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2020 General News

December

Dozens of Cuban migrants protest at US-Mexico border, seek asylum

Asylum seekers: To stay or to go?

Undocumented immigrants will soon be able to drive legally in Virginia — if they can access the DMV

Biden says he’ll reverse Trump immigration policies but wants ‘guardrails’ first

Immigration detainees file for class-action lawsuit against ICE and Georgia gynecologist, alleging misconduct

Justices Put Off Ruling on Trump Plan for Unauthorized Immigrants and Census

Immigrant advocates urge Biden to quickly rectify the trauma of family separation

What Trump's new 'death to asylum' rule actually says

U.S. border officials expelled dozens of migrant children in violation of court order

Immigrant essential workers have helped us through this long, dark pandemic

Thousands of unaccompanied minors arrive at US-Mexico border as Border Patrol grapples with COVID-19 deaths

A Maryland immigrant hoped to delay his deportation until Biden took office. It didn’t work.

Biden's immigration plan must reform DACA to cover Dreamers whose parents are here legally

Company accused of preying on immigrants agrees to $425,000 settlement with Va. Regulators

Why Are Children Dying of the Flu in U.S. Detention?

November

Conservative justices seem prepared to let Trump proceed with immigrant census plan for now

28 migrant children and their parents face deportation after refusing to be separated

As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants

Trump administration tries to push last-minute immigration limits

Biden win revives immigration talk

Acting DHS Secretary Lacked Authority To Suspend DACA Program, Judge Rules

Biden might need years to reverse Trump's immigration policies on DACA, asylum, family separation, ICE raids, private detention and more

Biden plans sweeping reversal of Trump's immigration agenda, from deportations to asylum policy

Joe Biden Has Plans To Reverse Many Of Trump's Immigration Policies

Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule Is Vacated by Federal Judge

The systemic problems with our immigration courts are dire

October

Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters

Democratic Lawmakers Denounce DHS 'Ad Hoc' Migrant Deportations In Guatemala

Trump aide Stephen Miller preparing second-term immigration blitz

Trump administration settles with Latino farm activists who said they were targeted over political work

Trump Campaign Tones Down Immigration Messages That Dominated 2016 Election

Thousands of immigrants in Texas hope the courts or the election will save their protected status

The Difficulties Behind Reuniting Migrant Children With Their Families

Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration

Supreme Court to Review 2 of Trump's Major Immigration Policies

Trump’s immigration changes will affect California long after he’s gone

Seattle starts COVID-19 relief fund helping undocumented immigrants

Cameroonian asylum seekers pulled off deportation plane amid allegations of ICE abuse

The Trump Administration Is Using an Under-the-Radar Tactic to Suppress Votes

Why prevailing wage reform matters for H-1B visas

ICE arrests 24 in San Diego in operation targeting immigration ‘sanctuary’ laws

ICE is guilty of unsafe practices in detention centers causing COVID-19 to spread

Appeals court rules Trump administration can't detain young immigrants in hotels

Trump Virtually Cuts Off Refugees as He Unleashes a Tirade on Immigrants

Supreme Court Speeds Case on Excluding Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting

September

Immigrants Say They Were Pressured Into Unneeded Surgeries

Immigrants rush to submit citizenship applications days before fee is set to soar

How Biden Might Change Trump’s Immigration Policies

Immigrant detainees get poor medical care, face retaliation for speaking out, according to Democrat-led report

A federal court may have declared immigration arrests unconstitutional

ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed.

Trump administration to appeal ruling against excluding undocumented citizens from census

Whistleblower Alleges 'Medical Neglect,' Questionable Hysterectomies Of ICE Detainees

Court rules that Trump can end humanitarian protections for 300,000 immigrants

After Fire Razes Squalid Greek Camp, Homeless Migrants Fear What’s Next

Federal court blocks Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count used to allocate seats in Congress

ACLU backs campaign to end tech company contracts with immigration enforcement

The Trump Administration Is Considering Excluding Some Immigrant Children From A Controversial Pandemic Border Policy

Migrant laborers in Md. worry coronavirus could affect visa statu

Trump Administration Seeking To Expand Collection Of Biometric Data From Immigrants

Watchdog confirms botched family reunifications kept migrant children waiting in vans overnight

August

Border Officials Weighed Deploying Migrant ‘Heat Ray’ Ahead of Midterms

The U.S. granted them asylum. But new rules would've doomed their cases.

