
Immigration
Supreme Court broadens the government’s power to detain criminal immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court, ruled Tuesday that the government may detain, without a hearing, legal immigrants long after they have served the sentences for crimes they committed.
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Asylum seeker abandons U.S. plans in face of new policy
The administration expanded its "Migrant Protection Protocols" strategy on Monday to a second border crossing and officials say the practice will grow along the entire border.
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Trump vetoes Congressional effort to limit border wall funding
President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday, after Congress tried to reverse his national emergency declaration and rein in spending on a border wall.
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Trump vows veto after Congress blocks his order to build border wall
Shortly after the vote, President Trump tweeted, "VETO!" Neither chamber mustered the two-thirds support required to override a presidential veto.
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U.S. immigration agents find ways around ‘sanctuary’ policies
Unofficial cooperation has granted immigration authorities access to databases and, in some cases, people are tipping them off when a person of interest is being released.
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Trump administration seeks to close international immigration offices
The Trump administration is seeking to close nearly two dozen U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices around the world.
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Trump expected to seek $8.6B for border wall in new budget
President Donald Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday.
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Asylum-seekers can appeal fast-track deportations, court rules
A federal court made it harder Thursday for the U.S. government to quickly deport asylum-seekers if they fail an initial screening at the border.
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Migrant families arrive in busloads as border crossings hit 10-year high
The U.S. Border Patrol apprehended more than 66,000 migrants at the Southern border in February, the highest total for a single month in almost a decade.
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40 years after the Vietnam War, some refugees face deportation under Trump
More than 40 years after the Vietnam War brought expatriates to the U.S., the White House wants to deport thousands of Vietnamese immigrants because of years-old convictions.
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Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move
Opponents appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can't go along with the White House.
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Feds: Philadelphia attorney helped immigrants fake stories to apply for green cards
Andrea W. Clarke faces six counts of fraud as well as charges of making false statements to help immigrants use fake stories to apply for green cards.
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Philly’s U.S. Attorney: Rape case shows ‘sanctuary city’ policy is ‘threat to public safety’
U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro ruled that Vasquez will serve the illegal re-entry and sexual assault sentencings consecutively.
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Nearly 6,000 abuse complaints at migrant children shelters
Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years.
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Judge rules against State Department in same-sex couple’s citizenship lawsuit
Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks have twin sons, born four minutes apart. The U.S. State Department has maintained that one is a U.S. citizen and one is not.
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