Trump Administration Extends Visa Ban to Non-Immigrants
The administration cast the effort as a way to free up jobs in an economy reeling from the coronavirus.
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Justices Uphold Protections for Young Immigrants
The justices rejected administration arguments that the 8-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program is illegal and that courts have no role to play in reviewing the decision to end DACA.
Florida Migrant Towns Become Coronavirus Hot Spots in US
Once thought likely to be spared because of their remote locations and small populations, rural immigrant communities have seen spikes in infections while having fewer resources to deal with them.
Trump Ramps Up Expulsions of Migrant Youth, Citing Coronavirus
As many 600 minors, many of whom are teens who left Central America alone, were expelled in April alone.
Official: Strict US Border Policy May Remain as Virus Eases
President Trump's opponents have accused him of using the pandemic as a pretext to adopt hard-line immigration policies.
Immigrants Deliver Food, ‘Hope’ to Workers Hit by Pandemic
Every afternoon, Sandra Pérez and Francisco Ramírez go over their list of fellow New Yorkers who need help because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some are sick. Others lost jobs, but have children to feed. Others are elderly or disabled. All are immigrants, like them.
California to Give Cash Payments to Immigrants Hurt by Virus
California will be the first state to give cash payments to immigrants living in the country illegally who are hurt by the coronavirus, offering $500 apiece to 150,000 adults who were left out of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved by Congress.
Trump Administration Urged to Free Migrants as Virus Surges
Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
Pregnant 19-Year-Old Dies Trying to Climb US Border Wall
U.S. Customs and Border Protection blamed the woman's death on human smugglers who encouraged her to try to climb the wall.
Watchdog: Data on Children Separated at Border May Be Flawed
The Trump administration’s effort to track children separated from their families at the border is plagued by communication problems that raise questions about the accuracy of the data, a watchdog has reported.
Court Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy on Part of US Border
In the latest twist on a key Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court said it will prevent the government from making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings starting next week unless the Supreme Court steps in sooner.
Judge Rules Head of Immigration Agency Was Unlawfully Named
A federal judge has ruled that Ken Cuccinelli was unlawfully appointed to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency and, as a result, lacked authority to give asylum seekers less time to prepare for initial screening interviews.
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