Shadow Immigration System: Migrant Children Detained In Hotels By Private Contractors

Under Trump, the country’s main immigration agency is going bankrupt

How U.S Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into A Graveyard for Migrants

US immigration services set to furlough two-thirds of its workers after coronavirus stimulus talks fail

Court hears challenge to Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from representation

Undocumented immigrants behind on their rent are self-evicting across Texas

Border Patrol Launches Militarized Raid of Borderlands Humanitarian Aid Camp

July

DACA changes are temporary, Trump administration officials say

Trump Delays Effort to End Protections for Immigrant ‘Dreamers’

Legal Groups Sue US for Secretly Placing Immigrant Children in Texas Hotel

Trump administration has put DACA applications 'on hold' despite Supreme Court ruling restoring program

Trump administration to review DACA and reject new applications

Judge denies attempt to stop order requiring release of children in immigration custody

Despite judge's order, migrant children remain detained amid COVID outbreak

House passes bill blocking Trump’s sweeping refugee, asylum bans

Trump signs order targeting undocumented immigrants in the US census

More than 300,000 immigrants may not become citizens in time to vote as COVID-19 stalls process

"I want to continue living": Some in ICE custody feel particularly vulnerable to the spreading coronavirus

Federal Court Restores DACA After Supreme Court Ruling

Trump, Census Bureau collect driver's license data to check citizenship status of Americans

Asylum Officers Condemn What They Call ‘Draconian’ Plans by Trump

Immigrant families in detention have until Friday to make a difficult decision

17 States Sue to Block Student Visa Rules

Democrats see immigration reform as topping Biden agenda

How the Trump administration is turning legal immigrants into undocumented ones

The last 4 months have brought an unprecedented crackdown on legal US immigration

Trump Visa Rules Seen as Way to Pressure Colleges on Reopening

How Trump is using the pandemic to crack down on immigration

Students on F-1, M-1 visas won't be able to remain in US if all their fall classes are online

Immigrant workers at Michigan greenhouse: We were cheated, tricked into deportation

$1 billion shortfall, furloughs could bring US immigration system to a halt

New Trump immigration policy would disqualify asylum for people from countries with spreading disease

June

Trump demonstrates compassion for immigrant children

Judge overturns Trump border rule requiring immigrants to first claim asylum in another country

DACA remains in place, but Dreamers still in limbo

California program to assist immigrants affected by coronavirus continues to be plagued by delays

Trump administration's swipe at legal immigration puts thousands of lives in limbo

DACA Stands, But The Future Is Anything But Certain

As Las Vegas shuttered, many immigrants found no social safety net

Proposed changes to asylum regs could address biggest immigration problem: the court backlog

Trump Administration Aims to End Dreamers Immigration Program in Six Months

Trump intends to renew effort to end DACA protections for young undocumented immigrants

Immigration coalition calls for permanent solution to DACA

Setback on Immigration Policy Goal Leaves Trump Fuming Over Makeup of Courts

Overcrowding, substandard care for migrants at US Border Patrol facilities in 2019 surge, watchdog report says

Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules

Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA

Trump lashes out at Supreme Court after DACA ruling doesn't go his way

In Vermont, an immigrant city races to tamp down an outbreak

US extends border closure agreements with Canada, Mexico into July

Supreme Court lets stand California’s ‘sanctuary’ law on undocumented immigrants

Chicago Group Seeks Detained Immigrants’ Release in Pandemic

Supreme Court lets stand California's 'sanctuary' law on undocumented immigrants

Chicago Group Seeks Detained Immigrants' Release in Pandemic

U.S. ramps up mass expulsions of migrants as border crossings rise

San Francisco Teacher Organizes Fund-Raising Effort To Help Undocumented Workers

What You Need to Know About Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate the US Asylum System

Federal judge briefly stops US from expelling migrant teen

Judge to ICE: Don’t Ambush Immigrants at New York Courthouses

New Trump admin proposal would make it harder for immigrants to claim asylum in U.S.

