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3 Apr 2021

Manchin after border visit: Past time to do immigration reform

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that it is "past time" for Congress to address immigration reform, including a path to citizenship, and called the border surge a "crisis."
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that it is "past time" for Congress to...
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1 Apr 2021

GOP lawmakers ask Mayorkas for documents on warnings from DHS to Biden on immigration

GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Tom McClintock (Calif.) on Tuesday asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to provide all documentation of communication between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Biden transition team regarding the administration’s immigration policy.
GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Tom McClintock (Calif.) on Tuesday asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas...
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27 Mar 2021

Biden makes no apologies for Trump border rollback

President Biden said Thursday that he makes “no apologies” for rolling back former President Trump’s immigration policies as he defended his administration’s response to the swell of migrants at the southern border with Mexico.
President Biden said Thursday that he makes “no apologies” for rolling back former President Trump’s immigration...
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23 Mar 2021

DHS chief takes lead in Biden administration’s border response defense

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas emerged as the Biden administration's chief defender on immigration policy on the Sunday morning political news shows, appearing on four different networks to counter GOP attacks on the White Hou
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas emerged as the Biden administration's chief defender on immigration...
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13 Mar 2021

Biden rescinds Trump’s public charge rule

The Biden administration on Thursday formally rescinded the Trump-era “public charge” rule, which tightened restrictions on poorer immigrants seeking U.S. residency, as a dozen GOP state attorneys general scrambled to preserve it.
The Biden administration on Thursday formally rescinded the Trump-era “public charge” rule, which tightened...
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9 Mar 2021

Psaki: We don’t take advice from Trump on immigration

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended the Biden administration's immigration agenda as Republicans, including former President Trump, argue that President Biden's rhetoric and policies have spurred a surge in migration at the southern border.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended the Biden administration's immigration agenda as Republicans,...
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25 Feb 2021

GAO: Pentagon didn’t fully evaluate costs, readiness effects of deploying troops to border

The Pentagon did not fully evaluate potential costs and effects on readiness before deploying troops to the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration, a watchdog report said Tuesday.
The Pentagon did not fully evaluate potential costs and effects on readiness before deploying troops to the U.S.-Mexico...
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21 Jan 2021

Biden to send Congress immigration reform bill after being sworn in

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday will send a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress shortly after being sworn in to office, proposing overhauls to key parts of the country's system that would include a pathway to citizenship for D
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday will send a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress shortly after being...
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1 Dec 2020

Immigration, executive action top Biden preview of first 100 days

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he planned to use his first 100 days in office to take action on an immigration bill, roll back President Trump’s executive orders on the environment and send assistance to state and local governments.
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he planned to use his first 100 days in office to take action on an...
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17 Nov 2020

Judge says acting DHS secretary appointment unlawful, invalidates DACA suspension

A federal judge ruled on Saturday that acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf was unlawfully appointed, thus invalidating his suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (
A federal judge ruled on Saturday that acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf was unlawfully...
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18 Aug 2020

Schumer calls for Wolf, Cuccinelli to step down after watchdog says their appointments violate law

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli to step down after a government watchdog found that their appointments violated federal law.&nbs
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and acting...
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8 Aug 2020

Senate Democrats demand answers on migrant child trafficking during pandemic

A majority of Senate Democrats called Thursday for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) acting Commissioner Mark Morgan to clarify earlier testimony where he affirmed all unaccompanied minors at the border are screened for signs of child traffickin
A majority of Senate Democrats called Thursday for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) acting Commissioner Mark Morgan...
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8 Jul 2020

Trump expected to refile paperwork to end DACA this week

President Trump is expected to refile paperwork this week to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that offers protections for thousands of young immigrants, according to multiple people familiar with the
President Trump is expected to refile paperwork this week to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
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11 Apr 2020

