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US Closes Trump-Era Office For Victims Of Immigrant Crime
Posted on · The Biden administration says it has dismantled a Trump-era government office that was created to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants.
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Court Temporarily Halts Trump’s ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy
Posted on · A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a major Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
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Tally Of Children Split At Border Tops 5,400 In New Count
Posted on · The count is a milestone in accounting for families impacted by the Trump administration's criticized effort against illegal immigration.
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ACLU: 911 Children Have Been Split From Their Parents At The Border Since 2018 Court Order
Posted on · About 20% of the children separated over the past year were under 5 years old, including babies.
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US: ‘Everything on Table’ to Block Migrants at Border
Posted on · Pentagon approves a request for additional troops at the southern border, expected to total at least 800 and possibly more than 1,000
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Clock Ticks toward Reuniting Families Separated at Border
Posted on · Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told members of Congress on Wednesday that the administration was "on track" to meet the deadline
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Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation Of Reunified Families
Posted on · The ACLU had asked Judge Dana Sabraw to delay deportations a week after reunification
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Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunite Families
Posted on · More than 2,000 children were separated from their parents after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in May that the zero tolerance was in full effect
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UPDATE: Most Of Central American Migrant Caravan Waiting At Border
Posted on · Eight women, four children and one 18-year-old were allowed to apply for asylum after the caravan reached the U.S. border following a month of travel on foot, train and bus
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Central American Asylum Seekers Get Legal Aid Near U.S. Border
Posted on · The migrants plan to head to the border on Sunday, setting up a showdown with the Trump administration
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UPDATE: Migrant ‘Caravan’ Gathers On U.S.-Mexico Border For Final Push
Posted on · Lawyers planned free workshops on the U.S. immigration system on Friday and Saturday as many planned to seek asylum starting Sunday at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing
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Texas National Guard Starts Sending Guardsmen To The Border
Posted on · The plan is to deploy 250 troops as an "initial surge"
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7-Eleven Probe Opens New Front On Immigration
Posted on · 7-Eleven Stores Inc., based in Irving, Texas, with more than 8,600 stores in the U.S., didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment
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Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar Under Trump
Posted on · ICE, whose officers pick up people for deportation, made 143,470 arrests, an increase of 25 percent from 114,434 a year earlier