by Clarissa Jones | Jan 24, 2018 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON–After a three-day government shutdown, the fate of 690,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries still hangs in the balance. House Republicans are hoping to leverage this uncertainty by proposing a far-right immigration bill....
by Casey Egan | Dec 5, 2017 | Immigration
WASHINGTON – Arrests of undocumented immigrants along the Southwest border last year were at their lowest rate in 46 years, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security. “We have clearly seen the successful results of the president’s...
by Tacuma Roeback | Oct 19, 2017 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – In January, Bnyad Sharef and his family flew from Iraq to Egypt on their way to Nashville, Tennessee – their new home. But when they landed in Cairo on Jan. 27, they learned that President Donald Trump had signed an executive order banning entry into the...
by Yingjie Gu | Oct 4, 2017 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Minority Whip Dick Durbin on Wednesday pinned their hopes on President Donald Trump for help in passing their legislation to provide Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients a legal way to stay...
by Kevin Schmidt & Matt Sussis | Oct 3, 2017 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – Five Democratic women senators joined a wide range of advocacy groups Tuesday to call on Republicans to support legislation that would shield Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and their families from deportation. “Every single time I’ve...
by Yingjie Gu & Ricky Zipp | Sep 27, 2017 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris grilled Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke Wednesday on whether customs officials will share information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, but Duke said she didn’t know what the...
