A two-day, nationwide protest organized by a group called “Make Them Listen” takes place in order to bring conservative causes to the attention of Congress. This particular cause was their opposition to the incoming wave of immigrant children.
Read the ArticleDue to differences in plans between the Senate and the House of Representatives, it does not look as though Congress will be able to negotiate an agreement on how to address the immigration crisis.
Read the ArticleDivergent plans are now emerging from the House and Senate on how best to deal with the influx of unaccompanied children from Central America across the border. Though both would offer the president less money than he asked for to deal with the crisis, a major battle has developed over whether to amend a 2008 law that makes it harder to speedily deport the children.
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House Republicans unveil policy recommendations, the most prominent being proposed changes to the 2008 anti-trafficking law that would treat Central American immigrants the same as immigrants from Canada and Mexico.
Read the ArticleSouthern Baptist and other evangelical congregations around the country want to help the rising number of child migrants apprehended at the border but the only churches available to help are those in the border areas.
Read the ArticleThe Evangelical Immigration Table is planning on sending a letter to Congress in order to urge them not to make changes to the 2008 law that currently provides more legal protection to immigrants from Mexico and Canada. They are also requesting that Congress provides additional funding for immigration court judges.
Read the ArticleWhile Representative Keith Ellison is eager to welcome children to take refuge in Minnesota, immigration advocates and non-profits are concerned about whether or not the state has the necessary resources to house the children.
Read the ArticleImmigration activists hold a demonstration in downtown Portland in order to welcome unaccompanied child immigrants and also to counter anti-immigration protesters in Oregon and around the country.
Read the ArticleState officials in Iowa discuss how they were unaware of the fact that at least 139 children unaccompanied immigrant were residing in Iowa and how they would like more transparency.
Read he ArticleNew government data analyzed by the Pew Research Center shows that the increase of unaccompanied children is largely composed of children under the age of 13.
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