Harris, Hassan grill CBP chief on misspending claims and agents’ role in protest enforcement
Sen. Harris and fellow Democratic Sen. Margaret Hassan of New Hampshire pressed CBP Chief Mark Morgan on border agents deployed to anti-police brutality protests and the agency’s misspending claims at a Senate HSGAC hearing Thursday.
Harris, Hassan grill CBP chief on misspending claims and agents’ role in protest enforcement
Sen. Harris and fellow Democratic Sen. Margaret Hassan of New Hampshire pressed CBP Chief Mark Morgan on border agents deployed to anti-police brutality protests and the agency’s misspending claims at a Senate HSGAC hearing Thursday.
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Human Rights groups push for resettlement of Afghan Sikhs after Gurudwara Attack
On March 25, gunmen stormed a Gurudwara complex in Kabul where 150 members of the community had gathered to pray and killed 25 people including a 6-year-old.
Human Rights groups push for resettlement of Afghan Sikhs after Gurudwara Attack
On March 25, gunmen stormed a Gurudwara complex in Kabul where 150 members of the community had gathered to pray and killed 25 people including a 6-year-old.
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Remain in Mexico immigration policy a national threat, says chairwoman of a Homeland Security subcommittee
The immigration policy “Remain in Mexico” is allowing criminal organizations to expand their reach along the U.S. border, the chairwoman of a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing said during a hearing that examined the program.
Remain in Mexico immigration policy a national threat, says chairwoman of a Homeland Security subcommittee
The immigration policy “Remain in Mexico” is allowing criminal organizations to expand their reach along the U.S. border, the chairwoman of a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing said during a hearing that examined the program.
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What’s at Stake in the Trump Admin’s Effort to End DACA
Our Conversation with Journalist, HyoJung Kim, who attended the DACA argument at the US Supreme Court on Tuesday, as it heard challenges to the Trump Administration effort to end DACA.
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Supreme Court wrestles with the legal boundaries of cross-border shootings
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case, Hernandez v. Mesa, which is about whether the family of a Mexican teenager shot by a Border Patrol agent from across the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez can sue the agent for damages.
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Pelosi and Schumer push for Senate action on immigration
Democratic lawmakers reaffirmed their priority to pass comprehensive immigration reform following oral arguments Tuesday in the Supreme Court that considered the status of almost one million young immigrants.
read moreDoes ICE follow its policies when it comes to deporting military veterans?
Advocates for better policies surrounding the deportation of noncitizen service members took to Capitol Hill recently for testimony before the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Immigration advocacy group condemns Trump’s “public charge” policy with new report
Pro-immigrant group One Nation Commission released a report Tuesday about how immigrants strengthen the American economy and society.
Former head of ICE defends detention centers amid partisan attacks
House Judiciary Committee members stick to partisan politics during hearing on ICE detention facilities, as former director defends their use.
Detroit protesters: ‘No hate no fear, immigrants are welcome here!’
On the second day of the Detroit Democratic debates, Movimiento Cosecha held a rally for immigrant rights.
Police arrest protesters blocking Detroit-Windsor tunnel at immigration rally
Protestors championing immigrant rights tried to shut down the Detroit-Windsor international tunnel ahead of the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, leading to arrests by Detroit police.
ACLU Institute Students Protest Immigrant Detention Center Treatment at the Capitol
A culminating portion of the ACLU’s Summer Advocacy Institute, high school students in the program protested immigrant treatment at detention centers at the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
Democrats challenge Customs and Border Protection chief on agency’s ‘culture of cruelty’
Democrats challenged the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the agency’s “culture of cruelty” at a House subcommittee hearing, but CBP Chief Carla Provost repeatedly denied the notion of a toxic culture at her agency.
Rep. Elijah Cummings presses DHS chief for answers about border facilities — ‘Come on, man. What’s that about?’
Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland heatedly criticized DHS’s treatment of migrant children at a House Oversight Committee meeting Thursday.
Jewish Groups Protest ‘Concentration Camps’ on Border
Using a comparison to concentration camps that some Jewish groups consider offensive, some Jewish groups nationwide are embracing the term to take action against the immigration detention centers at the southern border.
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