Immigration
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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Detained Fathers Turn to Hunger Strike
Posted on · Immigrant families held at the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas are striking to protest their imprisonment
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Today Is The Deadline to Reunite All Separated Families; Where Do Things Stand?
Posted on · Here’s a look at the administration’s reunification efforts leading up to Thursday’s deadline, and what’s next for affected families
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Concern Over Using U.S. Military At Southern Border Draws Bipartisan Support
Posted on · “I am not convinced at this point that housing them in our military installations is the best short-term answer…” — Rep. Jodey Arrington, Texas Republican
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Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release Of Separated Boy To Be Reunited With Mother
Posted on · A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday ordered the immediate release from detention of a 9-year-old Brazilian boy who was separated from his mother at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Ground Game: Will Family Separation Outcry Hurt Texas GOP?
Posted on · The Trump administration two months ago unveiled a "zero tolerance" policy which led to immigrant parents being separated from their children after crossing illegally into the U.S.
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UPDATE: Melania Trump Travels To Arizona To Visit A Migrant Facility
Posted on · It's the first lady's second visit to a detention center for migrant children in two weeks. She wore white pants and a black top — with no apparent message on the back.
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17 States Sue Trump Administration Over Family Separations
Posted on · The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the multistate lawsuit
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Authorities Abandon ‘Zero-Tolerance’ For Immigrant Families
Posted on · Families are growing increasingly frustrated in trying to reunite with their children after weeks apart
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UPDATE: Pentagon To House Migrants At 2 Military Bases In Texas
Posted on · Migrant families will be housed at Ft. Bliss, an Army base outside El Paso, NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, outside San Angelo.
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Kids In Exchange For Deportation: Detained Migrants Say They Were Told They Could Get Kids Back On Way Out Of U.S.
Posted on · In a detention center near Houston, an asylum seeker from Honduras said he agreed to sign a voluntary removal order from the U.S. after federal officials promised to reunite him with his 6-year-old daughter.
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Sens. Ted Cruz And John Cornyn Tour Shelters Housing Immigrant Children Separated From Families
Posted on · The state's Republican senators reaffirmed their commitment to keeping kids with their parents after they cross the border — so long as future immigration policy better deters people from entering the country illegally.
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With Charges Dropped Against Some Parents Who Crossed The Border With Families, Is ‘Zero Tolerance’ Still In Effect?
Posted on · The Trump administration says there is still "zero tolerance" for anyone who crosses the border illegally. But the top federal prosecutor in one of Texas' busiest border districts has dropped charges against immigrants who arrived with their families.
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A Latino Nonprofit Is Holding Separated Kids. Is That Care Or Complicity Or Both?
Posted on · Southwest Key has, for many years, operated shelters that house unaccompanied migrant children. The family separation policy shined a spotlight on that work — and raised uncomfortable questions.
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WATCH: Trump Pushes Back Against Criticism Of Family Separation
Posted on · The president blasted media coverage of the images of children separated from their parents at the southern border