For Some Japanese Americans, Border Separations Are Déjà Vu
The reports from the border this week sent a collective shudder through many Japanese American communities around the country.
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'We Want No Part Of It': Airlines Say Flights Are Not For Separating Families
American Airlines, United and Frontier issued statements Wednesday asking that authorities refrain from using their flights for a controversial immigration policy that the president later walked back.
Former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Removed From Ministry Over Abuse Allegation
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick denies having sexually abused a teenager when he was a priest in New York decades ago but says he accepts the Holy See's decision that he refrain from any public ministry.
Hungary Passes 'Stop Soros' Laws, Bans Aid To Undocumented Immigrants
The right-wing parliament made it illegal for organizations and individuals to help asylum-seekers. A separate constitutional amendment declared an "alien population" can't be settled in the country.
Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems
Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.
Melania Trump Pressured President Trump To Change Family Separation Policy
"She's been talking to him about it from the very beginning," a White House official told NPR.
For Next U.S. Commander In Afghanistan, 'This Is About Protecting U.S. Citizens'
"I can't guarantee you a timeline or an end date" for the war, Lt. Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller, President Trump's pick to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told a Senate panel on Tuesday.
Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations
The order says that while the administration will "rigorously" enforce immigration laws, it is "also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity ...."
'Shame!': Protesters Shout At DHS Head Kirstjen Nielsen, Eating At Mexican Restaurant
The embattled Homeland Security secretary ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C. — and was targeted by protesters angered by her agency splitting up migrant families.
ICE Carries Out Its Largest Immigration Raid In Recent History, Arresting 146
More than 100 federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a major meat supplier in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. It was ICE's second massive operation in Ohio in as many weeks.