IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News is showing old footage of people climbing over our Ocean Area Fence. This is what it really looks like – no climbers anymore under our Administration! https://t.co/CD4ltRePML“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 2:10 pm […]
Category: Immigration
11/19/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/HHS/IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The head of the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement, which was criticized for its role overseeing shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, is leaving his post. The Department of Health and Human Services says Scott Lloyd will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives. Lloyd says […]
11/19/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/COURTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Monday [11-19-18] ordered the Trump administration to resume accepting asylum claims from migrants no matter where or how they entered the United States, dealing at least a temporary setback to the president’s attempt to clamp down on a huge wave of Central Americans crossing the border. Judge […]
11/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Catch and Release is an obsolete term. It is now Catch and Detain. Illegal Immigrants trying to come into the U.S.A., often proudly flying the flag of their nation as they ask for U.S. Asylum, will be detained or turned away. Dems must approve Border Security & Wall NOW!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/18/2018
IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, just stated that ‘the City is ill-prepared to handle this many migrants, the backlog could last 6 months.’ Likewise, the U.S. is ill-prepared for this invasion, and will not stand for it. They are causing crime and big problems in Mexico. Go home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/18/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reps.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) are already going head-to-head over President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, giving a preview of how a new class of lawmakers will grapple over the issue next year. During a panel discussion CBS was to air Sunday [11-18-18] on […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [11-16-18] night returned to the issue of the migrant caravan, a topic he placed intense focus on before the midterm elections but since then has remained largely silent about. Before Friday night, Trump had not written about the caravan on Twitter since before the midterm elections. At […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Isn’t it ironic that large Caravans of people are marching to our border wanting U.S.A. asylum because they are fearful of being in their country – yet they are proudly waving….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:43 pm […]
11/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….their country’s flag. Can this be possible? Yes, because it is all a BIG CON, and the American taxpayer is paying for it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 16, 2018 7:43 pm […]
11/14/2018
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawyers suing President Donald Trump over his decision to end special protections shielding certain immigrants from deportation are seeking unaired footage from his reality TV show ‘The Apprentice’ to try to bolster their case alleging the move was racially motivated, the attorneys said Wednesday [11-14-18]. Lawyers for Civil Rights, which sued Trump […]
11/13/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For weeks before the midterm elections, President Trump warned ominously about the threat from a caravan of migrants streaming from Central America toward Mexico’s border with the United States. It was a fearsome mix of criminals and ‘unknown Middle Easterners,’ Mr. Trump claimed darkly, one that constituted a genuine national emergency. But […]
11/12/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Immigration advocates who filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration’s asylum ban are waiting for the court’s first move, which is expected on Tuesday [11-13-18]. President Donald Trump on Friday [11-9-18] signed a proclamation setting into motion a ban on most asylum claims for immigrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally. […]
11/8/2018
IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, invoking national security powers meant to protect the United States against threats from abroad, announced new rules on Thursday [11-8-18] that give President Trump vast authority to deny asylum to virtually any migrant who crosses the border illegally. Administration officials declined to say who will be affected by […]
11/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s efforts to whip up fear around immigration in the closing days of the midterm cycle may have helped some Republicans clinch wins around the country. But in places like the diverse Denver suburbs, it had the opposite effect. ‘We are part of this country,’ said Saad Salim, who fled Iraq […]
11/9/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump proclaimed on Friday [11-9-18] that the illegal entry of immigrants across the southern border of the United States was detrimental to the national interest, spurring tough changes that will deny asylum to all migrants who do not enter through official border crossings. The proclamation, issued just moments before Mr. Trump […]
11/8/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration unveiled new rules on Thursday [11-8-18] to sharply limit migrant asylum claims by barring individuals who cross the U.S. southern border illegally from seeking asylum. Immigrant advocates denounced the move, saying it violated existing U.S. law that allows people fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries to apply […]
11/7/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s intense focus on immigration in the run-up to the midterms appears to have stemmed GOP losses in Tuesday’s [11-6-18] election, according to a POLITICO analysis of 34 close House, Senate and gubernatorial races. Democrats took control of the House, as predicted, but Republicans were on track to expand their […]
11/5/2018
CAMPAIGN/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [11-5-18] closed out an us-against-them midterm election campaign that was built on dark themes of fear, nationalism and racial animosity in an effort to salvage Republican control of Congress for the remaining two years of his term. Mr. Trump’s fiery, invective-filled campaigning produced what may be the most […]
11/4/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Illegal immigration affects the lives of all Americans. Illegal Immigration hurts American workers, burdens American t…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 10:28 am […]
