Apr 02 Trump eases threat to close U.S.-Mexico border By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press While Trump on Tuesday did not back off the idea completely, he said he was pleased with steps Mexico had taken in recent days. Continue reading
Apr 02 Presidential candidate Castro calls for decriminalizing border crossings By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro's proposal is part of an immigration plan that's the first policy blueprint of his 2020 bid. Continue reading
Apr 02 Trump considers naming 'immigration czar' By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump is weighing at two potential candidates: former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. Continue reading
Mar 30 Number of asylum seekers sent back over border to grow By Colleen Long, Associated Press Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans arriving in the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Migrants encounter glitches with new U.S. asylum policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Asylum seekers, who are being forced to wait in Mexico, are getting mixed messages about when their hearings are scheduled. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: Senate votes to block Trump's emergency declaration By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Several Republicans have said they will join Democrats in voting to block the president's emergency declaration that would steer $3.6 billion to building border barriers. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Crisis on southern border is not 'manufactured,' Nielsen says Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a House committee that the U.S. faces "a real, serious, and sustained crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on human trafficking at U.S. southern border By Associated Press Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan is among those scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the agency's response to people smuggling at the southern border. Continue reading
Feb 22 Democrats move to block Trump's national emergency declaration By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The resolution aims to stop Trump's efforts to secure $6.6 billion for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 4:31 California attorney general calls Trump's national emergency 'reckless' Several states and organizations are preparing legal challenges to President Trump’s national emergency declaration over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One of them is California, whose attorney general, Xavier Becerra, talks to Amna Nawaz about why Trump’s “reckless” action inappropriately… Continue watching