Tag: Immigration policy
Under Trump, US no longer leads world on refugee protections
For decades, America led the world in humanitarian policies by creating a sanctuary for the oppressed, admitting more refugees annually than all other countries...
Top Trump adviser wants more nations to field asylum claims
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's top priorities on immigration if he wins a second term would be to use agreements...
Trump administration adds criminal disqualifiers to asylum
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that asylum-seekers will lose their bids if they are convicted of driving under the influence...
High court to review two cases involving Trump border policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a...
Black immigrants find camaraderie, divide amid protests
Inspired by the global protests against systemic racism and police brutality, Nigerian American blogger Nifesimi Akingbe donned a black shirt that read “I am...
A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has written roughly 100 opinions in more than three years on...
Biden, Harris aim to tip battleground Arizona for Democrats
PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, are campaigning together Thursday for the first time since the Democratic National Convention...
Trump administration turns to immigration as vote nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — It had the ingredients of a President Donald Trump campaign speech: dangerous immigrants, attacks on Democrat-run cities, even a mention of...
Trump administration to sharply limit skilled-worker visas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to sharply limit visas for skilled workers from overseas, a move officials said was a...
Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels
HOUSTON (AP) — An appeals court refused Sunday to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them...
VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively...
Melania Trump praises care at detention centers in tape
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump expressed support for the care that migrant children separated from their families received in U.S. detention centers,...
California governor vetoes bill to aid low-income immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have authorized California to give low-income immigrants $600 to buy groceries.
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California governor vetoes bill that sought to give $600 to low-income immigrants to buy...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor vetoes bill that sought to give $600 to low-income immigrants to buy groceries.
A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017.
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Lawmakers who toured Georgia detention site raise concerns
Several members of Congress called for a detention facility in Georgia to be shut down pending investigation after women detainees told them of being...
Migrant women to no longer see doctor accused of misconduct
HOUSTON (AP) — Immigration authorities have stopped sending detained women to a rural Georgia gynecologist accused of performing surgeries without consent, a government spokesman...
More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery in detention
HOUSTON (AP) — Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to...
New California law expands tax credit for immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will give tax breaks to more immigrants — including those living in the country illegally — under a new...
Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden made his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee with an urgent mission to boost support...
Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden made his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday with an urgent mission to...
Democrats to investigate forced surgery claims in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Leading congressional Democrats reacted furiously Tuesday to lightly substantiated claims that immigrants held at a detention center in Georgia are undergoing...
Mexico diverted money from development to contain migration
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Under pressure from the United States to reduce migration, the Mexican government diverted money from a fund intended to spur...
Judge orders US to stop detaining migrant children in hotels
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the...
Trump administration plans expanded use of personal data
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
US detaining more migrant children in hotels despite outcry
HOUSTON (AP) — The...
Trump: Acting homeland security secretary will lead agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — President...
Takeaways from GOP convention: Power, positivity and policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
Watchdog: Homeland Security officials were wrongly appointed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
Private prison industry backs Trump, prepares if Biden wins
HOUSTON (AP) — Executives...
Joe Arpaio defeated in what’s likely his last political race
PHOENIX (AP) — This...
4 poultry plant execs indicted after 2019 immigration raid
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) —...
Seeking refuge in US, children fleeing danger are expelled
HOUSTON (AP) — When...
Former President Bush pays tribute to immigrants in new book
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Trump administration won’t accept new DACA applications
CHICAGO (AP) — The...
Despite judge’s order, migrant kids remain in ICE custody
HOUSTON (AP) — The...
US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON (AP) — The...
US sued over expulsion of migrant children detained in hotel
HOUSTON (AP) — Legal...
Monitor calls on US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels
HOUSTON (AP) — A...
House OKs repeal of Trump travel ban decried as anti-Muslim
The House on Wednesday...
Judge declines to order release of detained migrant families
HOUSTON (AP) — A...
AP Exclusive: Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled
HOUSTON (AP) — The...
Trump’s new immigration fight: how to redraw House districts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President...
Trump offers confusion, contradictions on immigration order
WASHINGTON (AP) — President...
Asylum rules test Trump’s legal skills to make new policy
SAN DIEGO (AP) —...
Judge delays deadline to free detained migrant children
HOUSTON (AP) — A...
Doctors not part of DHS review of migrant children’s deaths
HOUSTON (AP) — A...
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
BOSTON (AP) — Facing...
Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas
PHOENIX (AP) — International...
Border authorities use pandemic powers to expel immigrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) —...
Mexico president heads to Washington for meeting with Trump
MEXICO CITY (AP) —...
Greece: Migrant children head to Portugal after appeal to EU
ATHENS, Greece (AP) —...
Immigration judges in lawsuit say US government muzzles them
Immigration judges said in...
Drive-up US citizenship eases backlog, but new threat looms
DETROIT (AP) — A...
Congress stalls out — again — dealing with national trauma
WASHINGTON (AP) — For...
Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention
HOUSTON (AP) — A...
