IMMIGRATION/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A White House aide close to senior policy adviser Stephen Miller who has advocated strict limits on immigration into the U.S. has been selected for a top State Department post overseeing refugee admissions, according to current and former officials. Andrew Veprek’s appointment as a deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees […]
Category: Immigration
3/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES: “California’s three new ‘sanctuary’ laws, challenged in court this week by the Trump administration, face different hurdles and have varying vulnerabilities, legal experts said Wednesday [3-7-18]. Law professors who read the lawsuit filed by Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions generally described it as a credible challenge that presents complex legal questions that might […]
3/7/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES: “The simmering battle between California and the Trump administration escalated Wednesday [3-7-18] with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and California Gov. Jerry Brown trading barbs over a new Justice Department lawsuit that seeks to strike down the state’s immigration laws… For months now, Democratic-led California has positioned itself as a political, economic […]
3/7/2018
CALIFORNIA/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The candidates running for governor reacted in familiar ways to news Tuesday [3-6-18] that the Trump administration is suing California over its immigration policies, with Democrats calling for insurgency and Republicans rejoicing. Businessman John Cox, a GOP candidate, released a minute-long radio ad seeking to tie California and San Francisco sanctuary […]
3/6/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/IMMIGRATION/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pope Francis remains broadly popular with Roman Catholics in the U.S., according to a new study from the Pew Research Center, but a growing number of Catholic Republicans are concerned about the direction of the church under his leadership. Overall, 84% of Catholics in the U.S. hold a favorable opinion […]
3/6/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “Federal Judge in Maryland has just ruled that ‘President Trump has the right to end DACA.’ President Obama had 8 years to fix this problem, and didn’t. I am waiting for the Dems, they are running for the hills!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 6, 2018 08:46am […]
3/5/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL: “A federal judge in Maryland on Monday [3-5-18] struck down a a challenge to President Donald Trump’s decision to end protections for undocumented immigrants, stating that while he does not agree with Trump’s move, it is not his job to set immigration policy. ‘This Court does not like the outcome of this case, […]
3/3/2018
GUNS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In West Wing meetings over the past several weeks, Mr. [Donald J.] Trump has held discussions on immigration, school safety and gun control with cameras rolling and attendees speaking their minds. The sessions are extraordinary for the rare glimpses they provide of unscripted conversations at the White House on critical issues. They […]
3/1/2018
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Early in his term, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed his top investigative deputies to target the transnational gang MS-13 as a priority. A year later, drug task forces have new powers to fight MS-13, more federal prosecutors are pursuing charges against the street gang with ties to El Salvador and foreign […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “45 year low on illegal border crossings this year. Ice and Border Patrol Agents are doing a great job for our Country. MS-13 thugs being hit hard.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 09:08am […]
2/27/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower-court decision affording bail hearings to thousands of noncitizens held in federal lockups while they appeal deportation orders. Voting 5-3 along ideological lines, the justices found that the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had stretched the reading of federal immigration law when it […]
2/27/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “The Supreme Court held Tuesday [2-27-18] that under immigration law, a certain class of non-citizens facing deportation are not required to have a bond hearing if they’ve been held in detention for more six months. The 5-3 ruling, however, avoided a judgment on whether the Constitution requires such hearings, returning that issue to […]
2/26/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration over the government’s moves to separate some asylum-seeking immigrant parents from their children. The organization filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Diego on Monday [2-26-18] on behalf of a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo identified as ‘Ms. L.’ […]
2/24/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Dems are no longer talking DACA! ‘Out of sight, out of mind,’ they say. DACA beneficiaries should not be happy. Nancy Pelosi truly doesn’t care about them. Republicans stand ready to make a deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 04:18pm […]
2/23/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday [2-23-18] to push for his proposal to build a wall along the southern U.S. border and criticize Democrats on immigration, missives that come as the Trump administration continues to grapple with fallout from the Florida high school shooting. ‘MS-13 gang members are being removed […]
2/23/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “For those of you who are still interested, the Democrats have totally forgotten about DACA. Not a lot of interest on this subject from them!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, 2018 08:09am […]
