Immigration

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Jan 15
High suicide rate among young Latinas may be exacerbated by anti-immigrant rhetoric, experts say
One out of every 10 Latinas has attempted suicide in the past year, two out of every 10 have made a suicide plan and half of all Latina teens say they have felt hopeless.
Jan 15
Jan 15
A grandmother and her family reach Tijuana migrant camp after harrowing journey
"We arrived last," Luz Luna told ABC News.
Jan 15
Jan 15
Pentagon extends southern border mission through September
The Pentagon has extended the U.S. military's support mission along the southwestern border through the end of September.
Jan 15
Jan 15
A grandmother's 2,700-mile journey to Tijuana's migrant shelter and her wait for a family reunion
Luz Luna holds onto hope -- for her, her children, her grandchildren.
Jan 15
Jan 14
Immigration court backlogs compound as shutdown enters fourth week
Asylum and other immigration-related cases skyrocketed in the past two decades, creating a backlog of more than 800,000 active cases before the shutdown began.
Jan 14
Jan 12
Longest government shutdown in history hits 22-day mark
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is the third union to sue the Trump administration over the shutdown; some employees may have to pay their premiums to keep their health insurance.
Jan 12
Jan 12
Trump continues to float the idea of an emergency declaration
Republicans express concern that such a declaration could set a precedent for a future Democratic president; ABC News Chief Political Analyst Matthew Dowd speaks on the top news in politics.
Jan 12
Jan 12
Veteran's border wall fundraiser falls apart as GoFundMe says $20M will be refunded
Brian Kolfage, an Air Force veteran, started the GoFundMe in late 2018.
Jan 12
Jan 12
Tornillo, the Texas tent camp that housed thousands of migrant children, will close: HHS
A massive tent camp in Texas that at one point housed some 2,800 migrant teenagers who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone will close, the Trump administration said.
Jan 12
Jan 11
What the situation at the US southern border is like now
As the government shutdown reaches day 21, "Nightline" goes to the border to see what President Trump describes as an immigration "crisis."
Jan 11
Jan 10
Montana Republican proposes state give $8M for border wall
Montana's Senate president is proposing the state give more than $8 million to help build President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican border
Jan 10
Jan 10
US agencies overwhelmed at border spot Trump plans to visit
Nearly 700 asylum seekers come through the Rio Grande Valley area every day and a record 25,000 families crossed from Mexico last month.
Jan 10
Jan 9
'No crisis of chaos': Rep. Joaquin Castro refutes Trump’s characterization of US-Mexico border crisis
Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said that the crisis which President Donald Trump described Tuesday night as one of the “heart” and soul,” is really a crisis of "chaos."
Jan 9
Jan 6
GOP Rep. Liz Cheney says Dems 'continue to play games' in shutdown negotiations
George Stephanopoulos interviews House Republican Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney on "This Week" about the status of the government shutdown and the president's recent foreign policy decisions.
Jan 6
Jan 6
Trump shut down government to break promise that Mexico pays for wall: Top Dem
Adam Smith, the new chair of the House Armed Services Committee, is interviewed on "This Week" about the government shutdown.
Jan 6
Jan 6
House Armed Services Committee chair says President Donald Trump can declare national emergency
President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering declaring a national emergency to help pay for his long-desired border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jan 6
Jan 5
Trump looking at other wall funding options: Source
The president warns closures could last months or a year as the partial government shutdown enters a third week.
Jan 5
Jan 5
Trump: 'Without borders, we don't have a country'
His administration has been drawing up a plan for him to declare a national emergency so he can build the wall without OK from Congress.
Jan 5
Jan 2
Young immigrants seeking refuge from abuse face denials
Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they're too old
Jan 2
Jan 2
US border chief on child deaths in CBP custody: 'Absolutely devastating for us'
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan explains how the agency is responding to the migrant influx on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jan 2
Jan 2
US fires tear gas into Mexico as migrants attempt to cross border into San Diego
U.S. border authorities fired tear gas into Mexico on Monday night when group of roughly 150 migrants attempted to illegally cross the border to San Diego.
Jan 2
Jan 2
US fires tear gas into Mexico to stop migrants
U.S. border authorities fired tear gas into Mexico on Monday night when group of roughly 150 migrants attempted to illegally cross the border to San Diego.
Jan 2
Jan 2
Alleged dragging, shoving of children in migrant centers under investigation: Sheriff's department
The probe stems from video that appears to show staffers dragging and showing children in migrant centers in Arizona.
Jan 2
Jan 1
House Democrats unveil measure to re-open government
House Democrats have unveiled legislation to re-open government, but without extra money for President Donald Trump's border wall
Jan 1
Jan 1
The video raising new questions about the treatment of migrant children in US custody
Images appearing to show staff members slapping, shoving and dragging children at a closed Southwest Key facility in Arizona.
