'I want to be with my family': Central American refugees delayed by Trump, then by COVID-19 pandemic
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, only about 338 of the 2,700 Central Americans approved to come to the U.S. through a small refugee program have been able to travel.
Roughly 8,800 unaccompanied children expelled at US border under pandemic-related measure
The Trump administration has also expelled more than 7,600 people who came in families since the public health emergency order took effect in March.
Federal judges block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count
Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts.
Judge to order US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels
A federal judge said Friday that she would order the Trump administration to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.
Steve Bannon's trial on border wall scam charges set for May 2021
Bannon appeared via audio before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres.
Steve Bannon's partners had history of cashing in on Trump movement
The men charged along with former White House strategist Steve Bannon in a scheme to skim hundreds of thousands of dollars from a crowd-funded project to build a border wall came together through a shared devotion to Trump and a rich, sometimes checkered, history of trying to make money off his political movement.
Ex-Trump aide Bannon pleads not guilty in border wall scheme
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme "We Build The Wall."
Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant COVID-19 contact-tracing
The crucial job of reaching people who test positive for the coronavirus and those they’ve come in contact with is proving especially difficult in immigrant communities because of language barriers, confusion and fear of the government.
10-year-old Yemeni girl once stranded in Egypt reunited with family in San Francisco
Raghad’s mothers and siblings’ visas were set to expire on in early July, and so they were forced to leave the 10-year-old behind with their neighbors.
US: Border tunnel found appears to be ‘most sophisticated’
The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system, and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday.
Undocumented families face immense challenges as virtual school year looms
There unforeseen challenges for those who don’t have the proper paperwork to live in this country and for those whose socioeconomic levels are at the bottom rung.
Biden says border wall construction will stop if he’s elected president
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.
US to raise naturalization application fees by $500
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a dramatic increase in fees for several immigration and work applications, including naturalization and asylum applications.
Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall
A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.
Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
The Trump administration says it will deny new applications for so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and limit renewals to one year instead of two.
Protesters chain themselves to California governor's house as prison deaths rise
The California Liberation Collective organized the protest that it said included several community organizers who are in the country illegally as well as immigration attorneys whose clients risk becoming infected.
Drive-thru US naturalization ceremony hosted at San Diego’s Cabrillo National Monument
On July 16, more than 100 new U.S. citizens participated in a drive-thru naturalization ceremony at San Diego’s Cabrillo National Monument.
Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries.
Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges.
Trump administration rescinds rule barring foreign students from online-only classes
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.