BORDER/CHILDREN/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House was thrown into turmoil after a handful of photographs of school-aged immigrant children, held behind fences in detention centers, ignited on social media. President Donald Trump and top aides including policy adviser Stephen Miller felt deeply frustrated that these images, which dated back to the Obama administration, were […]
Category: Immigration
6/4/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Republicans are on the brink of an embarrassing showdown over immigration that Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team have been desperately trying to avoid. As lawmakers left Washington for the Memorial Day recess in late May, GOP centrists gave immigration hard-liners a choice: Allow a vote on a bill that […]
6/1/2018
DREAMERS/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In all of his campaigns for the House, Representative Jeff Denham has never seen anything quite like the rolling circus that trails him through his sprawling district in California’s Central Valley — the “Dump Denham” signs, the papier-mâché effigies, the shouting. He says it does not faze him, but there is nothing like […]
6/1/2018
IMMIGRATION/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is examining ways U.S. industries could hire more immigrant workers on a temporary basis, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday [6-1-18], as data showed the United States unemployment rate at an 18-year low…Earlier on Friday, Labor Department data showed job growth accelerated in May and […]
5/31/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pushing changes in immigration laws to make it easier to jail and quickly deport children who cross the border illegally. He also wants to make it harder to pursue asylum. To him, these are legal ‘loopholes’ that Congress needs to close to stop illegal immigration. But these proposals […]
5/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-29-18] accused Mexico of doing ‘nothing’ to stop illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, and repeated his election campaign pledge that Mexico would pay for his planned border wall. Very quickly Mexico replied: no we won’t. Trump was addressing supporters in a campaign-style rally in […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Tuesday [5-29-18] cited a combination of court rulings and laws as the underpinning for its policy to separate immigrant children from their parents, and looked to shift the responsibility to Democrats in Congress. The Trump administration has come under criticism for its policy of separating migrant children from […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Donald Trump, every crisis in America’s immigration system is an opportunity. As controversy grows over his administration’s treatment of children separated from undocumented immigrant parents, Trump is seeking a political opening to damage his opponents and solidify his own support. It’s a classic strategy that he has deployed in toxic […]
5/29/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-29-18] taunted online activists who shared photos of children at immigration detention facilities as a means of criticizing his administration, noting that the photos had been taken during the tenure of his predecessor, Barack Obama…The photograph in question began to circulate online over the weekend, shared by […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages. They thought it was recent pictures in order to make us look bad, but backfires. Dems must agree to Wall and new Border Protection for good of country…Bipartisan Bill!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 5:07 […]
5/25/2018
CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Homeland Security said Friday [5-25-18] it would provide businesses another 15,000 H-2B visas to bring low-skilled foreign workers to the U.S. this summer, offering a modest infusion to the popular program. The number of visas available each year for seasonal work is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided […]
5/25/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy members of the National Guard to the southern U.S. border with Mexico is ‘a colossal waste of resources,’ according to the leader of a union representing members of the U.S. Border Patrol. National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd, who represents roughly 15,000 agents, panned the […]
5/23/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [5-23-18] he wanted to cut aid for the home countries of illegal immigrants to the U.S. based on the number of their citizens who crossed the border, expanding on an earlier threat to reduce foreign aid for Central American countries…He then proposed making aid deductions on a […]
5/23/2018
GANGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday [5-23-18] he was working on a plan to reduce U.S. aid to countries he says are doing nothing to stop MS-13 gang members from crossing into the United States illegally…Trump has made the fight against MS-13 a major part of his drive to stem the flow […]
5/23/2018
COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The nation’s chronically overburdened immigration courts are becoming even more crowded as a wave of undocumented immigrants enters the system and fewer are able to exit it. The 334 immigration judges working nationwide each juggle dockets of some 2,000 cases. The backlog has reached nearly 700,000, more than double what it was […]
5/22/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Ryan is struggling to stop an immigration showdown in the House, as his Republican Conference degenerates into an all-out war that could put his speakership on the line. The Wisconsin Republican pleaded with his conference Tuesday [5-22-18] to come together after a tumultuous few days of infighting. The only […]
5/21/2018