11/4/2018
IMMIGRATION/STEPHEN MILLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When self-inflicted damage left Donald J. Trump’s poll numbers sagging shortly after the Republican National Convention in 2016, the solution was to reframe the race around an incendiary issue that has animated Mr. Trump for decades: immigration. Mr. Trump went to Arizona, where a year before he had first embraced the […]
11/2/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “WITH IMMIGRATION taking such a major role in the elections, we started wondering yesterday whether there was a plan in place to fund PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S border wall. Each person we spoke to in the Capitol said they had no idea how the fight would play out, and noted that there are […]
11/1/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum. The two legally dubious proposals mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration. Trump also says he has […]
11/1/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s closing argument is now clear: Build tent cities for migrants. End birthright citizenship. Fear the caravan. Send active-duty troops to the border. Refuse asylum. Immigration has been the animating issue of the Trump presidency, and now — with the possibility that Republicans could face significant losses in the midterm elections […]
11/1/2018
ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump hammered his hard line on immigration again on Thursday [11-1-18], but some Republicans wish he would shift focus to the economy, lest he drive away suburban voters and mobilize Latino communities against the GOP. Several Republican operatives and officials described a growing sense of fear within the party over […]
11/1/2018
IMMIGRATION: “Illegal immigration affects the lives of all Americans. Illegal immigration hurts American workers; burdens American taxpayers; and undermines public safety; and places enormous strain on local schools, hospitals, and communities in general, taking precious resources away from the poorest Americans who need them most. Illegal immigration costs our country billions and billions of dollars […]
11/1/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Illegal immigration affects the lives of all Americans. Illegal Immigration hurts American workers, burdens American taxpayers, undermines public safety, and places enormous strain on local schools, hospitals and communities… https://t.co/eN1IqPNBJY“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 1, 2018 3:54 pm […]
11/1/2018
CORRUPTION/ENVIRONMENT/IMMIGRATION/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/VENEZUELA: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017, Executive Order 13827 of March […]
10/31/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MEDIA/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez called President Donald Trump’s new immigration ad an example of the President ‘at his worst.’ When asked Wednesday [10-31-18] by CNN’s Chris Cuomo for his reaction, Perez called the ad an example of Trump ‘fear mongering’…The ad, tweeted by Trump on Wednesday afternoon, shows a Hispanic […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump claimed that up to 15,000 US troops could be sent to the border to deal with the group of approximately 3,500 migrants heading toward the US through Mexico. The migrants, who are more than 800 miles away from the US, are weeks away from arriving at the border, where […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the United States could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border with Mexico, as he hardens his stance against a caravan of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. The numbers cited by Trump are significantly higher than defense officials have […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Harry Reid, when he was sane, agreed with us on Birthright Citizenship! https://t.co/ypiE1QWKag“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 12:19 pm […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 11:43 am […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: ‘”T @realDonaldTrump: Harry Reid, when he was sane, agreed with us on Birthright Citizenship! https://t.co/ypiE1QWKag“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 10:34 pm […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/CRIME/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Harry Reid was right in 1993, before he and the Democrats went insane and started with the Open Borders (which brings massive Crime) ‘stuff.’ Don’t forget the nasty term Anchor Babies. I will keep our Country safe. This case will be settled by the United States Supreme Court!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our Country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens, will be ended one way or the other. It is not covered by the 14th Amendment because of the words ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof.’ Many legal scholars agree…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 7:45 […]
10/31/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan. Should stop them before they reach our Border, but won’t!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 7:38 […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to citizenship to everyone born in the country, an assertion that runs counter to the long-established legal interpretation of the document…The Constitution’s 14th Amendment, added after the Civil War, grants citizenship to anyone born on American soil […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump attacked the Republican speaker of the House on Wednesday [10-31-18] for criticizing his position on birthright citizenship and said he should focus instead on safeguarding the party’s majority in Congress, a remarkable display of intraparty fighting six days before midterm elections in which the Republican majority is at risk…Mr. […]
10/31/2018
CENTRAL AMERICA/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he barnstorms the country trying to help Republican allies, President Trump has offered voters this fall a litany of misleading statements and falsehoods that exaggerate even legitimate accomplishments and distort opponents’ views beyond the typical bounds of political spin. In the past couple of weeks alone, the president has […]
