Incoming Mexican Government Denies It’s Struck a Deal with Trump on Asylum Seekers
Migrants near the US border in the Mexican city of Tijuana queue to get food on November 19, 2018. Omar Mart’nez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday, officials from the incoming government of Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied that they agreed to any deal with the US that would require…
Trump Administration and Mexico May Have Just Reached a New Asylum Deal
Migrants seeking asylum in the US sleep in tents near the borderOmar Martinez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday, the Washington Post reported that the White House has struck a preliminary deal with the president-elect of Mexico that would force migrants seeking refugee in the United States to wait…
The Trump Administration Just Made It Easier to Deport Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic Abuse
John Moore/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the past two years, the Trump administration has made illegal immigration a top priority, but, much more quietly, it has also been making it increasingly difficult for immigrants to be in the US legally. Now, a small rule change is set to…
There Are Now More Than 14,000 Immigrant Kids in Federal Custody—a New Record
Immigrants walk into a building at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.Charles Reed/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The number of immigrant children in federal custody has reached an all-time high, with more than 14,000 children currently being held in government facilities, the San…
Trump’s Pick for ICE Director Appears Set for Confirmation Despite His Role in Family Separation Crisis
Ronald Vitiello, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security committee on Thursday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As a top official at US Customs and Border Protection, Ronald Vitiello helped oversee the separation of…
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Effort to Upend Asylum Law
A Cuban family waits to request humanitarian protection after being forced to wait by US border officials in Brownsville, Texas, in July.Carol Guzy/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration to stop it from implementing a new policy that blocks migrants from…