala isn't in a position to receive the asylum seekers.

Trump administration seeks to penalize immigrants for using public benefits

Recent immigration debates have focused on illegal entry into the U.S. But the Trump administration is issuing new rules to limit legal immigration, by penalizing green card seekers who use, or might eventually use, public benefits. Yamiche Alcindor talks to…

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How U.S. citizens' health could suffer under Trump's new rule aimed at immigrants

By Laura Santhanam

The Trump administration says the rule is aimed at protecting benefits for American citizens, but this rule appears to place young U.S. citizens -- the children of immigrants -- at risk.

Justice Department challenges immigration judges' union

By Associated Press

The Department of Justice is challenging the right of the country's 440 immigration judges to be represented by a labor union in a move the judges said was aimed at silencing their criticism.

WATCH: Trump administration issues rules to deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers will now weigh public assistance along with other factors such as education, household income and health to determine whether to grant legal status.