Jun 19 Watch 6:58 At the heart of the family separation crisis is an immigration system totally overwhelmed By PBS News Hour Amid the national storm over his "zero tolerance" immigration and family separation policies, President Trump said on Tuesday that "the only solution to the border crisis" is having the legal authority to detain and deport migrant families as a unit. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 6:20 Trump administration wants Congress to fix immigration loophole, White House says The outcry over President Trump's policy of separating immigrant families has reached a crescendo that extends beyond party lines. White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp says President Trump hates seeing families separated, but that the Trump administration currently… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 10:26 As outrage over family separation grows, Trump administration doubles down National outcry over the separation of immigrant families at the U.S. Southern border grows with every new report. Democratic lawmakers have joined protests, and Republicans are increasingly expressing their outrage. On Monday, President Trump again falsely blamed Democrats for his… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:53 'Unconscionable' to put Border Patrol agents in position of separating families, former commissioner says The former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency, says it’s not only heartbreaking that migrant children are being torn away from their parents; he’s also worried about how it affects Border Patrol… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:23 What is life like for detained migrant children? An inside look at a government shelter Nearly 2,000 children were separated from their families after illegally crossing the border in April and May, according the the Department of Homeland Security. In Southern California, one of the more than hundred facilities that houses unaccompanied migrant children opened… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 4:04 Families separated by the border share hugs and tears at special reunion On a recent morning, the U.S.-Mexico border seemed to blur briefly as hundreds of people lined up for the chance to see their loved ones on the other side. The Hugs Not Walls event, organized by the Border Network for… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 2:42 UN: 'Nothing normal' about U.S. detaining immigrant children More than 650 children were separated from their parents at the U.S. border during a two-week period in May, according to the government’s own figures. On Tuesday, the UN Office for Human Rights condemned the practice and told the U.S. Continue watching
May 29 Watch 3:39 What Trump immigration policy means for children who cross the border You might have seen the recent headlines about what’s happening to migrant children who cross the U.S. border without legal documents. Amna Nawaz explains what we really know about minors who have been separated from their parents, or who arrive… Continue watching
Apr 13 Trump ordered National Guard troops to the border. Where do things stand? By Jessica Villagomez Here’s what you need to know about President Donald Trump's decision to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Apr 11 A poet's field notes, 'ending in a deportation' By Jennifer Hijazi In his new collection, poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s imagery and dream-like phrases allow him to speak of his immigration status in a way he hadn’t been able to before. Continue reading