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22 Dec 2020

U.S. President-elect Biden, Mexico’s president vow to cooperate on immigration

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday committed to work on a humane strategy to regional migration by addressing its root causes in Central America and southern Mexico.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Saturday committed to work on a...
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31 Jul 2020

With election looming, Trump hardens stance against ‘Dreamer’ immigrant program

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, bolstering his tough immigration stance in an election year, said on Tuesday it will reject any new applications for the so-called 'Dreamer' immigrant program and shorten the deportation protections of those whose eligibility is soon to expire.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, bolstering his tough immigration stance in an election year, said on...
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U.S. military may house immigrant children as Trump policy beset by confusion

The U.S. military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's efforts to roll back a widely condemned policy of separating children from their parents were beset by confusion.
The U.S. military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as...

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10 May 2018

Dreamers ask to defend DACA program against Texas legal assault

A group of young immigrants asked a U.S. federal court on Tuesday for permission to have a judge consider their interests in a lawsuit filed last week by Texas and six other states to force an end to the program that protects some immigrants who arrived illegally as children from deportation.
A group of young immigrants asked a U.S. federal court on Tuesday for permission to have a judge consider their...
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5 Apr 2018

National Guard part of Trumps Mexico border strategy

President Donald Trumps strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border includes mobilizing the National Guard, the White House said on Tuesday, after Trump had earlier spoken publicly to reporters about guarding our border with the military to stop illegal immigrants.
President Donald Trumps strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border includes mobilizing the National Guard, the White House said...

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29 Mar 2018

States vow to fight U.S. plan to ask citizenship question on census

New York, California and other states vowed on Tuesday to stop the U.S. government from asking in the 2020 census whether people are citizens, arguing the question could stop immigrants from participating and skew the makeup of Congress.
New York, California and other states vowed on Tuesday to stop the U.S. government from asking in the 2020 census...
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7 Mar 2018

Exclusive: Visa waivers rarely granted under Trump’s latest U.S. travel ban

In the first weeks after President Donald Trump's latest travel ban was implemented on Dec. 8, around 100 waivers were granted to thousands of applicants for U.S. visas from the eight countries subject to its restrictions, according to State Department data provided to Reuters.
In the first weeks after President Donald Trump's latest travel ban was implemented on Dec. 8, around 100 waivers were...

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8 Feb 2018

Republican Graham says temporary immigration protections likely

Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday he believed Congress would likely agree to a temporary continuation of protections for so-called Dreamers who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday he believed Congress would likely agree to a temporary...
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10 Jan 2018

Top Democrats send mixed signals on Dreamers, budget deal

The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress sent mixed signals on Monday about chances for cutting a deal with Republicans to save the "Dreamer" immigrants from deportation and preventing a federal government shutdown ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline.
The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress sent mixed signals on Monday about chances for cutting a deal with...
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6 Jan 2018

Fewer family visas approved as Trump toughens vetting of immigrants

President Donald Trump is ramping up calls on the U.S. Congress to stop legal immigrants from sponsoring extended family members who want to move to the United States, saying so-called "chain migration" poses a threat to national security.
President Donald Trump is ramping up calls on the U.S. Congress to stop legal immigrants from sponsoring extended family...

Cities dubbed immigrant sanctuaries hit back on Trump funding threat

The Department of Justice is reviewing letters from 10 local jurisdictions that said they are in compliance with U.S. immigration law, to determine whether to cut federal funding, officials said Thursday, heating up a dispute between so-called sanctuary cities and President Donald Trumps administration.
The Department of Justice is reviewing letters from 10 local jurisdictions that said they are in compliance with U.S....

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30 Jun 2017

U.S. lays out criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim nations

(SBU) Summary:  On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court partiallylifted preliminary injunctions that barred the Department from enforcingsection 2 of Executive Order (E.O.) 13780, which suspends the entry to theUnited States of, and the issuance of visas to, nationals of six designatedcountries, as well as section 6, which relates to the Refugee AdmissionsProgram.  A June 14, 2017 Presidential Memorandum announced each enjoinedprovision would become effective the date and time at which the referencedinjunctions are lifted or stayed, with implementation of each relevantprovision within 72 hours after all applicable injunctions are lifted or stayed with respect to that provision. As a result, implementation of those sections for which injunctions have been lifted will begin June 29, 2017, as detailed below.
(SBU) Summary:  On June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court partiallylifted preliminary injunctions that barred the...

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9 Oct 2016

Two hawkish anti-immigration groups say consulted by Trump

Two groups that support far-reaching curbs on legal immigration to the United States and ideological screening of would-be immigrants to test their beliefs say Donald Trump's presidential campaign has consulted them on his immigration policy.
Two groups that support far-reaching curbs on legal immigration to the United States and ideological screening of...

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6 May 2016

Trump’s deportation plan could slice 2 percent off U.S. GDP: study

Donald Trump's vow to round up and deport all of America's undocumented immigrants if he is elected president could shrink the economy by around 2 percent, according to a study to be released on Thursday by conservative think tank the American Action Forum.
Donald Trump's vow to round up and deport all of America's undocumented immigrants if he is elected president could...

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