President Trump had threatened to veto the bill — which shielded the young immigrants in exchange for $25 billion in border security — because it did not include the curbs on legal immigration he sought. ...
Daily Archives: February 15, 2018
Teacher of the Year fears losing DACA protections
DACA was announced in 2012. It was my junior year of college. I couldn’t believe it was true, and I didn’t apply right away. I waited until my other friends had gotten their permits. ...
Trump Loses Another Appeals Court Ruling on His Travel Ban
That decision was issued Thursday by a U.S. Court of Appeals panel in Richmond, Virginia, and immediately put on hold pending Supreme Court review. The justices had already agreed to consider the administration’s appeal ...
Bid to help immigrant ‘Dreamers’ may bog down over issue of family reunification visas
The White House, with legislation crafted by GOP leaders, wants to block future immigrants from being able to petition for relatives beyond spouses and minor children. President Trump rejects what he calls "chain migrati ...
Pressing prisons and jails to violate the 4th Amendment isn’t part of ICE’s job description
But, as a federal judge recently told the federal government — again — holding someone without charge or a court order violates the 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable seizure. ...
ICE launches new immigration sweep in L.A. area; at least 100 detained so far
The sweep, which began Sunday, is focusing on "individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security," Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Sarah Rodriguez said. ...
Border Patrol restricts access to park where divided families meet, sparking dismay among immigrants
Under the new policy, a spokesman for the agency's San Diego sector confirmed, no more than 10 people can be in the area, which sits between two border enforcement fences, at the same time. ...
The Immigration-Reform Bill That Could Actually Pass
Consider the possibility, slim though it may be, that Donald Trump, the most stridently restrictionist U.S. president in decades, will be the one who breaks the current immigration impasse by signing a DACA amnesty, or, ...
ICE Deportation Cases: Your Questions Answered
Take the cases of Syed Ahmed Jamal and Jesus Berrones, which have received a great deal of national attention in recent weeks. Both men have sympathetic stories, faced deportation and received temporary reprieves. ...
As immigration showdown looms in Senate, Trump administration is ‘doing everything in our power’ to stop bipartisan plan, official says
Senators prepared to vote on competing proposals, all of which looked doomed to fail, and top GOP leaders were doing little to encourage bipartisan accord. Overnight, the White House moved to beat back the emerging bipar ...
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