Detained migrants say they were forced to clean COVID-infected ICE facility

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces $5 Million Fund To Provide Cash Assistance To Chicagoans Excluded From Stimulus Checks

All inmates at Aurora immigration detention facility will be tested for coronavirus

White House prepares new immigration limits, using coronavirus as cover

Trump officials cut immigration court interpreters after misstating costs, report finds

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 06/09/2020
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Virus spike in Vermont city hits immigrant communities

New Coronavirus Response Programs for Youths and Immigrant Families Launch in Illinois

U.S. policy of expelling migrant children during pandemic faces first court challenge

White House prepares new immigration limits, using coronavirus as cover

Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Implements New Policies For U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement Related Cases

ICE, CBP agents 'demobilize' from Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., at DOJ's direction

The 7 most anticipated Supreme Court decisionns

ICE alleges coercion behind California hunger strike; detainee calls agency officials 'liars'

ICE Agents Detain a Police Brutality Protester, Reportedly a U.S. Citizen and Military Vet, in New York City

ICE special agents detain Floyd protesters in NYC

Immigrants anxious as they await Supreme Court DACA decision

Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside

House passes immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ offer a path to citizenship

Immigrant families to receive $3.5 million in COVID relief

Border Wall Land Grabs Accelerate as Owners Shelter From Pandemic

Doctor who advised Homeland Security testifies against COVID-19 protocols in immigration detention

Thousands of immigrants are stuck in ICE centers. Getting out depends on the judge

The Plight of Undocumented Transgender Women During a Health Crisis

Officials to screen all detainees at immigration jail

Dreamers grapple with immigration risks in joining Floyd protests

Supreme Court rules immigrants who fear torture can appeal deportations in court

May

NYC Council Votes to Ban the Terms ‘Alien’ and ‘Illegal Immigrant’ on Official Docs

COVID-19 cases rise at La Palma Immigration Center in Eloy

Massive mural of doctor who died of COVID-19 honors immigrant frontline workers in New York City

Customs and Border Protection drone flew over Minneapolis to provide live video to law enforcement Geneva Sands

Separated children mistreated at shelter for migrant kids, lawsuit alleges

Lawsuit says Trump admin's COVID-19 immigration order separates families with older kids

California Provides Coronavirus Relief Cash For Undocumented Residents

New California Relief Program for Undocumented Overwhelmed By Demand

Federal immigration agency to furlough employees unless Congress provides funding

Car Protest Demands Release of Detainees in Otay Mesa Detention Center

California’s coronavirus relief program for unemployed immigrant workers gets off to a rocky start

Local group phone banks over Zoom for undocumented and LGBTQ community affected by the pandemic

Immigration To The US Comes To A Standstill During The Pandemic

Immigration courts in chaos with coronavirus effects to last years

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 05/18/2020
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ICE facing controversy over deportation plan amid pandemic

Immigration agency seeks bailout, plans to charge more for visa applications

California is now offering support to undocumented immigrants, in the first relief fund of its kind

Fearing Trump's green card policy, families with immigrants may opt out of coronavirus care

Immigration Agency That Issues Visas, Green Cards Struggles to Stay Afloat

Coronavirus aid assistance for undocumented immigrants in California kicks off on May 18

Family separation is back for migrants at the U.S./Mexican border, say advocates

Trump administration weighs suspending program for foreign students, prompting backlash from business, tech

California high court won't stop transfer of inmates to ICE during coronavirus crisis

Under Trump border rules, U.S. has granted refuge to just two people since late March, records show

‘Cry for help’: ICE detainees beg lawmakers to act after coronavirus death

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 05/14/2020
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Montgomery County officials sued for providing cash assistance to undocumented residents

Border wall construction plows through southwestern US undeterred by COVID-19

California community colleges sue U.S. for denying COVID-19 funds to undocumented students, others

COVID-19 Outbreaks May Arise From Immigrant Detention Centers, Doctors Say

Citing coronavirus, Trump officials refuse to release migrant kids to sponsors — and deport them

Asylum-seekers fearing coronavirus desperate to leave ICE detention as groups try legal routes

Family of Guatemalan woman shot dead by border agent sues

U.S. citizens with immigrant spouses sue to get coronavirus checks they were denied

COVID-19 cases at a Texas immigration detention center soared. Now, town leaders want answers.

