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Judge Says Detained Immigrant Women, Children Should Be Released

4:56pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A federal judge has given the government 90 days to prove that holding hundreds of minors and their mothers in unlicensed secure facilities does not violate a 1997 settlement.

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WATCH: Merkel's Awkward Interaction With Tearful Palestinian Girl

2:41pm July 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Video of the encounter with the Palestinian girl whose family is close to deportation has gone viral. The German chancellor's manner during the interaction has been both criticized and lauded.

Tunde Wey gets ready to serve plantains and Jollof rice at his pop-up Nigerian dinner in the kitchen of Toki Underground, a ramen restaurant in Washington, D.C., in December 2014.

Chasing Food Dreams Across U.S., Nigerian Chef Tests Immigration System

3:56pm July 07, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

Tunde Wey wanted to share the food of his West African childhood. So he crossed the U.S. by bus, hosting pop-up dinners along the way. But Wey, like many immigrants, found success can unravel quickly.

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Marta Elsie Leveron, 19, (left) and her brother Freddy David Leveron, 18, have not seen their father since he left El Savador to work in California in 1999. A new U.S. program allows families to reunite if one parent is a legal U.S. resident. The girl in

A Father In California, Kids In El Salvador, And New Hope To Reunite

2:46pm July 01, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

Unaccompanied minors surged across the U.S. southern border last year, fleeing violence in Central America. This year the Obama administration hopes to forestall a new wave with a quiet new program.

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Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border.

Obama Immigrant Detention Policies Under Fire

5:40pm June 16, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

Since the unaccompanied minors crisis last year, the Obama administration is walking a fine line. With a backlog in the courts, many immigrants remain detained with an uncertain future.

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Federal Appeals Court Leaves Hold On Obama's Immigration Orders

6:26pm May 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The president has sought to give temporary protection from deportation to people who were brought to the U.S. as children, and to the parents of people who live in the U.S. legally.

Standards For Child Migrants Could Force Detention Centers To Close

7:26pm May 14, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The Obama administration has detained thousands of immigrant women and children, but that could soon change. A court case is challenging whether it is ever legal to hold children for long periods.

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Spain's Civil Guard released this image of a boy, 8, who was the subject of a smuggling attempt.

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Spanish Customs Officials Foil Attempt To Smuggle Boy In Suitcase

3:42pm May 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

An 8-year-old from the Ivory Coast was found curled up in a suitcase Thursday, foiling an attempt to smuggle him into Spanish territory. His father was later arrested.

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in January. Lynch was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday after months of delay and partisan bickering.

Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch For Attorney General

3:26pm April 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In one of the most protracted cabinet-level confirmation processes, 10 Republicans joined the chamber's Democrats in a 56 to 43 vote to approve the long-delayed nomination to replace Eric Holder.

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Violence Against Immigrants In South Africa Turns Deadly

1:07pm April 17, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

At least five people have been killed, immigrant-owned businesses have been attacked and thousands have sought refuge at temporary shelters. The government has condemned the violence.