2/23/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “MS-13 gang members are being removed by our Great ICE and Border Patrol Agents by the thousands, but these killers come back in from El Salvador, and through Mexico, like water. El Salvador just takes our money, and Mexico must help MORE with this problem. We need The Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, […]
2/22/2018
IMMIGRATION: “The federal agency that issues green cards and grants citizenship to people from foreign countries has stopped characterizing the United States as ‘a nation of immigrants.’ The director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services informed employees in a letter on Thursday [2-22-18] that its mission statement had been revised to ‘guide us in […]
2/21/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP FAMILY/MELANIA: “The parents of the first lady, Melania Trump, have obtained lawful permanent residency in the United States, a lawyer for the couple confirmed Wednesday [2-21-18], but it remains unclear how or when the couple received their green cards. The lack of clarity about when and how Viktor and Amalija Knavs obtained their legal […]
2/17/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GUNS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA ADMIN: “Just like they don’t want to solve the DACA problem, why didn’t the Democrats pass gun control legislation when they had both the House & Senate during the Obama Administration. Because they didn’t want to, and now they just talk!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 17, 2018 06:45pm […]
2/16/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Cannot believe how BADLY DACA recipients have been treated by the Democrats…totally abandoned! Republicans are still working hard.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 16, 2018 09:49am […]
2/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate’s much-hyped immigration debate ended in a megaflop on Thursday [2-15-18]. Every proposal that got considered fell short of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, leaving the undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers in limbo and lawmakers with nothing to show for weeks of negotiations. A bipartisan agreement was rejected 54-45, after a furious […]
2/15/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Schumer-Rounds-Collins immigration bill would be a total catastrophe. @DHSgov says it would be ‘the end of immigration enforcement in America.’ It creates a giant amnesty (including for dangerous criminals), doesn’t build the wall, expands chain migration, keeps the visa… lottery, continues deadly catch-and-release, and bars enforcement even for FUTURE illegal immigrants. […]
2/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “The Senate’s much-hyped immigration debate is heading toward a megaflop on Thursday [2-15-18]. All three plans slated for votes are shy of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, likely leaving lawmakers with nothing to show for weeks of talks and Dreamers in limbo. A bipartisan agreement unveiled Wednesday faces intense skepticism from the left flank of […]
2/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “The Senate prepared to vote Thursday [12-15-18] on a series of immigration measures after months of feuding, including a bipartisan compromise aimed at appeasing both parties’ concerns as well as a rival plan drawn up by the White House. Lawmakers are nearing the end of the one week allotted to immigration debate without knowing […]
2/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the Republicans and Democrats in Congress are working hard to come up with a solution to DACA, they should be strongly considering a system of Merit Based Immigration so that we will have the people ready, willing and able to help all of those companies moving into the USA!” -Donald Trump, […]
2/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal appeals court on Thursday [2-15-18] ruled that President Donald Trump’s third attempt at a travel ban is likely unconstitutional, writing that it ‘continues to exhibit a primarily religious anti-Muslim objective.’ The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld a lower court injunction that blocked the Trump […]
2/15/2018
IMMIGRATION/VOTING: “The Senate began voting Thursday [2-15-18] on a series of immigration measures after months of feuding, including a bipartisan compromise aimed at appeasing both parties’ concerns as well as a rival plan drawn up by the White House. Lawmakers are nearing the end of the one week allotted to immigration debate without knowing if […]
2/14/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “The top lawyer for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Seattle has been charged with trying to steal the identities of seven people who were in immigration proceedings. The ICE chief counsel, Raphael A. Sanchez, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to […]
2/14/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Wednesday [2-14-18] called on lawmakers to oppose a series of bipartisan efforts to address immigration and resolve the fate of the so-called ‘Dreamers,’ demanding fealty to his hard-line approach and increasing the odds of political gridlock as the Senate debates the issue. Senators in both parties are racing against […]
2/14/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN: “House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows issued a blunt warning to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday [2-14-18], suggesting if he fails to address conservatives’ concerns on immigration he’ll risk his top leadership post… The North Carolina Republican stressed, ‘this president was elected largely on an immigration issue that defined him […]
2/14/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL: “Trinity Washington University, a few miles from the White House, is lining up donors to boost scholarships for about 10% of its students—immigrants who likely can’t afford tuition if they lose their permission to work in the U.S… A March 5 deadline is looming for Washington to come up with a resolution for nearly […]
