Mar 20 Virus prompts U.S. and Mexico to restrict border travel By Ben Fox, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Both countries and Canada also agreed to immediately turn back anyone trying to cross their borders illegally, with U.S. officials saying that the unchecked entry of people from around the world poses a potential health risk because of the rapidly… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 8:13 2 years later, U.S. island territories still hurting from Hurricanes Irma and Maria Although 2020 is only days away, Americans in the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are still recovering from devastating storms that hit back in the fall of 2017. Hurricanes Maria and Irma flooded and leveled parts… Continue watching
Dec 21 DHS watchdog finds no wrongdoing in deaths of 2 migrant kids By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog found no wrongdoing or misconduct by immigration officials in the deaths of two migrant children last December. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:53 Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds… Continue watching
Oct 29 Trump administration is promising a ‘new’ border wall. The reality is less clear By Gretchen Frazee Most of the projects involve replacing old barriers or adding secondary fencing rather than creating entirely new barriers. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 8:14 ICE detentions bring profits to Louisiana, but at what cost? By Joanne Elgart Jennings The rapid expansion of ICE detentions in Louisiana has injected depressed rural communities with a new source of income while increasing profits for private companies. With more than 51,000 migrants detained by ICE, upwards of 8,000 are being held in… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 8:33 ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance By Joanne Elgart Jennings U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently detaining more than 51,000 people. But with detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border at capacity, more than half of those detainees are being held in remote prisons and jails, often far from legal… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:20 As acting DHS chief, McAleenan pushed Trump border policies By PBS NewsHour Kevin McAleenan is leaving his post as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after six months on the job, President Trump announced Friday. During his short tenure, McAleenan oversaw an agency that has moved to drastically curb entry… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:32 ‘Border Wars’ examines what motivated Trump’s focus on immigration The Trump administration’s policies around immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border have stirred major controversy for more than a year. Now a new book, “Border Wars,” examines how the administration implemented its “zero tolerance” policy and looked for other ways to… Continue watching
Oct 02 U.S. claims reducing refugee numbers helps with the asylum backlog. Will it? By Gretchen Frazee For the 2020 fiscal year, the U.S. plans to cap the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. at 18,000-- the lowest admitted under the modern-day refugee system. Continue reading