immigration

Politics & Government

White House Factions Fight Over Trump's Next Homeland Security Secretary

9:24pm October 21, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

White House staffers have told President Trump he can't choose two immigration hard-liners for a top job because of federal vacancy rules, according to two people familiar with the conversations.

Three federal judges on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would make it harder for low-income immigrants to get a green card. President Trump is seen here leaving the White House last week.

Federal Judges In 3 States Block Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards

9:27pm October 11, 2019

Under the rule, officials would weigh whether a green card applicant will be self-sufficient. The rule had been set to go into effect on Oct. 15. It's now blocked by three preliminary injunctions.

In this March 3, 2015, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York during a series of early morning raids.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations

4:38pm September 28, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures.

Kelly Lytle Hernández is a historian and professor at UCLA and newly named MacArthur Fellow. Her work focuses on the U.S. history of mass incarceration and immigrant detention.

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Rebel Historian Who Reframes History Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

7:13pm September 25, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Kelly Lytle Hernández's work challenges the historical narratives surrounding mass incarceration and immigrant detention. The UCLA professor was named one of this year's 26 MacArthur Fellows.

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When children are held for long periods away in detention centers, such as this center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, they may suffer psychological harm.

Lengthy Detention Of Migrant Children May Create Lasting Trauma, Say Researchers

1:59pm August 23, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The Trump administration is trying to legalize indefinite detention of migrant families. But detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term mental health problems like PTSD.

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Nation's Largest Hispanic Journalist Group Drops Sponsorship By Fox News

9:59am August 23, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The conservative network ignored the Hispanic journalists group's concerns about its immigration coverage, NAHJ says. The break came when a Fox pundit compared migrants with Nazis who invaded Europe.

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During a service at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa, last year, Consuelo Lopez (center, right) and her son Pedro carry a book containing the names of those arrested and detained during a 2008 Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a lo

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When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'

5:04am August 23, 2019

Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.

Pia Klemp has refused to accept a medal for bravery from Paris' mayor, saying, "We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.' "

Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical

8:22pm August 21, 2019

"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.

The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.

Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: 'You Cannot Hire American Here'

8:51am August 21, 2019

by John Burnett

Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.

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More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing.

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Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar

4:26pm August 15, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

NPR's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.

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