GANGS/IMMIGRATION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will travel to New York on Wednesday [5-23-18] for a speech on immigration. New York Rep. Pete King’s office says they’re expecting the president to travel to Bethpage, on Long Island, to discuss efforts to eradicate the violent MS-13 gang. Last week, Trump raised eyebrows when he used […]
5/21/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda has few more outspoken opponents than Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who, as chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has served as the voice of Hispanic and Democratic members of Congress in condemning the administration’s policies. The New Mexico Democrat is hoping to take that message to a […]
5/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/GANGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word ‘animals’ to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders. Answering a reporter’s question during a meeting Thursday [5-17-18] with NATO […]
5/18/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a sweeping $867 billion farm bill on Friday [5-18-18] after Republican leaders failed to appease conservative lawmakers who had asked them not to hold the vote until they were given the chance to consider a bill to clamp down on immigration. The next […]
5/18/2018
GANGS/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fake News Media had me calling Immigrants, or Illegal Immigrants, ‘Animals.’ Wrong! They were begrudgingly forced to withdraw their stories. I referred to MS 13 Gang Members as ‘Animals,’ a big difference – and so true. Fake News got it purposely wrong, as usual!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, 2018 5:51 am […]
5/17/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Paul Ryan and his longtime No. 2, Kevin McCarthy, have maintained a unified public front on immigration — but behind the scenes, the interests of the outgoing speaker and his potential successor are colliding over controversial Dreamers legislation. Both have vehemently opposed an effort by centrist Republicans to force votes […]
5/17/2018
COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Thursday [5-17-18] that immigration judges may no longer administratively close cases, a way of letting someone avoid deportation, and released data showing that it is arresting far more illegal immigrants without criminal convictions than was true in the Obama administration. Together, the announcements show how the […]
5/17/2018
IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [5-17-18] said he was referring to MS-13 gang members when he called some undocumented immigrants ‘animals’ a day earlier, after his remarks prompted a partisan spat online…The dust-up began Wednesday [5-16-18] when, during a roundtable on so-called sanctuary cities, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims brought up […]
5/17/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Wednesday [5-16-18], two more Republicans signed on to a petition that would force an open-ended and unpredictable immigration debate onto the House floor — a nightmare scenario that the White House and GOP leaders seem, at least at the moment, unable to stop. The decisions by Republican Reps. John Katko of […]
5/17/2018
BORDERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump was ‘very clearly’ speaking about MS-13 gang members who enter the US illegally when he called criminals who cross the US-Mexico border illegally ‘animals’ during an event at the White House on Wednesday [5-16-17]…Trump a day earlier lamented the illegal entry of […]
5/16/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Support grew in the House for an effort to force a vote on several immigration proposals, sparking some conservatives to consider using a coming vote on the farm bill as leverage to try to block them. GOP Reps. John Katko of New York and David Trott of Michigan on Wednesday [5-16-18] […]
5/16/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday [5-16-18] sought to discourage fellow Republicans from signing a measure that would force an immigration vote, members leaving the meeting said. The pitch from Ryan to his party colleagues came as he faces an uprising from moderate GOP members who say […]
5/15/2018
BORDER/DEFENSE/HHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is exploring holding children caught crossing the border on military bases, signaling the latest effort to move forward with plans to split up families who cross the border illegally. According to a Defense Department official, staffers from the Department of Health and Human Services have begun informally looking at […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), facing rising discontent within GOP ranks over congressional inaction on immigration policy, is working to tamp down an attempt by a group of centrist Republicans to force votes on the issue. Speaking to reporters Thursday [5-10-18], Mr. Ryan argued that the move to use a ‘discharge […]
5/10/2018
CONGRESS/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VISAS: “The Trump administration is expected to make about 15,000 additional H-2B visas available for low-skilled foreign workers this summer, a modest supplement to the popular program, lawmakers and aides familiar with the planning said. The number of visas available each year is capped by statute at 66,000, evenly divided between the summer […]
5/10/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATIOM/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [5-10-18] said he wants a bipartisan immigration bill enacted before November congressional elections by addressing young illegal ‘Dreamer’ immigrants as well as border security issues. ‘I want to fix this problem, so I would like to have an immigration vote before […]
5/9/2018
