Immigration
Many Moms Say Kid’s Health Worsened In Immigration Custody
Posted on · The Dilley Pro Bono Project handed out a 13-question survey, mostly in Spanish, to mothers detained in June and July who were seeking their services.
Immigration
Border Numbers Dip Below 100,000 For First Time In Months
Posted on · Fewer people make the dangerous journey when it's hot, but Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says the May-to-July drop was much steeper than the same time last year.
National
US Government Will Execute Inmates For First Time Since 2003
Posted on · Texas is far and away the leading state when it comes to using the death penalty, with 563 executions since capital punishment resumed in the U.S. in 1977 after a 10-year pause.
Immigration
16-Year-Old Migrant Boy Dies In Government Custody In Texas
Posted on · It was the third death in government custody since December, as the U.S. deals with a surge of unaccompanied children and Central American families arriving at the southern border.
Immigration
Trump’s Proposed Fee On Asylum Seekers Would Burden The Poor
Posted on · The proposed application fee and other changes are the latest in a series of proposals from an administration struggling to cope with a surge of migrant families arriving at the southern border.
National
Trump Shakeup: Nielsen Goes, Then Secret Service Chief
Posted on · A day after resigning as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen said she still shares Trump's goal of securing the Mexican border.
National
Trump Sidelines Immigration Nominee For ‘Tougher Direction’
Posted on · Trump did not explain what that meant and did not say whom he had in mind as a replacement.
News
Homeland Security Secretary Insists Border Crisis Is ‘Real’
Posted on · During her testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, Kirstjen Nielsen was asked about conversations with President Donald Trump as he declared a national emergency at the border.
News
US Says Asylum-Seeking Migrants To Wait In Mexico
Posted on · Only about 9 percent of people are actually granted asylum. The Trump administration says too many migrants make false claims.
News
US Immigration Officials Move To Restrict Asylum At Border
Posted on · New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
Immigration
US Plans to Sidestep Limits on Detaining Immigrant Children
Posted on · Homeland Security announces proposed regulations to terminate an agreement that requires the government to keep children in the least-restricted setting
News
DHS Reports About 2,000 Minors Separated From Families
Posted on · Under a "zero tolerance" policy announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Department of Homeland Security officials are now referring all cases of illegal entry for criminal prosecution
News
Officials: Designer Kate Spade Found Dead In Apartment
Posted on · Spade, 55, was found by her housekeeping staff in her Park Avenue apartment
News
WATCH: Times Square 2018 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
Posted on · New Year's Eve festivities have kicked off around the world, as people toast to the beginning of 2018
News
Recent Deadly Attacks Mean Tight Security For NYC New Year’s
Posted on · Detectives already have been assigned to all of the dozens of high-rise hotels in the area, with the aim of preventing the type of attack that happened in Las Vegas in October