2/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is refusing to budge from his immigration framework, and he and his allies on Capitol Hill are laying the groundwork to heap the blame on Democrats if the Senate fails to reach a deal this week. In Trump’s view, according to administration officials and GOP senators, he’s already compromised […]
2/13/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “A second federal judge Tuesday [2-13-18] has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that DACA participants and states are likely to succeed in their challenge that the way […]
2/12/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “The Senate launched a rare and freewheeling immigration debate on Monday [2-12-18], with no bipartisan agreement in sight and no clarity as to whether any proposal will win enough support to pass. Senators in both parties said members might need to see their favored ideas defeated before they can seriously consider a bipartisan solution. […]
2/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “The immigration debate that begins Monday [2-12-18] in the Senate promises to be the rarest of things in Washington: a freewheeling, open-ended battle over one of the thorniest subjects, with the expected outcome completely unclear. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) will begin debate on a shell bill that has no immigration provisions, to […]
2/10/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “My Administration has identified three major priorities for creating a safe, modern and lawful immigration system: fully securing the border, ending chain migration, and canceling the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans. https://t.co/xV1lgfhjBU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2018 06:34pm […]
2/10/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Republicans want to fix DACA far more than the Democrats do. The Dems had all three branches of government back in 2008-2011, and they decided not to do anything about DACA. They only want to use it as a campaign issue. Vote Republican!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 10, 2018 01:50pm […]
2/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Time to end the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans. https://t.co/yukxm48x9X” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2018 06:26pm […]
2/8/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is preparing a fallback measure that would extend Obama-era legal protections for young undocumented immigrants paired with some border security funding if Congress fails to come up with a broader agreement on so-called ‘Dreamers.’ That result is one few on Capitol Hill want, yet may become reality as lawmakers […]
2/7/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES/POLITICS: “Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, took the House floor at 10:04 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday [2-7-18], intent on speaking about the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Eight hours and seven minutes later, she quit talking. Her marathon monologue — highly unusual for the House, which has no equivalent to the […]
2/7/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has spoken over seven hours to oppose the spending deal to lift spending caps and avert a government shutdown — because the plan does not address immigration issues. The House Historian’s office told CNN that Pelosi’s speech is the longest on record on the House floor, according to […]
2/6/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY: “White House chief of staff John Kelly suggested Tuesday [2-6-18] that some undocumented immigrants were ‘too afraid’ or ‘too lazy’ to sign up for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program… Later Tuesday, after another meeting on Capitol Hill, Kelly said some people who were DACA eligible but didn’t sign up had reasons […]
2/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House signaled little flexibility on immigration on Tuesday [2-6-18] , saying lawmakers must pass a bill on President Donald Trump’s terms and offering no relief on the tight timeline for Congress. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who has been a key adviser to Mr. Trump on immigration, […]
2/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Tuesday [2-6-18] he would accept a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t strike an immigration deal that includes stricter border enforcement. ‘If we don’t change it, let’s have a shutdown,’ Mr. Trump said during the portion of a meeting at the White House that reporters were invited to observe. […]
2/6/2018
IMMIGRATION: “We need a 21st century MERIT-BASED immigration system. Chain migration and the visa lottery are outdated programs that hurt our economic and national security. https://t.co/rP9Gtr2E5N” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 6, 2018 11:05am […]
2/6/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “Polling shows nearly 7 in 10 Americans support an immigration reform package that includes DACA, fully secures the border, ends chain migration & cancels the visa lottery. If D’s oppose this deal, they aren’t serious about DACA-they just want open borders. https://t.co/XDMcDOr9vM” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 6, 2018 11:00am […]
2/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/SPORTS: “So disgraceful that a person illegally in our country killed @Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. This is just one of many such preventable tragedies. We must get the Dems to get tough on the Border, and with illegal immigration, FAST!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 6, 2018 08:32am […]
2/5/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House is dismissing an immigration deal brokered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as a non-starter just hours before it is expected to be formally introduced in the Senate. Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain and Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons are slated to introduce a bill Monday [2-5-18] that would […]