BORDER/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At the height of President Barack Obama’s crackdown on illegal crossings from Mexico seven years ago, San Diego’s federal courts were so clogged that immigrants arrested near the border sometimes slept on the floor of border patrol stations for days before seeing a judge. Now, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vow […]
5/7/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to step up the prosecution of parents who cross the U.S. border illegally with their children, separating more families in hopes of deterring such crossings, officials said. The policy has been under review since the earliest days of the Trump administration and is part of the […]
5/4/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are going to demand Congress secure the border in the upcoming CR. Illegal immigration must end!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2018 4:59 pm […]
5/4/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Southern Border is under siege. Congress must act now to change our weak and ineffective immigration laws. Must build a Wall. Mexico, which has a massive crime problem, is doing little to help!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 4, 2018 5:22 am […]
5/3/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “National Teacher of the Year award winner Mandy Manning came to the White House with one goal in mind: to elevate the profile of her refugee and immigrant students with President Donald Trump. In a phone interview with CNN, Manning said she had done just that, delivering handwritten letters from her students […]
5/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Opening another front in the battle over immigration policy, Texas and six other states sued the federal government on Tuesday [5-1-18] in an attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The lawsuit — joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia — asserts that the Obama […]
4/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The migrant ‘caravan’ that is openly defying our border shows how weak & ineffective U.S. immigration laws are. Yet Democrats like Jon Tester continue to support the open borders agenda – Tester even voted to protect Sanctuary Cities. We need lawmakers who will put America First.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, […]
4/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MUSLIMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would not apologize for campaign statements calling for a ‘Muslim ban,’ appearing to undercut an assertion at a Supreme Court argument last week from Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco. In defending Mr. Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, […]
4/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A long, grueling journey gave way to what could be a long, uncertain asylum process Sunday [4-29-18] as a caravan of immigrants finally reached the border between the United States and Mexico, setting up a dramatic moment and a test of President Trump’s anti-immigrant politics. More than 150 migrants, part of a […]
4/27/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended immigration authorities’ decision to arrest a Chinese woman at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case. The judge had expressed concern that the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at court proceedings […]
4/25/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two back-to-back court developments this week indicate a possible road map for President Trump through the minefield of legal resistance he has faced as judges across the country have blocked much of his hard-line immigration agenda. On Tuesday [4-24-18], a federal judge ruled in favor of an Obama-era immigration program but […]
4/23/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump threatened to bar asylum-seeking Central American migrants from entering the U.S. illegally on Monday [4-23-18] while dangling the possibility of making stricter border enforcement a demand in NAFTA negotiations talks with Mexico. The president, who earlier this month decried reports of an incoming ‘caravan’ of migrants marching across Mexico […]
4/23/2018
COURTS/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made overhauling the chronically backlogged immigration courts a top priority — but some of his moves seem to run counter to recommendations in a Justice Department-commissioned report made public on Monday [4-23-18]. While some of the recommendations, such as increasing staffing, have been part of his […]
4/23/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA agreement on Monday [4-23-18], saying the southern U.S. neighbor must stop illegal immigrants from getting into the United States…The U.S. president made similar comments linking NAFTA, an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement, and immigration […]
4/23/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American universities are losing out to colleges in other countries in the race to enroll international students, and they’re blaming President Donald Trump. Foreign competitors are taking advantage of Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, aggressively recruiting the types of foreign students and faculty who would have typically come to the United States for […]
4/19/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry Brown announced he will deploy ‘up to 400 National Guard Troops’ to do nothing. The crime rate in California is high enough, and the Federal Government will not be paying for Governor Brown’s charade. We need border security and action, not words!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 10:48 am […]
4/19/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you San Diego County for defending the rule of law and supporting our lawsuit against California’s illegal and unconstitutional ‘Sanctuary’ policies. California’s dangerous policies release violent criminals back into our communities, putting all Americans at risk.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 19, 2018 10:23 am […]
