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2 Mar 2021

Thousands of Farmworkers Are Prioritized for the Coronavirus Vaccine

A landmark initiative in California is taking vaccines to the fields, targeting an immigrant work force that is at high risk for Covid-19. Many of the workers are undocumented, raising questions about whether they should have priority.
A landmark initiative in California is taking vaccines to the fields, targeting an immigrant work force that is at high...
14 Nov 2020

President elect Joe Biden to make some dramatic moves on immigration, including with border wall

Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base. The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as minors and stop using Pentagon funds to build a border wall.
Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use...
29 Aug 2020

Some of the immigrants Trump naturalized on Tuesday didn’t know they were being broadcast

In one of the most striking moments of the second night of the Republican convention on Tuesday — both for its content and for its blatant disregard for the traditional separation between governing and politicking — President Trump held a naturalization ceremony for five immigrants.It was an effort by Mr. Trump’s campaign to cast him as pro-immigrant after three and a half years of anti-immigrant policies. But at least two of the five new citizens were not told the ceremony was being broadcast at the convention.
In one of the most striking moments of the second night of the Republican convention on Tuesday — both for its content...
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27 Aug 2020

Trump: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Will Lead Agency

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf for the top spot in the agency, rewarding a forceful advocate for administration policy whose leadership has been challenged on legal grounds.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf for the top spot in...
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14 Apr 2020

Millions of Taxpaying Immigrants Will Not Get Stimulus Checks

The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes.
The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major...
9 Apr 2020

U.S. Immigration Officials Evaluate Vulnerable Detainees for Possible Release Amid Pandemic

U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus infection as detainees and workers have tested positive for the resulting COVID-19 illness.
U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus...
24 Mar 2020

$2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Package Stalls in U.S. Senate

A far-reaching coronavirus economic stimulus package remained stalled in the U.S. Senate on Monday as Democrats said it contained too little money for states and hospitals and not enough restrictions on a fund to help big businesses.
A far-reaching coronavirus economic stimulus package remained stalled in the U.S. Senate on Monday as Democrats said it...
20 Feb 2020

Exclusive: Ahead of 2020 Election, a Blue Wave Is Rising in the Cities, Polling Analysis Shows

As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans' interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos national opinion polls.
As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans' interest in voting is growing faster in...
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15 Feb 2020

Trump Administration Taking $3.8 Billion More From Military for Mexico Border Wall

The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, a central promise of President Donald Trump's campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term.
The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a...
11 Feb 2020

Trump to Make Lower, $2 Billion Spending Request for Border Wall: Officials

U.S. President Donald Trump will request $2 billion in new funding for border wall construction in his 2021 budget, substantially less than he sought last year, according to senior administration officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump will request $2 billion in new funding for border wall construction in his 2021 budget,...
22 Jan 2020

Migrants Enter Slowly at Guatemala-Mexico Border After Scuffles

Central American migrants entered Mexico from Guatemala in small groups on Saturday after brief clashes earlier in the day when dozens of people tried to force their way across the border and were pushed back by Mexican security forces.
Central American migrants entered Mexico from Guatemala in small groups on Saturday after brief clashes earlier in the...
14 Nov 2019

Dreamers, Democrats Rally Behind DACA as U.S. Top Court Mulls Program’s Fate

Immigrants known as :Dreamers" and senior Democrats rallied behind the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to let President Donald Trump end it.
Immigrants known as :Dreamers" and senior Democrats rallied behind the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
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14 Nov 2019

Miller Pushed Racist Immigration Coverage in Emails

White House adviser Stephen Miller sent emails that "promoted white nationalist literature and racist propaganda" to conservative news site Breitbart, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday after releasing excerpts.
White House adviser Stephen Miller sent emails that "promoted white nationalist literature and racist propaganda" to...
31 Aug 2019

US, Mexico Widen Asylum Crackdown to Push Back All Migrants

A Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico has evolved into a sweeping rejection of all forms of migrants, with both countries quietly working to keep people out of the U.S. despite threats to the migrants' safety.
A Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico has evolved into a sweeping rejection of all...
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28 Aug 2019

19 States, District of Columbia, Sue Trump Administration Over Migrant Detention

Attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trumpss administration on Monday to block a sweeping new rule to indefinitely detain migrant families seeking to settle in the United States.
Attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trumpss administration on Monday to...
28 Aug 2019

Administration Ends Protection for Migrant Medical Care

The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month.
The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation...
7 Aug 2019

Motel 6 Settlement Over Immigration Calls Clears Hurdle

A federal judge in Arizona has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in the case involving thousands of Motel 6 guests said to have had their privacy violated when the national chain gave their information to immigration authorities.
A federal judge in Arizona has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in the case involving thousands of Motel 6...
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23 Jul 2019

Mexico Says No to Safe Third-Country Asylum Discussion With U.S.

Mexico will not agree to further discussion of safe third country status for asylum seekers, the foreign minister said, adding it was not clear what the Trump administration's stance was on the issue despite a deadline reached on Monday.
Mexico will not agree to further discussion of safe third country status for asylum seekers, the foreign minister said,...
3 Jul 2019

Booker Unveils Immigration Plan Relying on Executive Orders

Cory Booker has rolled out an immigration agenda composed of changes he could make without relying on Congress, including a shift away from criminal prosecution of border crossings and a new mandate for migrant detention facilities to meet minimum standards.
Cory Booker has rolled out an immigration agenda composed of changes he could make without relying on Congress,...
29 Jun 2019

Democrats’ Use of Spanish in Debate Evokes Praise, Eye Rolls

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke answered a question about marginal tax rates in Spanish. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey showed off his Spanish skills while discussing his ideas on immigration reform. Former U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro, who is Mexican American, gave part of his closing statement in Spanish.
Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke answered a question about marginal tax rates in Spanish. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of...
25 Jun 2019

House Democrats Propose Reinstating Aid to Central America

U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday proposed reinstating hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that was cut off by the Trump administration because thousands of their citizens sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico.
U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday proposed reinstating hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to...
25 Jun 2019

Trump Postpones Nationwide Immigration Enforcement Sweep

President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed a nationwide immigration sweep to deport people living the United States illegally, including families, saying he would give lawmakers two weeks to work out solutions for the southern border.
President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed a nationwide immigration sweep to deport people living the United States...
2 Jun 2019

White House: Trump ‘Deadly Serious’ About Mexico Tariffs

A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about imposing tariffs on imports from Mexico, but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally is stemming the migrant flow enough to satisfy the administration.
A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about imposing tariffs on imports...
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30 May 2019

Democrats’ 2020 Policy Blitz Largely Lacking on Immigration

Democratic presidential contenders are in a feverish battle to one-up each other with ever-more-ambitious plans to beat back global warming , curb gun violence , offer universal health care coverage , slash student debt and preserve abortion rights . Largely left out of the policy parade: immigration.
Democratic presidential contenders are in a feverish battle to one-up each other with ever-more-ambitious plans to beat...
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29 May 2019

O’Rourke’s Immigration Plan Calls for Pathway to Citizenship

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping immigration plan to seek a pathway to U.S. citizenship for 11 million people in the country illegally, deploy thousands of immigration lawyers to the southern border to help with asylum cases and earmark $5 billion to bolster the rule of law in Central America.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping immigration plan to seek a pathway to...
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