immigration

Protesters at Logan International Airport in Boston Saturday

PHOTOS: Thousands Protest At Airports Nationwide Against Trump's Immigration Order

9:05am January 29, 2017

by James Doubek

Thousands of demonstrators gathered at airports around the country Saturday as people were being detained due to President Trump's executive order.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on Friday in Arlington, Va.

Federal Judge Stays Deportations, Blocking Part Of Trump's Immigration Order

11:32pm January 28, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Less than a day after President Trump suspended immigration from seven countries, airports in the U.S. and abroad are seeing the effects. Several passengers have been held or blocked from entry.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that puts a freeze on immigration from seven countries: Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq and Sudan.

How Does Trump's Immigration Freeze Square With His Business Interests?

10:43am January 28, 2017

The executive action targets seven majority-Muslim countries, but not six others where the president's private businesses are engaged.

Politics & Government

Greensboro Leaders, Advocates Speak Against Trump's Immigration Policies

4:58pm January 27, 2017

by David Ford

A coalition of faith groups, refugee resettlement agencies, and city leaders decried Friday executive actions taken by the Trump Administration.

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President Trump points toward members of the media while seated at his desk on Air Force One Thursday.

Donald Trump's First Week As President: What's Reality In The Show

1:24pm January 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

He proposed actions on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, moving toward dismantling Obamacare and even promising a voter fraud investigation. So what can he get done — and not?

News

Activists Gather In Greensboro For 'Emergency' Immigration March

11:53am January 27, 2017

by Sean Bueter

Hundreds of protesters marched in downtown Greensboro Thursday night against President Donald Trump's expected tightening of U.S. immigration policy.

Toronto has become home to many new people.

For A Stark Contrast To U.S. Immigration Policy, Try Canada

11:55am January 26, 2017

Some point to Canada's immigration system as a model for U.S. reform. Canada is nearly a quarter foreign-born, yet it doesn't seem to wrestle with anti-immigrant nativism that has erupted in the U.S.

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, pauses while speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, D.C.

'A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation': Trump Moves Forward With U.S.-Mexico Wall

4:37pm January 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

A campaign promise gets closer to reality with a new executive order Wednesday, one of several changes the president is announcing in a visit to Homeland Security.

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Donald Trump waves from his vehicle during a tour of the World Trade International Bridge at the U.S. Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, in 2015, as a candidate.

Donald Trump's Moving Forward With His Wall. Is It Really Going To Happen?

1:49pm January 25, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

A wall would be expensive — up to $40 billion, according to one estimate. Experts say it's impractical, and a majority of Americans are actually against it. But it was a big Trump campaign promise.

Farmworkers head home after a day of picking at a large citrus farm near Bakersfield, Calif.

National

Will Trump's Tough Talk On Immigration Cause A Labor Shortage?

7:00am January 21, 2017

by Vanessa Rancano

In California, agriculture depends on immigrant labor. As Trump takes office, those involved in the state's huge farming industry are wondering how his hard-line stance will affect them.