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Immigration

In this file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks to Marine One, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Trump’s prime-time immigration address, Democratic response

The address comes two days before Trump is scheduled to travel to the southern border to bolster his case for the border wall.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt York)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The wall, the shutdown, and more

Guests: Robert Costa, Dennis Wagner, Tom Hamburger It’s day 18 of the government shutdown over funding for Pres ...

Air Date: January 8, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Displaced Syrians gather inside a tent in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria on Dec. 8. People fled towns where the U.S.-led coalition is fighting the last remnants of ISIS. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

‘We were eating grass’: Syrians flee as fight pushes on against last ISIS remnants

The al-Hol refugee camp, in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, is overwhelmed with new arrivals.

7 years ago

Paul Frame (left) and his husband Jose
Courts & Law

For Chesco man arrested in immigration interview, an uncertain future remains

Jose "Ivan" Noe Nuñez Martinez and his husband have been savoring what can feel like borrowed time, after he was arrested in Philadelphia last year.

7 years ago

Listen 3:49
The York County Prison is where most immigration detainees in Pennsylvania are held after ICE arrests. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law

Federal government shutdown halts most Pa. immigration court hearings

The federal government shutdown — caused in part by disagreements over immigration policy — is halting down immigration court hearings across Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Listen 2:59
Elvira Choc grieves as she attends a memorial service for her 7-year-old granddaughter Jakelin Caal Maquin, in San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. The body of the 7-year-old girl who died while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol was handed over to family members in her native Guatemala on Monday for a last goodbye. (Oliver de Ros/AP Photo)
Health

More health exams instituted for migrant children at border

More thorough health screenings, as well as secondary screenings, will be held for every child in Border Patrol custody following the deaths of two Guatemalan children.

7 years ago

This photo shows the border fence under construction near New Mexico's Highway 9, near Santa Teresa. (Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

8-year-old migrant boy dies in government custody in New Mexico hospital

The boy died shortly after midnight on Tuesday, at a hospital in Alamogordo, N.M. He is the second child this month to die in CBP custody after being apprehended by the agency

7 years ago

 In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, an agent from the border patrol, observes near the Mexico-US border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico and Sunland Park, N.M. An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, U.S. immigration authorities said. (AP Photo/Christian Torres, File)
Courts & Law

U.S. says 2nd Guatemalan child dies in immigration custody

The death came during an ongoing dispute over border security and with a partial government shutdown underway over President Donald Trump's request for border wall funding.

7 years ago

American volunteers Lilah Katz (far left) and her mother, Sharon Fine (far right), welcomed (top row from left) Fikiri, Onike, Paluki and Bienvenie, and (bottom row from left) Cecil, Oliva and Jeteme. (Courtesy of Sharon Fine)
NPR
Community

After years in refugee camps, a family celebrates its first Christmas in the U.S.

Furaha, her husband, Saidi Roger, 33, and their seven kids have been in the U.S. for three months.

7 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen looks at her papers while testifying before members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration will send asylum-seekers to Mexico while claims are processed

Currently, people claiming asylum are allowed to stay in the U.S. — sometimes in detention — while their claim is pending in immigration court.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Tim Ireland)(AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)(/Benoit Tessier/Pool Photo via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Crises in Europe

Guests: Mauro Guillén, Judy Dempsey Political crises are roiling much of Europe. Brexit is a big mess, with Brit ...

Air Date: December 20, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Migrant children run around a track outside at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. Shelters that house these children are reaching capacity and the federal government is now working to speed releases to sponsors. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Several thousand migrant children in U.S. custody could be released before Christmas

There are about 2,000 children in the shelter system who are ready to be released to already vetted parents in the next four to five days.

7 years ago

The federal courthouse in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Man who illegally crossed border twice, molested young girl gets more prison time

An unauthorized immigrant from Honduras will serve more time in prison after molesting a young girl following his second illegal border crossing into the U.S.

7 years ago

(Osmyn Oree)
Speak Easy
Community

To understand the migrant crisis, first we must listen

We hear these stories so rarely — and almost never in the asylum seekers’ own voices.

7 years ago

The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys along with dozens of unions, immigrant rights organizations, and community groups held a rally on December 7, 2017 at Brooklyn Borough Hall to call on the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to prohibit Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents from entering state courthouses, and to end coordination with ICE.
(Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Judges ask ICE to make courts off limits to immigration arrests

Schools, hospitals and places of worship have been off-limits to federal immigration officers. Now, a group of judges is asking ICE to add courthouses to the list.

7 years ago

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