Vigil Held For Immigrant Detainee Who Died of COVID-19

Justice Department watchdog reviewing decision to keep immigration courts open during pandemic

State court allows Newsom’s $75 million coronavirus aid for undocumented immigrants

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 05/06/2020
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First coronavirus death in U.S. immigration detention reported

Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants

Government sued over immigrant children not receiving COVID-19 checks

Judge who ordered ICE to immediately release California immigrants overruled; detainees will stay put

Violent clash over coronavirus tests at ICE detention center in Massachusetts, 3 sent to hospital

Judge Orders Release of Migrants in Florida as Virus Measure

April

Lawsuit: US citizens with immigrant spouses should get help

Married to an Undocumented Immigrant? You May Not Get a Stimulus Check

Class action suit aims to free all transgender ICE detainees

Trump sued for blocking stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants

Decades after resettlement, Cambodian refugees vulnerable to prison-to-deportation pipeline

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Maryland DACA recipients face another uncertainty: imminent Supreme Court ruling

DACA recipients shocked to learn that ICE has access to their information

Advocates with mask donation turned away from San Diego immigration detention center

Immigrant advocates raise alarm over 'cruel' exclusion from coronavirus medical aid

McFarland City Council votes to convert two prisons into immigrant detention facilities

Judge finds government is violating protections for migrant children during pandemic

Judge orders ICE to reduce number of immigrant detainees at California facility

Stephen Miller indicates immigration pause will be long term: report

US Supreme Court Refuses to Block Trump Immigration Policy During Pandemic

Acting Homeland Security chief suggests additional immigration measures could be coming

Fact check: House bill expands stimulus checks to some, not all, undocumented immigrants

As Coronavirus Threatens, Teenage Migrants ‘Age Out’ Into ICE Jails

ICE delayed its pandemic response, putting detainees at 'substantial' risk of harm, judge finds

Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions

Trump Plans to Suspend Immigration to the U.S.

New Immigration Limits Cause Anxiety in Families and Businesses

President Trump Has Blocked New Legal Immigrants. Here’s Where Else He’s Clamped Down on Immigration During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Many US citizens excluded from receiving stimulus checks due to spouse's immigration status

Immigration suspension won't affect farmworkers: report

‘Immigrants Are Not A Threat To America’: Garcetti Calls On Increased Federal Funding For States, Cities Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Advocates say hundreds of immigrants detained in California are on hunger strike. ICE says only two

Facing South Florida: Controversy Surrounding Detention Of Undocumented Immigrants During Coronavirus Crisis

Immigrant Doctors Face Barriers Trying To Volunteer To Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Deported Thousands Amid Covid-19 Outbreak. Some Proved to Be Sick.

Detained Migrant With COVID-19 Forced to Call In to Court

Weak, virus-positive immigrant forced to call in for Louisiana hearing

'We're Ignored Completely.' Amid the Pandemic, Undocumented Immigrants Are Essential But Exposed

Why California is giving its own stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants

ICE Releases Hundreds Of Immigrants As Coronavirus Spreads in Detention Centers

Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus

37 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus at Chicago Shelter for Immigrant Detainees

"We are in trouble": Undocumented farmworkers help feed America but aren't eligible for aid amid coronavirus

"We are trapped": Immigrant women detained during pandemic speak out

Judge rules ICE must allow detainees free, private calls with attorneys during pandemic

Border Patrol agent engaged in armed standoff after being suspected of child sex crimes: police

Immigrant detention numbers decline as COVID-19 spikes and controversial border policies take hold

Over 100 immigrants detained in California staging hunger strike

Coronavirus: SF teachers pledge stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants left out of federal aid

