Trump Reportedly Told Border Agents to Do Something That’s Illegal
April 6, 2019 – Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. – United States President Donald J. Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Las Vegas, Nevada on April 6, 2019. .Credit: Yuri Gripas / Pool via CNP (Credit Image: © Yuri Gripas/CNP via ZUMA…
Judge Blocks Trump Policy That Forces Asylum Seekers to Wait in Mexico
Ariel, a Honduran asylum-seeker, hugs an attorney before entering the United States in March to begin his asylum case after being returned to Mexico.Gregory Bull/AP A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration’s policy of forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their US court dates. The move will, at least temporarily, end the…
Beto O’Rourke Blasts Trump’s Immigration Policies in Campaign Kickoff
Beto O’Rourke greets supporters at his campaign kickoff in El Paso, Texas, Saturday.Gerald Herbert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Beto O’Rourke officially kicked off his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president at a rally on Saturday in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, on the street that connects the…
Trump Threatens to Close the Border. Again.
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump is, once again, threatening to shut down the southern border. It is at least the seventh time he has done so on Twitter since October. But for the first time, Trump is getting specific. He tweeted on Friday morning…
The Unprecedented Surge in Families Crossing the Border, in Charts
Central American migrants wait in El Paso on Wednesday in a pen built by US Customs and Border Protection.Cedar Attanasio/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan warned earlier this month that US border infrastructure was approaching a breaking point as record numbers of…
A Federal Judge Is About to Decide If Trump’s Latest Immigration Restrictions Are Illegal
Mexican officials escort Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, after he became the first asylum-seeker returned to Mexico by US officials in January.Gregory Bull/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Lawyers fighting to stop the Trump administration from requiring Central American refugees to spend months waiting in Mexico had their first…