4/18/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is accusing California’s governor of ‘trying to back out of the National Guard at the Border.’ Democrat Jerry Brown has said he’s nearing agreement on the state joining Trump’s large-scale deployment along the Mexican border. Brown’s office said Tuesday that nothing’s changed since the governor pledged 400 troops last […]
4/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The remnants of a migrant caravan of Central Americans that drew the ire of President Donald Trump were continuing their journey north through Mexico toward the U.S. border on Wednesday [4-18-18]. Organizer Irineo Mujica, speaking from the western Mexico city of Guadalajara, said that about 500 migrants had been riding trains north […]
4/18/2018
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A bipartisan group of House lawmakers worked Wednesday [4-18-18] to exert pressure on House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) to bring immigration legislation up for a vote. Rep. Jeff Denham (R., Calif.) said Wednesday that he had secured the support of 240 lawmakers, including 50 Republicans, for a bipartisan proposal […]
4/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/RACISM/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What exactly did President Donald Trump mean by ‘breeding’ when he tweeted Wednesday [4-18-18] about cities that will not cooperate with the federal government to deport the undocumented… ‘There is a Revolution going on in California. Soooo many Sanctuary areas want OUT of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept…’ Taken […]
4/18/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, i…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2018 4:42 AM […]
4/18/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ….Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed f…’ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2018 4:42 AM […]
4/17/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Congress – House and Senate must quickly pass a legislative fix to ensure violent criminal aliens can be removed from our society. Keep America Safe!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 4:34 PM […]
4/17/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today’s Court decision means that Congress must close loopholes that block the removal of dangerous criminal aliens, including aggravated felons. This is a public safety crisis that can only be fixed by….” -Donald Trump, T witter.com, April 17, 2018 4:34 PM […]
4/17/2018
DHS/HAITI/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Newly released internal documents are raising questions about the Trump administration’s decision to end protections for tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants — and whether the argument that the protections were no longer merited was valid. Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has been aggressive in ending a number […]
4/17/2018
CONGRESS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pressure grew in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday [4-17-18] to debate legislation protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation, in a challenge to President Donald Trump, who has declared as ‘dead’ an existing program allowing them to legally study and work in the United States. A coalition of Republican and […]
4/17/2018
IMMIGRATION/NEIL GORSUCH/ SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Neil Gorsuch joined liberal justices to provide the tie-breaking vote in a Supreme Court ruling Tuesday [4-17-18] that said a federal immigration law requiring deportation for certain crimes was unconstitutionally vague. The case, Sessions v. Dimaya, focused on a Filipino with permanent U.S. residency who had been convicted […]
4/17/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “San Diego County leaders on Tuesday [4-17-18] began debating whether to join the Trump administration’s court challenge to a California law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, amid a conservative backlash to the so-called sanctuary movement. Approval by the Republican-controlled Board of Supervisors in California’s second-largest county, one that shares a […]
4/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump wants to be a provocateur again. Why else would he bring up his specious and repeatedly disproven claim that millions voted illegally in California, where he was walloped by Hillary Clinton? And why would he intentionally recall and brag about one of the single most controversial things he’s ever […]
4/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After days of President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric against immigration via Mexico, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered a stern response to his US counterpart, telling him that ‘nothing and no one stands above the dignity of Mexico.’ The five-minute-long speech was delivered in Spanish and posted in a video on the […]
4/5/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump dispensed on Thursday [4-5-18] with what he called a ‘boring’ speech on tax reform here, tossing his text to his fans before launching into a lengthy tirade against immigration that included an accusation that Democrats were embracing dangerous policies to secure immigrant votes. Mr. Trump traveled to West Virginia to […]
4/5/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “According to President Donald Trump, the mightiest, richest country in the world is under a threat so huge and scary that it will require the deployment of military forces — as many as 2,000 to 4.000, Trump said Thursday [4-5-18]– along its 2,000-mile southern border. The danger consists of a ragtag caravan […]