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 04/10/2020
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Immigrant doctors face challenges to work, even in coronavirus pandemic

Home Share 9 Legal Issues U.S. judge orders ICE to say how many detained migrants are being released under expanded coronavirus medical reviews

Mayor Lori Lightfoot Issues Order Guaranteeing Immigrants And Refugees Access To City’s COVID-19 Relief Programs

DC Council freezes rent hikes, but omits undocumented immigrants from covid-19 relief bill

Appeal for releases: Immigrant detention facilities are at high risk for coronavirus

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 04/08/2020
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‘It’s a time bomb’: ICE detainees seek release amid growing coronavirus fears

U.S. Deports 400 Migrant Children Under New Coronavirus Rules

Top House Oversight Democrats ask DHS to reduce immigrant detainee population

Chicago mayor signs order ensuring immigrants, refugees have access to COVID-19 relief provided by city

New rulings amid coronavirus could force Trump to release migrant children and parents

Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Deemed 'Essential Workers' During Pandemic

Lorena Borjas, Transgender Immigrant Activist, Dies at 59

March

Farmworkers, Deemed Essential, Don't Feel Protected From Pandemic

Immigration groups sue Trump administration for keeping courts open amid coronavirus

U.S. judge widens order, urging ICE to release migrant families with young children in coronavirus outbreak

Citing the coroavirus, the U.S. is swiftly deporting unaccompanied migrant children

Immigration detainees in PA start hunger strike demanding release amid coronavirus pandemic

Citing virus, judge orders release of two men from California immigrant detention center

Amid pandemic, medically vulnerable people remain trapped in ICE jails

Immigrant Doctors Want To Help Fight Coronavirus Outbreak, But Can't

Documented immigrants at risk of losing status during coronavirus pandemic

Detained immigrants sue ICE, say they can’t social distance in jail and fear severe coronavirus illness

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 03/26/2020
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'We're Terrified': Immigrants Afraid to Seek Medical Care for Coronavirus

US Citizenship and Immigration Services suspends in-person immigration services

Amid coronavirus concerns, Justice Department continues "remain in Mexico" hearings in immigration courts

Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Across the Golbe

Immigrant detainees vulnerable to coronavirus file suit seeking release from Tacoma detention center

ICE suspends family visits in detention centers amid coronavirus concerns

Columbia closes border to Venezuela over Coronavirus

HHS official overseeing immigrant shelters changes roles to assist with coronavirus response

Immigration Hearings Delayed, 1 Court Shut

US: Immigrants Can Seek Coronavirus Care Without Fear

As White House takes on ‘sanctuary’ cities, tensions between L.A. County sheriff and ICE ramp up

Pregnent teen falls from El Paso County border wall, loses baby, dies

Coronavirus could pose serious concern in ICE jails, immigration courts

US migrant deportations risk spreading coronavirus to Central America

US Supreme Court lets 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy stay in place

More Children Face Immigration Judges Through Video Screens

Trump administration ordered immigration courts to remove coronavirus posters: report

Trump administration won't place migrant children in Washington and California due to coronavirus outbreak

Immigration judges want to know how to handle coronavirus

The Preventable Death of an Asylum Seeker in a Solitary Cell

22-year-old Guatemalan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody; 8th death since October

Bill would end practice of using confidential therapy notes against detained immigrant children

Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal With Guatemala Is Unlawful

‘Flood the Streets’: ICE Targets Sanctuary Cities With Increased Surveillance

As Supreme Court Mulls Dreamers, Kushner Revives Immigration Plan

Appeals Court Allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy to Continue Blocking Migrants at the Border

Supreme Court rules against an undocumented immigrant fighting state prosecution

Administration asks to keep asylum policy in place while it seeks Supreme Court review

Peter Pan to Continue Allowing Immigration Checks on Buses

Supreme Court to consider some rights of asylum seekers

Justices divided over Trump push to speed up deportations

Exclusive: Serious Health Care Lapses Found in U.S. Detention Center Housing Transgender Migrants

Judge says Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully appointed to lead US immigration agency