2/5/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 5, 2018 09:36am […]
2/5/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two U.S. senators unveiled a bipartisan compromise on immigration on Monday [2-5-18] that would protect young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children and would also boost security on the Mexican border. But President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the plan immediately, saying any deal should provide […]
2/4/2018
BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress is expected this week to pass yet another short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, prompting a bipartisan pair of senators to introduce a narrow bill on immigration aimed at ending the impasse that has hindered a two-year budget deal. The government’s current funding expires at 12:01 a.m. Friday [2-9-18]. […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [2-1-18] that he is willing to walk away from immigration negotiations if Democrats won’t agree to his terms, and many involved in the debate said the chances of a deal appear to be fading… On Capitol Hill, there was no sign of a breakthrough in […]
2/1/2018
GOP/IMMIGRATION/INFRASTRUCTURE: “U.S. Republicans will turn their attention to infrastructure and immigration issues, President Donald Trump said on Thursday [2-1-18], blaming Democrats for failing to help young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants even as disunity simmered around the issue in his own party. The president was due to make an appearance later on Thursday at a retreat for congressional […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Heading to beautiful West Virginia to be with great members of the Republican Party. Will be planning Infrastructure and discussing Immigration and DACA, not easy when we have no support from the Democrats. NOT ONE DEM VOTED FOR OUR TAX CUT BILL! Need more Republicans in ‘18.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2018 06:43am […]
2/1/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “An immigration deal protecting young ‘Dreamer’ immigrants and allocating additional funds for border security without also addressing family migration and the visa lottery would be a ‘non starter,’ Republican Mark Meadows, head of the conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday. Meadows said that President Donald Trump could extend […]
2/1/2018
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump’s administration took its fight to end a controversial immigration program directly to the U.S. Supreme Court last month, skipping over a California federal appeals court in the process, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said it was a ‘rare step’ to ensure a quick and fair resolution. But the […]
1/31/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [1-31-18] it would prioritize asylum applications from people who have most recently entered the U.S., an effort to quickly deport those without valid claims and discourage others from coming. The change turns a critical piece of immigration policy on its head by handling new asylum arrivals first, […]
1/31/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump’s call for lawmakers to embrace what he termed a compromise proposal on immigration got a chilly reaction Wednesday [1-31-18] from both Democrats and Republicans, who are struggling to make progress in their negotiations. In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Mr. Trump highlighted the details […]
1/31/2018
IMMIGRATION/NONTRUTHS/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false… Have […]
1/31/2018
IMMIGRATION/NONTRUTHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false. Family-based […]
1/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/STATE OF THE UNION: “In recent months, my Administration has met extensively with both Democrats and Republicans to craft a bipartisan approach to immigration reform… The first pillar of our framework generously offers a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age — that […]
1/30/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Brooklyn federal judge criticized President Donald Trump’s comments about Latino immigrants as ‘vicious’ and ‘extremely volatile’ during court arguments Tuesday over whether to stop the Trump administration from rescinding protections for undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children… The plaintiffs who sued the Trump administration, including 16 states, have argued […]
1/29/2018
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Monday [1-29-18] it was resuming refugee admissions from 11 countries deemed national-security risks, while adding additional screening measures for them. Senior administration officials said the new vetting would include more independent interviews of refugee applicants and their families, but gave no other details. The decision comes […]
1/27/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “I have offered DACA a wonderful deal, including a doubling in the number of recipients & a twelve year pathway to citizenship, for two reasons: (1) Because the Republicans want to fix a long time terrible problem. (2) To show that Democrats do not want to solve DACA, only use it!” -Donald […]
1/25/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “President Donald Trump proposed a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, if lawmakers agree to create a $25 billion fund to expand barriers along the Mexican border and implement other deep changes to the immigration system. The White House suggested the proposal […]
1/23/2018
AUSTRALIA/FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They were the asylum seekers Australia rejected, and President Trump resisted: the men stuck on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea because of Australia’s offshore detention policy. Now 58 of them are on their way to the United States, boarding flights on Tuesday [1-23-18], according to American officials and asylum seekers […]