10/31/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With a somber trip to Pittsburgh to visit victims of a synagogue shooting behind him, President Trump flew to one of his favorite places in the world — Florida — on Wednesday [10-31-8] to host another one of his high-decibel political rallies. On Thursday [11-1-18], Mr. Trump will be in Missouri. Before […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he will seek to end the right of citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizens and illegal immigrants in his latest bid to dramatically reshape immigration policies as he seeks to shore up Republicans ahead of next week’s congressional elections. Trump would target the citizenship […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Already, President Trump has sent 1,000 military forces to the Southwest border in a decision he said will protect Americans from a caravan of migrants coming from Central America. He has pledged to deploy at least 4,000 more troops by the week’s end, as part of a last-ditch effort to galvanize […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The words of the 14th Amendment are plain, and the scholarly and judicial consensus about what they mean is nearly uniform: Children born in the United States automatically become citizens of the United States. In an interview released Tuesday [10-30-18], President Trump proposed a different reading of the amendment, one he said […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he was preparing an executive order that would nullify the long-accepted constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship in the United States, his latest attention-grabbing maneuver days before midterm congressional elections as he has sought to activate his base by vowing to clamp down on immigrants and immigration…In fact, at least […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/KELLYANE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attorney George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, called President Donald Trump’s proposal to end birthright citizenship ‘unconstitutional’ in a Washington Post op-ed he co-wrote Tuesday [10-30-18]…George Conway’s stance contrasted with that of his wife. Kellyanne Conway told reporters Tuesday that ‘there are constitutional scholars that say the […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Speaker Paul Ryan told a Kentucky radio station on Tuesday [10-30-18] that ‘you cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order,’ remarks that come after President Donald Trump said that he has thought about trying to do just that…The right to citizenship for anyone born in the United States is […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/STEVE BANNON/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vocal proponents of ending birthright citizenship acknowledge that view has long been dismissed as a far-right fantasy. Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon, who supports the idea of ending birthright citizenship and favored the broad use of executive actions when he served in the administration, wanted to keep the hot-button […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Bob Hugin said Tuesday [10-30-18] he thought President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration had been ‘inflammatory’ and that the country should instead pursue ‘comprehensive, compassionate immigration reform.’ Hours after news broke that the president wants to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, Hugin sought to distance himself from […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With congressional elections a week away, President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-30-18] said he will seek to scrap the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants as he tries again to dramatically reshape immigration policies. Reviving his support for a legally questionable theory, Trump told the Axios news […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/CITIZENSHIP/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A week before high-stakes midterm elections, President Trump and his allies are zeroing in on immigration in what critics describe as a series of stunts aimed at rallying his base. Recent moves to send more troops to the US-Mexico border, possibly overhaul asylum policy and rethink birthright citizenship are political ploys with […]
10/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The top U.S. general overseeing a deployment of more than 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico said on Tuesday [10-30-18] that troop levels would rise further, but declined to say how high or estimate what the operation will cost. Many basic questions remained unanswered a day after the Pentagon announced the […]
10/30/2018
DHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering a plan to limit most, if not all, members of the group of migrants in Mexico heading toward the United States from crossing the border. A Department of Homeland Security official tells CNN the administration could limit the number of migrants able to enter at legal ports […]
10/30/2018
CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s proposal to use an executive order to deny birthright citizenship to babies born in the U.S. to non-citizens and undocumented immigrants has virtually no support from legal experts across the political spectrum. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution states: ‘All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DEFENSE/IMMIGRATION/MIDDLE EAST/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 5,000 active-duty military troops will deploy to the southern border by the end of this week, Defense Department officials said on Monday [10-29-18], an escalation of a midterm election show of force against a caravan of Central American migrants that President Trump has characterized as an ‘invasion of […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump characterized a group of migrants headed toward the United States as an invading force, adding that the U.S military would meet them at the border…Trump’s tweet refers to a large ‘caravan’ of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras that set off more than two weeks ago and […]
10/29/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!” -Donald […]
10/26/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been spending Billions of Dollars a year on Illegal Immigration. This will not continue. Democrats must give us the votes to pass strong (but fair) laws. If not, we will be forced to play a much tougher hand.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2018 8:55 am […]
10/25/2018
IMMIGRATION/ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke with Prime Minister @GiuseppeConteIT of Italy concerning many subjects, including the fact that Italy is now taking a very hard line on illegal immigration…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 1:47 pm […]
10/25/2018
IMMIGRATION/ITALY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…I agree with their stance 100%, and the United States is likewise taking a very hard line on illegal immigration. The Prime Minister is working very hard on the economy of Italy – he will be successful!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 1:47 pm […]
