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Sessions Moves To Curb Immigration Judges' Authority

10:21pm May 17, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The attorney general orders an end to a legal procedure used by judges to delay decisions in certain immigration cases, which he says has no legal basis. Critics say the move will impede due process.

Central American migrants look through the border wall near the ocean in Tijuana, Mexico, in April.

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Sessions Says 'Zero Tolerance' For Illegal Border Crossers, Vows To Divide Families

8:17pm May 07, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The administration says there has been a surge of illegal border crossings, especially by families. Immigrant advocates say the people are seeking asylum under international law.

A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco has resigned, citing disagreements over how to cast the actions of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who warned against immigration raids last month. The raids prompted a rally outside the ICE

ICE Spokesman Quits Over Leaders' Use Of 'Misleading Facts' To Discuss Calif. Arrests

11:44am March 13, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"I told them that the information was wrong, they asked me to deflect, and I didn't agree with that," said James Schwab, who resigned from his job at the Department of Homeland Security.

Protestors supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals outside the White House.

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Justice Department Asks SCOTUS To Reverse Court Ruling Protecting Dreamers

10:30pm January 18, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA, the Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to bypass the usual appeal process and hear its case this term.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals.

DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA

6:41pm January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in an address at the Georgetown University Law Center: "Freedom of thought and speech on the American campus are under attack."

Sessions Defends Campus Free Speech And Trump's Criticism Of NFL Player Protests

5:28pm September 26, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Sessions said the government can't tell you what to think or say, but NFL players shouldn't denigrate national symbols.