1/23/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/POLITICS: “U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday [1-23-18] sought a way forward on an immigration deal including protection for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants and border security before federal funding runs out again next month. On Monday, the Republican-led Congress passed a measure signed into law by President Donald Trump to fund the federal government through Feb. 8 following […]
1/22/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “Liberal activists are furious with Democratic senators after most of them agreed to reopen the federal government without a firm path to shielding young immigrants from deportation. As the third day of the shutdown dawned, liberal advocates and immigration groups fired off a joint statement blasting as ‘unacceptable’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s offer […]
1/22/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A White House spokesman on Monday [1-22-18] labeled the immigration plan presented by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin ‘amnesty,’ and slammed the two lawmakers as ‘dishonest’ in their presentation of the plan to President Donald Trump. ‘Senator Graham and Senator Durbin called the President and told him they had a bipartisan […]
1/21/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Trump mused last year about protecting immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, calling them ‘these incredible kids,’ aides implored him privately to stop talking about them so sympathetically. When he batted around the idea of granting them citizenship over a Chinese dinner at the White House last […]
1/21/2018
IMMIGRATION/JOHN KELLY/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is emerging from his usual behind-the-scenes role to become one of the president’s chief conservative anchors on the immigration issue, a spot once occupied by former chief strategist Steve Bannon. While Mr. Kelly drew the president’s ire last week after suggesting his boss’s […]
1/21/2018
BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS: “For months, lawmakers were convinced that an inevitable showdown over immigration would come down to funding for President Donald Trump’s promised border wall as part of a package to protect young immigrants. Instead, the fight that sparked the continuing government shutdown centers on an array of other conservative policies Mr. Trump is insisting on […]
1/20/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 09:27am […]
1/20/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats are far more concerned with Illegal Immigrants than they are with our great Military or Safety at our dangerous Southern Border. They could have easily made a deal but decided to play Shutdown politics instead. #WeNeedMoreRepublicansIn18 in order to power through mess!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 20, 2018 06:17am […]
1/19/2018
IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Friday [1-19-18] agreed to consider the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest ban on travelers from certain countries, giving the justices a chance to settle a yearlong legal battle over one of the White House’s most controversial initiatives. The justices in a brief written order said […]
1/18/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Senate Democrats are questioning the Trump administration’s latest salvo in its push for strict immigration enforcement: possible criminal charges for local politicians in so-called sanctuary cities. The Justice Department is exploring ‘what avenues might be available’ to criminally charge state and local officials who enact laws or guidelines limiting cooperation with federal […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In high-stakes negotiations over immigration, the Trump administration is pushing for policy changes that limit the rights of asylum seekers and unaccompanied children who cross the U.S. border, as well as for more money for the president’s promised border wall. Democrats oppose all these elements, but with the clock ticking toward a […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is further tightening immigration rules for Haitians, as it plans to remove the country from a program for temporary seasonal jobs, weeks after ending a humanitarian program that allowed tens of thousands of others to live and work in the U.S. According to a notice that was set […]
1/17/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is issuing new guidelines to the nation’s overwhelmed immigration courts in hopes that new case priorities and goals will ease a massive backlog. A seven-page memo to immigration judges from James McHenry, the director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, says the court should first tackle cases of […]
1/17/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has already started framing a potential government shutdown as the singular fault of Democrats demanding liberal immigration policies at the expense of border security. But Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, as well as veterans of past budget battles and campaigns, say that argument isn’t likely to fly — […]
1/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [1-16-18] released a report attempting to link immigrants to terrorism, presenting statistics showing that the vast majority of people convicted of international terrorism charges in the United States over the past 15 years were born in foreign countries. The report came amid a politically charged push by […]
1/16/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senators worked Tuesday [1-16-18] to salvage a bipartisan plan to protect ‘Dreamers’—young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. by their parents—as the divide grew over an immigration deal seen as key to avoiding a government shutdown this weekend. The White House complicated the negotiations by insisting that Congress allocate billions more for […]
