
Immigration
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.
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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‘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.
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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.
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Listen 3:49Federal 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.
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Listen 2:59More 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 49:00Several 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.
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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.
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To understand the migrant crisis, first we must listen
We hear these stories so rarely — and almost never in the asylum seekers’ own voices.
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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.
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