February

For Migrants at the Border, a Day of Hopes Uplifted and Dashed

Trump administration sued over plan to allocate additional DOD funds for border wall

She told the U.S. immigration agent she was HIV-positive and requested asylum. She was sent back to Mexico, without medication

President Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court

Confusion on the Border as Appeals Court Rules Against Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants

ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Encouraging Unlawful Immigration Is a Crime

Migrant Detention Center to Open After Conditions Stir Anger

Locust swarms, crop failures and starving people likely to test limits of asylum law

As Trump Barricades the Border, Legal Immigration is Beginning to Plunge

New Donald Trump immigration policy could ban thousands of African immigrants from US

'Deportation With a Layover:' US Sends Migrants to Guatemala

'He Turned Purple': US Overlooks Ill Asylum Seekers

Supreme Court allows rule to take effect that could reshape legal immigration

Greyhound to Stop Allowing Border Patrol Agents on Its Buses Without Warrants

San Diego sheriff agrees to share immigration information

Mother of Mexican Tourist Shot by ICE Demands Justice

Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' program dwindles as more immigrants are flown to Guatemala or are quickly deported

Unarmed man shot by ICE officer files lawsuit

A Massachusetts city is changing its law on undocumented immigrants and driving

U.S. border policies force Venezuelan teen into Mexico alone, separated from her father

More parents deported without their kids may be able to return to the U.S. — if advocates can find them

House Oversight accuses Border Patrol of blocking investigation into secret Facebook group

Massachusetts Democrats question deployment of Border Patrol teams to sanctuary cities

Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities

Chicago-area student freed from immigrant detention center

Migrant women freeze to death in California mountains

Visa restrictions prevented two Pakistani women from attending GDC. So they made a game about it.

Ancient Native American burial site blasted for Trump border wall construction

Virginia Senate advances bill allowing driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants

Judge restores immigrant-detention hotline featured in 'Orange Is the New Black'

Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight

US will begin reviewing cases of refugees displaced by travel ban

DHS considered multiple ways to retaliate against 'sanctuary' states: report

Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget With More Border Wall Funding

Justice Dept. sues ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions in new crackdown over immigration enforcement

Trump administration settles with more than 300 refugees delayed by travel ban

Contractor blasting through Arizona national monument to build Trump border wall

Federal judge deals major blow to ICE practice of asking local police to detain people

DHS chief: 'Remain in Mexico' initiative partially responsible for 8 months in a row of declining apprehensions

ICE agent shoots man in face during arrest art New York City home

US citizen arrested by Border Patrol dies in custody

El Salvador says it's not ready to receive asylum seekers

Human Rights Watch: More than 200 people deported to El Salvador have been harmed or killed

Hundreds deported from U.S. to El Salvador have been killed or abused, new report says

Nigeria 'somewhat blindsided' by Trump's new travel ban, restricting immigration from the country

Fake children in cages installed throughout Des Moines ahead of Iowa caucus

Brazilians Sent to Mexico by U.S. Say They Don't Understand Why

No experience required: US hiring immigration judges who don't have any immigration law experience

January

The number of Iranian students turned back at US airports is growing. And universities are worried

Government Works to Ease Ballooning Immigration Case Backlog

Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans seeking U.S. asylum face long immigration backlog

U.S. officials investigating document that instructs border agent to profile Iranians, Palestinians and Lebanese

Kentucky Man Sentenced in Phony School Immigration Scheme

Ukrainians are now one of the top groups resettled as refugees in the U.S. under Trump administration

Remain in Mexico Expansion: U.S. to require Brazilian asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for court hearings

Immigration judges association calls for independence from DOJ

Advocates see challenges in persuading immigrants to fill out census form

Cuban man's death marks sixth since October

'I have lost everything': Iranian students with valid visas sent home upon arrival at U.S. airports

Portion of newly built wall on Mexico border collapses

'I don't want to be deported': Inside the tent courts on the US-Mexico border

The Health 202: Trump can enforce his 'public charge' immigration crackdown - for now