1/16/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TERRORISM: “New report from DOJ & DHS shows that nearly 3 in 4 individuals convicted of terrorism-related charges are foreign-born. We have submitted to Congress a list of resources and reforms… we need to keep America safe, including moving away from a random chain migration and lottery system, to one that is merit-based. https://t.co/7PtoSFK1n2” […]
1/16/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/LEGAL/SUPREME COURT: “The Justice Department on Tuesday [1-16-18] announced plans to seek direct Supreme Court review of a judge’s ruling that blocked President Donald Trump from shuttering a program that gave work permits and other protections to some people who entered the U.S. illegally as children. The administration is also appealing the ruling to […]
1/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House said Tuesday [1-16-18] that the current immigration system poses security risks to the U.S., as lawmakers returned to Washington to restart negotiations on immigration and government spending following the holiday weekend… Congressional aides say they are expecting another short-term deal, which would fund the government for a few weeks […]
1/16/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats want to shut down the Government over Amnesty for all and Border Security. The biggest loser will be our rapidly rebuilding Military, at a time we need it more than ever. We need a merit based system of immigration, and we need it now! No more dangerous Lottery.” -Donald Trump, […]
1/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We must have Security at our VERY DANGEROUS SOUTHERN BORDER, and we must have a great WALL to help protect us, and to help stop the massive inflow of drugs pouring into our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 08:54am […]
1/16/2018
DHS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION: “Deporting immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children will not be a top federal law enforcement priority even if lawmakers do not pass a program to protect them, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief said in an interview aired on Tuesday [1-16-18]. Kirstjen Nielsen, speaking ahead of a congressional hearing, […]
1/15/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Africa and Nigeria have joined a chorus of nations condemning President Trump’s inflammatory remarks on immigration, as Africa experts warned that the controversy threatened to set back American interests across the world’s fastest-growing continent. Since Thursday [1-11-18], when several participants in a meeting with Mr. Trump said he had asked […]
1/15/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is taking its campaign against illegal immigration to the workplace. The raids by federal agents on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores last week were the administration’s first big show of force meant to convey the consequences of employing undocumented people… When agents raid workplaces, they often demand to see […]
1/15/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented what was said at the DACA meeting. Deals can’t get made when there is no trust! Durbin blew DACA and is hurting our Military.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 15, 2018 03:28pm […]
1/15/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [1-15-18] blamed Senator Dick Durbin for blowing up talks on a deal to help immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and said the Democratic lawmaker misrepresented his comments about Haiti and African countries… Durbin has said Trump used the term ‘shithole’ when speaking about […]
1/15/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN: “For weeks, House Speaker Paul Ryan has said any deal to shield 700,000 young undocumented people from deportation must be bipartisan. His GOP conference, however, has another idea entirely. House Republicans are pressing Ryan for a vote on a partisan immigration bill that has little chance of passing the Senate. They […]
1/14/2018
DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After three days of denunciations from around the world, President Trump declared that he is ‘not a racist’ on Sunday [1-14-18], even as the uproar over his vulgar remarks on immigration overshadowed critical issues facing the capital, including efforts to protect young undocumented immigrants and avert a government shutdown. Mr. […]
1/14/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two Republican senators called into question whether President Donald Trump used the term ‘shithole countries’ in a meeting with lawmakers on immigration last week, as critics of the president didn’t back down and continued to suggest his words were racist… The comments showed no signs of quelling a political storm over Mr. […]
1/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I, as President, want people coming into our Country who are going to help us become strong and great again, people coming in through a system based on MERIT. No more Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 14, 2018 08:19am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 12, 2018 07:28am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The so-called bipartisan DACA deal presented yesterday to myself and a group of Republican Senators and Congressmen was a big step backwards. Wall was not properly funded, Chain & Lottery were made worse and USA would be forced to take large numbers of people from high crime… countries which are doing badly. […]
1/11/2018
IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Rick Scott distanced himself Thursday [1-12-18] from President Donald Trump’s undisputed comments calling Haiti and some African nations ‘shithole’ countries — remarks that Democrats say could cost him if he runs for U.S. Senate. Scott, who is being recruited by Trump to run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, stopped just […]