The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that temporary protections for immigrants from six countries will be extended, shielding them from possible deportation.
Read moreThe Trump administration promised that asylum-seekers who already had U.S. cases, but had been forced to return to Mexico to await court dates, could still get asylum. That might not be the case.
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At least a quarter of a million young children would be harmed developmentally, psychologically, and economically by the cancellation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). On Friday, three dozen organizations and leaders filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to consider the impact of rescinding DACA on beneficiaries’ children who are U.S. citizens.
Read moreCBS News takes viewers inside the real-life challenges facing migrant families split apart by the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. The documentary provides an immersive look at the hotly debated issue through the eyes of those impacted the most — the fathers, mothers, sons and daughters separated and unaware when they’ll see their family members again.
Read moreEven as the number of refugees hit 26 million at the end of 2018 — a historic post-war high — the Trump administration has dramatically cut back on the number it is allowing into the U.S. The administration recently announced a proposal to cap admits in financial year 2020 at 18,000, the lowest since the country’s Refugee Act of 1980 was passed.
Read moreThe White House late Friday issued a proclamation saying it would deny visas to immigrants who “will financially burden” the U.S. health-care system starting Nov. 3, demanding that foreign nationals prove that they have insurance or are affluent enough to cover their own health-care costs before entering the United States.
Read moreMexican families seeking protection are accusing Border Patrol agents in Arizona of illegally deporting them and denying them access to asylum despite being on United States soil, according to complaints filed with the government.
Read moreTwo weeks before a sweeping new immigration policy is set to take effect, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a 25-page set of corrections to the final version of the “public charge” rule.
Read moreThe Trump administration is moving to collect DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year and to enter the results into a national criminal database, an immense expansion of the use of technology to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.
Read moreHundreds of migrants from Africa are stuck in Tapachula because of Mexico’s willingness to bow to Trump and stem the flow of migrants.
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