Immigrant doctors face challenges to work, even in coronavirus pandemic

Doctors and other health care workers who are not U.S. citizens are facing a second challenge as they fight one of the worst pandemics the nation has ever seen: Ensuring their paperwork will allow them to work in the United States.
Doctors and other health care workers who are not U.S. citizens are facing a second challenge as they fight one of the...
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12 Mar 2020

CDC chief says it’s wrong to call COVID-19 a Chinese virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said Tuesday that it was wrong to refer to the novel coronavirus as a Chinese coronavirus, breaking with a slew of GOP lawmakers who have attached the label
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said Tuesday that it was wrong to refer to...
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20 Feb 2020

Top Democrats demand answers on DHS plans to deploy elite agents to sanctuary cities

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees are demanding documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding plans to send elite law enforcement units typically assigned to the southern border to take
Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees are demanding documents from the Department of...
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15 Feb 2020

Harris, Castro introduce resolution condemning Trump aide Stephen Miller

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) introduced a resolution Thursday condemning White House adviser Stephen Miller and calling for his resignation, citing his role in the Trump administration’s controversial immigration policies and emails showing he promoted stories from white nationalist publications.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) introduced a resolution Thursday condemning White House...
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3 Dec 2019

Top Democrat: Trump family separations stained the legacy of our nation

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship ripped the Trump administration's immigration policy on Wednesday, following a report that officials couldn't keep track of the migrant families forcibly separated
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship ripped the Trump administration's...
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26 Oct 2019

Senate Democrat urges review of DHS’ handling of personal information

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies for sharing Americans' personal information with contractors, citing recent data breaches that exposed the information.
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review Department of Homeland...
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29 Sep 2019

Bill with $5 billion in wall funding advanced over Democrats’ objections

Republicans at a contentious hearing on Thursday pushed through a Homeland Security spending measure that included $5 billion for President Trump's proposed border wall over the opposition of Democrats, who vowed to block the bill's passage on the
Republicans at a contentious hearing on Thursday pushed through a Homeland Security spending measure that included $5...
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14 Sep 2019

Disability rights groups join challenge to public charge rule

A coalition of 17 disability advocacy and civil rights groups filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed by 21 states against the Trump administration’s public charge rule, which would expand the forms of public aid that could disqualify immigrants from receiving green cards.
A coalition of 17 disability advocacy and civil rights groups filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed by 21...
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9 Jul 2019

USCIS’ Cuccinelli: blames critics of the Trump administration for conditions at border detention facilities

Acting United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli on Sunday blamed critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies for conditions at border detention facilities, saying that they had created the condition
Acting United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli on Sunday blamed critics of the Trump...
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2 Apr 2019

Dems hammer Nielsen over border crisis

Democrats and immigration activists are firing back at Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, blaming her for the humanitarian crisis on the southwest border as the government struggles to deal with a surge in asylum seekers.
Democrats and immigration activists are firing back at Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, blaming her for the...
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7 Mar 2019

Texas A.G.: Trump has complete discretion on national emergency, but securing funds is another question

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that while declaring a national emergency to fund the southern border wall is well within President Trump’s presidential powers, he argued that securing the necessary funds
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that while declaring a national emergency to fund the...
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26 Feb 2019

GOP rep says after deployment to border that situation warrants emergency declaration

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that he believes the situation at the southern border constitutes a national emergency after witnessing it firsthand when he was deployed to Arizona with his Air National Guard unit.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that he believes the situation at the southern border constitutes a national...
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26 Jan 2019

Senate rejects two measures to end shutdown

Senate Republicans blocked a stopgap measure to end the partial shutdown on Thursday, the second of two failed efforts to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Senate Republicans blocked a stopgap measure to end the partial shutdown on Thursday, the second of two failed efforts...
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20 Dec 2018

Trump golf club housekeeper who admitted she’s undocumented asks for asylum

A woman who has worked at the Trump Organization's Bedminster Golf Club as an undocumented immigrant had a hearing this week on her application for asylum as she seeks to remain in the U.S., her attorney said Tuesday.
A woman who has worked at the Trump Organization's Bedminster Golf Club as an undocumented immigrant had a hearing...
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4 Dec 2018

