Immigration
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- Sep 24
Art exhibition highlights human side of European migration
A nomadic art festival takes over the port town of Palermo, with works touching on the topic of migration during a pivotal time in European immigration politics.
Sep 24
- Sep 23
Spain saves some 440 migrants; new crackdown on rescue boat
Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved over 400 migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea
Sep 23
- Sep 22
Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back
Fearful immigrant families hoping to reunite with children and teenagers who crossed the border alone are facing an intimidating system that includes submitting fingerprints by all adults in the household where a migrant child will live
Sep 22
- Sep 22
Federal judge orders Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to give deposition in 2020 census case
Secretary Wilbur Ross will be deposed over adding a question on citizenship status to the 2020 census.
Sep 22
- Sep 18
US slashes number of refugees to 30,000 for next year
The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year to 30,000
Sep 18
- Sep 13
Border chief says child separation controversy has created 'crisis'
DHS officials say the pushback to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy and separating kids at the border has led to an increase in family border crossings.
Sep 13
- Aug 30
We surprised first-generation college students with touching letters from their parents
Proud parents wrote personal letters to their first-generation college kids.
Aug 30
- Aug 29
160 undocumented workers detained in Texas immigration bust
Load Trail was previously charged with knowingly hiring illegal workers in Texas.
Aug 29
- Aug 29
160 illegal workers detained in Texas immigration bust
Load Trail was previously charged with knowingly hiring illegal workers.
Aug 29
- Aug 20
ICE arrests man taking wife to hospital
A man driving his wife to the hospital to deliver their baby was detained by ICE at a gas station.
Aug 20
- Aug 20
Outrage over ICE arrest of man taking pregnant wife to hospital
Immigration officials said they detained Joel Arrona-Lara, who was taking his pregnant wife to the hospital, due to an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Mexico on homicide charges.
Aug 20 - Aug 19
New update on controversial ICE arrest in San Bernardino
Authorities are now saying the husband being detained when he was driving his pregnant wife to the hospital is actually a suspect wanted for murder in Mexico.
Aug 19 - Aug 19
ICE detains California man taking pregnant wife to hospital to deliver baby, says he has criminal warrant in Mexico
The man and his wife had stopped at a gas station where he was detained.
Aug 19 - Aug 19
ICE under fire for detaining husband taking pregnant wife to hospital
The man's wife is pleading for his release, just days after giving birth.
Aug 19 - Aug 19
ICE arrests husband taking pregnant wife to hospital for delivery
Federal officials in California detained the man as he and his pregnant wife stopped for gas en route to the hospital.
Aug 19 - Aug 18
Father faces deportation as 14-year-old son fights rare genetic disease
Santiago Rodriguez, 14, has been fighting a rare, life-threatening genetic disease since he was born, with his loving parents at his side each step of the way.
Aug 18 - Aug 17
Livid lawmakers clash with feds over safety of unaccompanied immigrant children
Lawmakers clashed with federal officials during a heated hearing Thursday on which agencies maintain legal responsibility for the welfare of undocumented immigrant kids.
Aug 17 - Aug 16
Feds deflect accountability for immigrant kids after placement with sponsors, fueling bipartisan frustrations: Report
Senate panel to explore efforts to protect unaccompanied minors from abuses.
Aug 16 - Aug 11
Texas opens investigation into reported death of child after leaving ICE custody
Texas state officials are investigating allegations that a child died after being detained at an ICE family facility.
Aug 11 - Aug 10
Immigrants cost the health care system less than US-born Americans: Study
A study in the International Journal of Health Services finds that immigrants actually use far less healthcare resources than non-immigrants.
Aug 10 - Aug 9
Republicans propose reallocating Coast Guard ship funding to Trump's border wall
Some Republicans in Congress have proposed diverting $750 million planned for a new Coast Guard ice breaker ship to help build Trump's border wall.
Aug 9 - Aug 5
Hundreds of migrant children still in government custody
As many children remain separated from their families due to Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, a judge rejected the government's attempt to have groups, like the ACLU, help unify families.
Aug 5 - Aug 4
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore DACA program; gives 20 days to appeal
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was suspended by Trump.
Aug 4 - Aug 4
Federal judge rules the Trump administration must restore DACA
Another judge demands that the government find parents who were separated from their children and deported without them.
Aug 4 - Aug 4
Judge rejects government call for ACLU to bear reunification responsibility
Government lawyers say the ACLU should reunite parents deported without kids.