10/25/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To those in the Caravan, turnaround, we are not letting people into the United States illegally. Go back to your Country and if you want, apply for citizenship like millions of others are doing!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2018 1:31 pm […]
10/24/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/ICE/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal immigration and health officials were blindsided by President Donald Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy on migrants crossing the southwest border, triggering a cascade of problems as agencies struggled with the fallout from family separations, congressional investigators said in a critical report issued Wednesday [10-24-18]. The investigation by the nonpartisan Government Accountability […]
10/24/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/KELLYANNE CONWAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is tweeting about the caravan of Central American migrants moving toward the U.S. southern border, though his White House rejects the suggestion that he is fearmongering. Trump tweeted Wednesday [10-24-18] that the U.S. ‘will never accept people coming into our Country illegally!’ He also argued that Europe […]
10/24/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are a great Sovereign Nation. We have Strong Borders and will never accept people coming into our Country illegally!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2018 6:56 am […]
10/24/2018
EU/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For those who want and advocate for illegal immigration, just take a good look at what has happened to Europe over the last 5 years. A total mess! They only wish they had that decision to make over again.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 24, 2018 6:52 am […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s remarks in recent days about a caravan of Central American migrants heading toward the United States have stirred up a political frenzy — in the process distorting reality and ignoring basic facts. Such caravans are nothing new — a smaller one formed last spring, and similar caravans have […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/DHS/IMMIGRATION/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday [10-23-18] that he has ‘no proof’ for his claim that a migrant caravan approaching the U.S. southern border includes ‘Middle Easterners’ but suggested he could eventually back up the assertion. Pressed by reporters after signing a water bill alongside lawmakers in both parties, Trump said […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/HHS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is eyeing a shake-up of its refugee operation — and scrutinizing its controversial director — as President Donald Trump steps up his call for another crackdown along the U.S.-Mexico border. A top official at the Department of Health and Human Services, which runs the refugee resettlement program, is conducting […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s political team reviewed polling from congressional districts that were competitive in the 2016 election. They showed that border protection, safeguarding immigration officers and standing up to illegal immigration resonated with voters there, according to a person with knowledge of the president’s strategy. The president seized on […]
10/23/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has not settled on a plan for what to do if a migrant caravan arrives at the southern border, despite threats by President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency or rescind aid from the countries whose people are journeying north. Top immigration officials and close Trump advisers are […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is waging one of the most inflammatory closing arguments of any modern campaign, lacing his midterm rhetoric with easily disprovable claims that are building on the fact-challenged foundation of his presidency. With just two weeks to go before the midterm election, the President is doing what he does best, seizing […]
10/22/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “‘Shock report: US paying more for illegal immigrant births than Trump’s wall’ https://t.co/FX3ljN7kPS“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October22, 2018 12:52 pm […]
10/22/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump blamed the Mexican police and military, as well as Democrats in the United States, for failing to block a caravan of migrants trekking to the southern U.S. border, labeling it a ‘National Emergy’ [sic] in a series of tweets on Monday [10-22-18]…The group, which he claimed includes ‘criminals and […]
10/22/2018
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the U.S. We will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 7:57 am […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every time you see a Caravan, or people illegally coming, or attempting to come, into our Country illegally, think of and blame the Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws! Remember the Midterms! So unfair to those who come in legally.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday [10-22-18], falsely accusing Democrats of ‘encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation.’ With weeks to go before Election Day, Trump is seeking to drive Republican turnout with […]
10/22/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MIDDLE EAST/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Twitter on Monday [10-22-18], President Trump said that ‘unknown Middle Easterners’ had infiltrated the caravan. That and almost all of his other assertions were inaccurate, misleading or incomplete…There is no evidence that ‘unknown Middle Easterners’ have infiltrated the migrant caravan heading toward the United States’ southern border. Reporters with The […]
10/21/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Caravans are a disgrace to the Democrat Party. Change the immigration laws NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2018 2:14 pm […]
10/21/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Full efforts are being made to stop the onslaught of illegal aliens from crossing our Souther Border. People have to apply for asylum in Mexico first, and if they fail to do that, the U.S. will turn them away. The courts are asking the U.S. to do things that are not doable!” […]