Jan 1
Dec 31
Video shows children allegedly being dragged and shoved in migrant shelter
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department is investigating footage of unaccompanied children allegedly being dragged and shoved inside a shelter in Arizona.
Dec 31
Dec 31
Trump blames Democrats for deaths of 2 migrant children as the shutdown drags on
The president also threatened to cut off U.S. aid to Central America if another reported migrant caravan isn't stopped.
Dec 31
Dec 30
Trump holding 'American people hostage' with shutdown: Incoming Dem caucus chair
An incoming member of the House Democratic leadership, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, discusses on "This Week" how they will handle the government shutdown and impasse over border wall funding.
Dec 30
Dec 30
Trump administration border chief says US needs 'to invest in Central America,' at odds with president's tweet saying aid to countries will be cut off
The Trump administration border chief said the U.S. needs 'to invest in Central America,' which is at odds with a Trump tweet saying aid to the countries will be cut off.
Dec 30
Dec 30
Incoming Democratic caucus chair: Death of migrants at southern border 'unacceptable, un-American and unconscionable'
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the incoming House Democratic leadership, placed the blame for the migrant deaths in U.S. custody on the Trump administration.
Dec 30
Dec 29
2-year-old boy whose Yemeni mother fought Trump's travel ban to be with him has died
Abdullah Hassan, 2, died Friday after being reunited with his mother nine days earlier. Shaima Swileh was blocked from seeing her son by Trump's travel ban.
Dec 29
Dec 29
Trump blames Democrats for migrant child deaths at US border
President Donald Trump has deflected any blame from his administration for the deaths of two Guatemalan children this month in U.S. government custody
Dec 29
Dec 29
Trump blames Democrats for 2 child deaths at border, says children were already 'very sick'
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats on Saturday for the recent deaths of two children in U.S. Border Patrol custody.
Dec 29
Dec 29
Nielsen visits Texas border after second child's death
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visits Texas border city where an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy was detained with his father before dying in government custody
Dec 29
Dec 29
Trump threatens to close entire southern border over wall
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers would not fund the president's "immoral" and "expensive" wall.
Dec 29
Dec 29
Guatemalan officials calling for an investigation into deaths of 2 minors who died in US custody in under a month
Guatemalan officials are calling for an investigation into the deaths of two minors who have died in U.S. Custody in less than three weeks.
Dec 29
Dec 28
El Paso overwhelmed with migrants
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visits El Paso, Texas, after hundreds of migrants were dropped off in the town.
Dec 28
Dec 28
DHS secretary visits El Paso after death of child
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen visits the U.S.-Mexico border after an 8-year-old's death.
Dec 28
Dec 28
Homeland Security secretary to visit border after 2nd child's death
The mother of Filipe Gomez Alonzo, an 8-year-old from Guatemala who died in a New Mexico hospital, said of her son, "When I said goodbye to him, he was healthy."
Dec 28
Dec 28
Texas shelters grapple with more migrants released by US
A shelter director in the Texas border city of El Paso says his agency has served 1,300 people in the last five days after they were released by U.S. immigration authorities
Dec 28
Dec 28
Boat with 300 migrants arrives in Spain after week at sea
A Spanish aid boat carrying over 300 migrants rescued at sea has ended a weeklong journey across the western Mediterranean Sea on arrival to Spain
Dec 28
Dec 28
Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors they could cross
Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors that parents and their children would be allowed to migrate to US
Dec 28
Dec 27
'He wasn't sick on the way': Relatives of the boy who died in CBP custody speak out
Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, is the second child in this month to die in CBP custody.
Dec 27
Dec 27
2nd child dies in Customs and Border Protection custody
The 8-year-old boy's father told the Guatemalan consul that the child was not sick when they were detained at the border.
Dec 27
Dec 27
ICE releases hundreds of people
Immigration officials have dropped immigrants off at a Greyhound Bus station in El Paso, Texas, after shelters began filling up.
Dec 27
Dec 27
US borders 'pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders': Nielsen
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is scrambling to respond to the second death of a child at the U.S.-Mexico border this month.
Dec 27
Dec 27
Homeland Security chief reacts to 2nd death of child at border
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen blamed open borders and the children's parents in response to the death of an 8-year-old boy in U.S. immigration custody.
Dec 27
Dec 26
What we know about 8-year-old boy's time in Border Patrol custody before his death
The 8-year-old boy from Guatemala is the second child to die while in CBP custody in the past month.
Dec 26
Dec 26
2nd child dies in custody of US immigration authorities
The 8-year-old Guatemalan boy, identified Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, had been detailed for six days alongside his father and died on Christmas.
Dec 26
Dec 26
2nd migrant child dies in US custody
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said an "unprecedented number" of children are crossing the border during the peak of flu season.
Dec 26