Aug 4 - Jul 31
Senators demand answers from immigration officials on family reunification
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Ia. says 431 of the 711 children ineligible for reunification because their parents have already been deported.
Jul 31 - Jul 31
Senators demand answers from immigration officials on family reunification
A top Health and Human Services official said the agency had warned the administration that separating children from their parents would be detrimental to their health.
Jul 31 - Jul 30
Trump says he would 'shut down' government over immigration but top GOP rep demurs
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee head says government will stay open.
Jul 30 - Jul 27
'Where can anyone seek justice?': Experts warn ICE courthouse arrests may mean witnesses, victims won't show up
ICE arrested two alleged domestic violence victims at a N.C. courthouse.
Jul 27 - Jul 27
711 migrant children will not be reunited with parents, guardians by deadline, officials say
About 1,820 of more than 2,500 immigrant children have been discharged from government custody, and Department of Homeland Security official told ABC News.
Jul 27 - Jul 27
Hundreds of immigrant children in limbo despite court's deadline
More than 1,000 parents have been reunited with the children but more than 900 were deemed ineligible.
Jul 27 - Jul 26
Norway set to deport teenager to country she's never visited
Taibah Abbasi has to leave the country by March.
Jul 26 - Jul 25
Federal judge orders release of Ecuadorean man detained after delivering pizza to military base
Pablo Villavicencio applied to stay in the U.S. after marrying his wife, a U.S. citizen with whom he shares two young daughters.
Jul 25 - Jul 25
1,012 migrant parents reunited with children after latest hearing, US says
The San Diego family reunification status hearing concluded Tuesday.
Jul 25 - Jul 23
12-year-old reunited with grandmother after being sent to migrant shelter 900 miles from family
The 12-year-old boy is one of about 2,000 migrant kids separated from parents.
Jul 23 - Jul 23
Nannies, children protest family separation and detention outside ICE offices
Dozens of people protested in Manhattan Wednesday.
Jul 23 - Jul 20
About 14 percent of children aged 5-17 reunited, US says
The Trump administration said it's reunited 364 of 2,551 migrant children.
Jul 20 - Jul 18
GOP forces House Democrats into 'gotcha vote' supporting ICE
House Republicans force Democrats to take position on embattled ICE agency.
Jul 18 - Jul 15
Government defends 'truncating' vetting process to reunite immigrant families
A senior government official defended a less-stringent vetting process Saturday.
Jul 15 - Jul 14
Some children separated at the border from their parents have been reunited
The government claims that so far it has returned 57 of 103 young children to their parents.
Jul 14 - Jul 14
6-year-old girl heard crying on viral tape reunited with mother
The little girl whose cries on a ProPublica audio tape helped ignite national outrage over the separation of families at the US border is back with her mother.
Jul 14 - Jul 13
6-year-old girl heard asking through tears to call family is reunited with mother
A 6-year-old girl whose voice was captured in an audio recording asking to contact her relatives has been reunited with her mother.
Jul 13 - Jul 13
Progressive Democrats introduce bill to abolish ICE
A long-shot bill introduced in the House today by Reps. Pocan, Jayapal and Espaillat aims to shut down U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Jul 13 - Jul 12
Trump administration misses court deadline to reunite separated children with their parents
The Trump administration missed its first deadline to reunite migrant families.
Jul 12 - Jul 12
'Where are the children?': Protester demands answers from Vice President Pence at Kansas City event
The vice president assured supporters that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will “never” be abolished under the Trump administration.
Jul 12 - Jul 11
The latest on the immigration reunion deadline
The government saying only 38 kids out of the 102 will be reunited by today's deadline.
Jul 11 - Jul 11
Trump admin fails to meet deadline to reunite immigrant children with their parents
A federal judge has asked the government to provide information on who can't be reunited yet and why.
Jul 11 - Jul 10
Roughly half of separated children under 5 will not be reunited by court deadline
Court will reconvene on Tuesday to determine the process for reuniting the remaining children.
Jul 10 - Jul 9
The deadline to reunite immigrant children edging closer
Government attorneys say out of the 102 children, roughly half of them will be reunited with their parents in ICE custody.
Jul 9 - Jul 9
12-year-old sent to migrant shelter 900 miles from family: 'He didn't know what was happening'
The 12-year-old boy is one of about 2,000 migrant kids separated from parents.
Jul 9