10/20/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats would stop being obstructionists and come together, we could write up and agree to new immigration laws in less than one hour. Look at the needless pain and suffering that they are causing. Look at the horrors taking place on the Border. Chuck & Nancy, call me!” –Donald Trump, […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, seeking to frame the choices for voters in the midterm elections, said Friday [10-19-18] that Democrats are ‘too extreme and too dangerous’ to take control of Congress. On a three-day swing out West to make his closing arguments for Republican candidates, Trump sought to hone in on immigration as […]
10/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump fueled his 2016 campaign with fiery immigration rhetoric, visions of hordes flowing across the border to assault Americans and steal their jobs. Now, in the final weeks before midterm elections, he’s back at it as he looks to stave off Democratic gains in Congress. It’s an approach that offers both […]
10/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s three-day campaign trip out West (all times local): 7:55 p.m. President Donald Trump has pounded Democrats at a rally in Mesa Arizona, saying they are to blame for America’s immigration problems. He says the new platform of the Democratic Party is ‘Radical socialism and open borders.’ […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/CONSPIRACY THEORY/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] amped up his focus on immigration ahead of the midterm elections by claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were behind a group of Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S…Returning to the first issue that helped him vanquish more than a dozen Republican rivals […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] threatened to order the military to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the flow of migrants making their way northward toward the U.S. is not stopped…Trump also hinted that the new trade deal reached by the U.S., Mexico and Canada could be in jeopardy if Mexico doesn’t […]
10/18/2018
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More Honduran migrants tried to join a caravan of several thousand moving through Guatemala on Wednesday [10-17-18], defying calls by authorities not to make the journey after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off regional aid in reprisal.The caravan has grown steadily since it left the Honduran city of San […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican Ambassador to the United States Geronimo Gutierrez on Thursday [10-18-18] said he was not aware of a deal between the United States and Mexico to stop the Honduran migrant ‘caravan’ fleeing north to the United States’ southern border. When asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo on ‘Cuomo Prime Time’ if a deal […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..” –Donald […]
10/18/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene if a federal appeals court does not rule soon on the administration’s decision to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. The U.S. Department of Justice wants the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] lashed out over a caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States, saying that if Mexico does not stop them, he will use the military to ‘CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.’ Trump tweeted that he wanted ‘Mexico to stop this onslaught.’ He also suggested […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A caravan of migrants, nearly all of them Hondurans, is making its way north through Guatemala toward Mexico and the United States. It is the latest, and certainly the largest, iteration of a phenomenon that has occurred from time to time: big groups of Central Americans joining together to face the […]
10/17/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans must make the horrendous, weak and outdated immigration laws, and the Border, a part of the Midterms!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 8:48 am […]
10/17/2018
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hard to believe that with thousands of people from South of the Border, walking unimpeded toward our country in the form of large Caravans, that the Democrats won’t approve legislation that will allow laws for the protection of our country. Great Midterm issue for Republicans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 8:45 […]
10/17/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new migrant caravan is heading to the United States. And US President Donald Trump has already weighed in, threatening to cut foreign aid to Honduras if the group isn’t brought back to the Central American country. The caravan, which organizers say numbers thousands of people, formed in the Honduran city of […]
10/16/2018
BUSINESS/ENTITLEMENTS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new Trump administration proposal that targets immigrants who receive government benefits could be a major headache for businesses — and many don’t even know it yet. Under the sweeping ‘public charge’ proposed rule, an estimated 518,000 foreigners with temporary visas seeking to extend their stay each year would be required to […]
10/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A caravan of about 2,000 Honduran migrants has resumed its northward march with hopes of reaching the U.S. border. After sleeping on the ground in their clothes, the migrants were up shortly after dawn Tuesday [10-16-18] in the Guatemalan city of Esquipulas. Dozens attended Mass at the local Roman Catholic basilica to […]
10/16/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has strongly informed the President of Honduras that if the large Caravan of people heading to the U.S. is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 8:05 am […]
10/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Op-Ed praises Trump Administrations efforts at the Border.’ @FoxNews The Washington Examiner States, ‘Finally, the government has taken steps to stop releasing unaccompanied minors to criminals and traffickers.’ This was done by the Obama Administration!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 7:55 am […]
10/15/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than 200 children from separated undocumented immigrant families remain in US custody, officials said in a court filing Monday [10-15-18] night. Most of the 245 children in custody have parents who were removed from the United States — 175 children, according to the latest government tally. Of those, only 18 children […]
10/13/2018
BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday [10-13-18] that separating migrant families at the border could deter illegal immigration and that he was considering several options to tighten border security. In June, Trump abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the U.S.-Mexico border after images of youngsters in […]