4/5/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Caravan is largely broken up thanks to the strong immigration laws of Mexico and their willingness to use them so as not to cause a giant scene at our Border. Because of the Trump Administrations actions, Border crossings are at a still UNACCEPTABLE 46 year low. Stop drugs!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
4/4/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Wednesday [4-4-18] it would deploy National Guard troops to the border with Mexico and would consider building a wall along at least one military base set on the border. Administration officials also said they were hoping for a high-profile congressional debate this spring and summer over U.S. protections […]
4/4/2018
BORDER/DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will issue a proclamation on Wednesday [4-4-28] directing the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to work with governors to deploy National Guard troops to the southwest border to assist the Border Patrol in combating illegal immigration…In recent days, and in anticipation of an annual increase in […]
4/4/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Central American migrants stranded on a journey through Mexico because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure on the Mexican government say they will struggle on toward the United States, even as their ‘caravan’ said it would disband in Mexico City. Fearful of the risks to children among the bedraggled and tired knot […]
4/4/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump in recent days has decried ‘weak’ US border laws that he says leave the US vulnerable to unfettered immigration — but some of his policies could have the effect of worsening a Central American migrant crisis. Even as the Department of Homeland Security says the southern border ‘is more […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Tuesday [4-3-18] night that President Trump planned to deploy the National Guard to the southern border to confront what it called a growing threat of illegal immigrants, drugs and crime from Central America after the president for the third consecutive day warned about the looming dangers of unchecked […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [4-3-18] warned that the North American Free Trade Agreement was ‘in play’ and threatened to end aid to Honduras and other Central American countries if an organized protest march of 1,000 asylum seekers traveling through Mexico reaches the U.S. border…Mr. Trump’s threats on Nafta come as American, […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s accusations of lax efforts to stop illegal migration over the Mexican-US border, saying in a statement Monday [4-2-18] that it does not promote such activity under any circumstances. Mexico’s foreign ministry issued the statement after Trump spent Sunday [4-1-18] and Monday tweeting against Mexico’s […]
4/2/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump began railing against the current state of American immigration measures over the weekend, it was hard to tell where his thoughts ended and Brandon Judd’s began. Mr. Judd is the president of the National Border Patrol Council, a frequent guest on Fox News and a reliably vocal supporter […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has begun a new push for legislation to crack down on illegal immigration and make it more difficult to obtain refuge in the United States, White House officials said Monday [4-2-18], arguing that lax laws have drawn a flood of migrants to the country’s borders. The proposals include toughening laws […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump declared as ‘dead’ on Monday [4-2-18] a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children and pressed Congress to ‘immediately’ pass legislation to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.Trump, who has taken a hard line toward immigration, said in September he would terminate the Deferred […]
4/2/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Sunday [4-1-18] morning, President Donald Trump referenced an impending series of immigrant ‘caravans’ moving through Mexico to spark his call for Congress to pass strict border laws. ‘Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, blaming Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly ‘dangerous’ flow of illegal immigrants, unleashed a series of fiery tweets on Sunday [4-1-2018] in which he vowed ‘NO MORE DACA DEAL’ and threatened to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement. Minutes after wishing the nation a happy […]
4/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2018 9:28am […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 1, 2018 8:56am […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Jerry Brown of California on Friday [3-30-18] pardoned five ex-convicts facing possible deportation, drawing criticism from President Trump and heightening continued tensions between Washington and California. The five immigrants were among 56 pardons and 14 commutations Mr. Brown granted on Friday — Good Friday and the start of Passover — to […]
3/31/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include (1) Kidnapping and Robbery (2) Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize (3) Dealing drugs. Is this really what the great people of California want? @FoxNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 31, 2018 7:53am […]
3/30/2018
CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration doesn’t need Congress to pass a law or make a sweeping regulation to overhaul the US immigration system — it’s already doing it through a series of small moves that add up to dramatic change. While the administration continues to pressure Congress to grant it broad new authorities, just […]
3/30/2018
BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Demand for low-skilled worker visas for the summer season starting Sunday [4-1-18] is again far outstripping supply, with the Trump administration forced to choose between helping businesses seeking more visas or trying to save those jobs for American workers. Some lawmakers tried and failed this month to secure an increase in the […]
3/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday [3-30-18]. The proposal, if approved by the Office of Management and […]
3/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has sharply curtailed a once-common practice of granting long-term reprieves to immigrants targeted for deportation, a Reuters analysis of court records shows, adding to an already huge backlog of cases in U.S. immigration courts.The trend underscores how the Trump administration’s broad crackdown on illegal immigration has sometimes had […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….release known dangerous criminals into communities across the State. All citizens have the right to be protected by Federal law and strong borders.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:19am […]
3/28/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration stands in solidarity with the brave citizens in Orange County defending their rights against California’s illegal and unconstitutional Sanctuary policies. California’s Sanctuary laws….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 11:18am […]
3/27/2018
AFRICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Tuesday [3-27-2018] that several thousand Liberians who have been living in the United States under a temporary immigrant status will have one year to return to their country or they will face deportation. The president said in a memo to the secretary of state that he was formally ending […]
3/27/2018
CENSUS/COMMERCE/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York state’s attorney general said on Tuesday [3-27-18] he will lead a multistate lawsuit to try to stop the federal government from asking people whether they are citizens in the 2020 Census, arguing the move will discourage immigrants from participating.The U.S. Commerce Department, which runs the Census Bureau, announced on Monday […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The White House and congressional Democrats traded immigration offers futilely over the weekend, according to three sources familiar with the talks, leaving little chance of an immediate deal to protect Dreamers. The White House on Sunday [3-18-18] made an 11th-hour push to include billions of dollars in border wall funding in a […]
3/16/2018
CHINA/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s proposed crackdown on China’s trade practices could hit one sector where the U.S. runs a big trade surplus: higher education. The White House is considering limiting visas to Chinese students as part of a broad package of measures targeting Beijing, which the U.S. accuses of violating intellectual-property laws […]
3/16/2018
BUDGET/DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As another U.S. government funding deadline looms, a huge spending bill is ground zero in the latest battle between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over President Donald Trump’s push to toughen immigration policy. Lawmakers have until March 23 to work out how to fund an array of government agencies for the next […]
3/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration, claiming it is violating immigration laws and its own policies by detaining immigrants who have a solid case for seeking asylum in the United States. The ACLU said it filed a lawsuit Thursday [3-15-18] in U.S. District Court in Washington claiming that […]
3/13/2018
CRIME/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the $18 billion wall will pay for itself by curbing the importation of crime, drugs and illegal immigrants who tend to go on the federal dole…’ https://t.co/NdLC6jZwWE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 13, 2018 10:24am […]
3/12/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/WOMEN: “Women fleeing domestic violence overseas could lose the right to claim asylum in the U.S. under a review of immigration-court precedent launched by Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week, people familiar with the case said. The move is one of several Mr. Sessions has made in recent weeks under his power to intervene […]
3/12/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is finally set to make his first visit to California as president this week, as his administration battles the state over its immigration policies and some of his fellow Republicans here look to keep their distance from him. Mr. Trump is scheduled to travel to the state Tuesday [3-13-18], […]
3/11/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/STATE: “The number of visas issued to foreign students fell markedly last year amid stricter immigration policies, State Department data show, exacerbating financial challenges for some U.S. colleges and universities. Some of the slide can be attributed to stepped-up competition from schools in other countries and less support for foreign study by some governments. But […]
3/10/2018
CANADA/CHILE/COLOMBIA/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NAFTA/PERU/TPP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will make the first visit of his presidency to Latin America next month, the White House said on Saturday [3-9-18], traveling to Peru for a summit meeting of Western Hemisphere nations where he will convene with a group of leaders who have criticized his statements and policies on immigration. The […]
3/9/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit Friday [3-9-18] charging the Trump administration with separating immigrant parents from children as they await asylum proceedings. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court of the Southern District of California, accuses the government of ‘forcible separation of parents from their young children for no legitimate […]