Immigration judges are quitting and retiring early due to job stress

Cuccinelli hails Supreme Court's public charge ruing

Supreme Court allow Trump administration to proceed with immigration rules

Supreme Court greenlight Trump's "public charge" rule to restrict legal immigration

Before Trump Rally in N.J., Justice Dept. Joins Local Immigration Case

Migrants Stranded in Mexico in Mexico Cling On to Hopes of Reaching US Border

Nine migrant parents are reunited with their children in the US

Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway

Career Border Patrol Official Picked to Lead Agency

Trump courts new controversy with travel ban expansion

New Guatemalan Government Won't Cancel U.S. Asylum Deal

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

U.S. Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women on 'Birth Tourism'

Administration to add Brazilians to asylum-seekers required to wait in Mexico: report

Laguna Beach agrees to $18,750 settlement with DACA recipient detained by city police

Sending Back Climate Refugees May Violate Right to Life: U.N. Body

Iranian Student Blocked From US Despite Court Order, Sparking Outrage

Millions of future climate refugees may need protection, U.N. committee warns

AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos

Travel ban expansion could include immigration restrictions on additional countries, sources say

U.S.-bound migrants clash with Mexican forces at Guatemala border

ICE, judges deny protections for disabled immigrants in custody, attorneys say

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/20/2020
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U.S. to deport Honduran mother and 2 sick children to Guatemala

Trump administration targets 'birth tourism' with new vetting plans for visas

Thousands camp in Guatemala as Mexico blocks migrant path

A Surge of Migrants Rushes a Mexican Border Crossing

ICE deported 25 Cambodian immigrants, most of whom arrived int eh U.S. as refugees

Immigration agency subpoenas sanctuary city law enforcement

In tiny town, immigration detainees outnumber residents

ACLU says Orange County, cities violated sanctuary law when 2 men were detained by ICE

House Democrats call for transgender immigrants to be released

House to Investigate Policy That Ships Asylum Seekers to Mexico

Judge blocks Trump's executive order on refugee resettlement

California may start providing undocumented seniors health insurance

House to investigate Trump 'Remain in Mexico' policy

Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border

Guatemala's New President Takes Office Under U.S. Pressure on Asylum

Court refuses to further restrict administration's power to separate migrant families

Trump asks Supreme Court to let immigrant 'public charge' rule take effect

Trial opens in suit over Border Patrol detention conditions

Lawmakers to call on ICE to release all transgender detainees

The U.S. is putting migrants on planes to Guatemala -- often without telling them where they're going

Trump planning to divert $7.2 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texas' Catholic bishops

Texas Governor Shuts State to Refugees, Using New Power Granted by Trump

MIT Warns Immigrant Students of Possible Visits From ICE

Trump administration asks 9th Circuit to lift court order limiting asylum ban

Mexican asylum seeker kills himself at border

Appeals court frees up money for Trump's border wall

Federal court in SF considers two Trump restrictions on immigration rules

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 01/09/2020
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Federal judge allows private border wall construction to move ahead

Court refuses to greenlight Trump's "public charge" rule to restrict immigration

Guatemala president says no deal to send Mexicans there

U.S. collecting DNA samples from some migrants - including teens - in first stages of program

Last US-Wide Block on Trump Immigrant Policy Under Appeal

U.S. says it's ready to send Mexican migrants to Guatemala, where few seek asylum

Documents Show ICE Accessed Boston School Records 135 Times

Mexico balks at U.S. plan to send Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala

U.S. to send some Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala

Newly released records point to evidence that Boston student information was shared with immigration agency

North Dakota County Rejects Poll on Refugee Resettlement

Iranian Americans say they were questioned and held by immigration officials

Winner of $400M border wall contract: 'a gung-ho, smart guy'

Tennessee's largest county to keep welcoming refugees

White House quietly threatened to veto spending legislation over 'Dreamers' issue

Maryland Gov. Hogan issues written consent for refugee admissions in response to Trump order

DHS to review state laws granting driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants

Border Patrol Museum patrons want to talk current events. The staff doesn't.

U.S. Expands Scope of Program to Return Migrants to Mexico

U.S. seeks review of state DMV laws on immigration enforcement

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