Nielsen asks Cabinet departments to send civilian police to US-Mexico border

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has reportedly submitted a request to several other Cabinet departments for them to deploy civilian law enforcement officers to the southern border as early as next week.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has reportedly submitted a request to several other Cabinet departments...
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15 Nov 2018

2020 politics make an immigration deal unlikely in lame-duck

Immigration was a good issue for Senate Republicans in the midterm elections, but Democrats see it as a winner for them in 2020 and have little desire to negotiate on the issue in the lame-duck session or next year.
Immigration was a good issue for Senate Republicans in the midterm elections, but Democrats see it as a winner for them...
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11 Mar 2018

Dems will not hold omnibus hostage over Dreamers–What is the next plan of action then?

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said Thursday that he does not expect Democrats will insist on attaching immigration reform to the fiscal year 2018 spending omnibus, lowering the odds of another government shutdown.
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said Thursday that he does not expect Democrats will insist on...
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13 Jan 2018

Blumenthal: Trumps s—hole comment is racism masquerading poorly as immigration policy | TheHill

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) blasted President Trump's reported comment Thursday referring to Haiti and some African nations as shithole countries, calling it insidious racism masquerading poorly as immigration policy.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) blasted President Trump's reported comment Thursday referring to Haiti and some...
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6 Jan 2018

Trump lumps all immigrants together at America’s risk

As with any other policy decision, the risks have to be balanced against the benefits. And there are benefits in reuniting families, attracting skilled workers, diversifying the immigrant stream, and welcoming our fair share of those who fear for their lives.
As with any other policy decision, the risks have to be balanced against the benefits. And there are benefits in...
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22 Oct 2017

Dems call on Trump to renew key immigration program–TPS

A group of 22 Democratic senators, led by Sens. Ben Cardin (Md.) and Tim Kaine (Va.), wrote Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke on Thursday asking her to renew the special designations for Honduras and El Salvador.
A group of 22 Democratic senators, led by Sens. Ben Cardin (Md.) and Tim Kaine (Va.), wrote Acting Homeland Security...
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18 Oct 2017

Trump doubles down on tough immigration proposals | TheHill

President Trump on Monday praised his administrations work on immigration enforcement and border security, saying he is going to take it five steps further. Earlier this month, the White House released a set of border security demands it said would need to be met as part of a legislative deal to shield from deportation recipients of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA, which was initiated under President Obama, is being wound down under Trump, which could lead to the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
President Trump on Monday praised his administrations work on immigration enforcement and border security, saying he is...
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21 Jun 2017

Trump admin ends Obama-era protection of undocumented immigrant parents | TheHill

The Trump administration on Thursday night ended an Obama-era policy that protected undocumented immigrants with children who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, known as DAPA, or Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, according to multiple news reports.
The Trump administration on Thursday night ended an Obama-era policy that protected undocumented immigrants with...
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1 Jun 2017

Republicans look to fulfill Trump’s vow on Kate’s Law

During the presidential campaign, Trump highlighted the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, who was shot by a Mexican immigrant who had unlawfully re-entered the country after being convicted of a separate crime and deported.Now, Republicans are working on legislation to impose a mandatory five-year minimum prison sentence for immigrants who have twice been charged with illegally re-entering the country or have prior aggravated felony convictions.
During the presidential campaign, Trump highlighted the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, who was shot by a Mexican...
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29 Dec 2016

California becomes heart of anti-Trump resistance

California’s political leaders are gearing up to lead progressive resistance to President-elect Donald Trump. California is also home to a growing Latino population, which means it will be ground zero for Trump’s immigration agenda.  About 40 percent of the state’s population is Hispanic.
California’s political leaders are gearing up to lead progressive resistance to President-elect Donald Trump....
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