Illegal immigration

Migrants wait for access to request asylum in the U.S. at the El Chaparral border crossing point in Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday.

Some 'Caravan Migrants' Allowed To Apply For U.S. Asylum

2:01pm May 01, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Eight women, four children and one 18-year-old were allowed to apply for asylum after the caravan reached the U.S. border following a month of travel on foot, train and bus.

Retired Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, left, and former assistant defense secretary Paul McHale, center, visit Utah National Guard troops as they extend a border fence in San Luis, Ariz., in 2006.

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Former National Guard Chief On What A 2006 Border Deployment Tells Us Today

11:44pm April 06, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

The last major deployment of the National Guard to the border was overseen in 2006 by retired Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum. He says their work freed Border Patrol agents to focus on their primary job.

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Indianapolis Colts football player Edwin Jackson in a photo from earlier this year. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis.

Trump, Citing Death Of Colts Player, Says Democrats Must 'Get Tough' On Immigration

3:18pm February 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a tweet, the president called the death of Indianapolis Colt linebacker Edwin Jackson, caused by a suspected drunken driver who is in the U.S. illegally, a "preventable" tragedy.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi in July 2015.

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Immigrant Acquitted Of San Francisco Killing Sentenced On Lesser Gun Charge

6:25pm January 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was found not guilty in November in the death of Kate Steinle, was sentenced Friday on a state gun violation to time already served. He will now face federal gun charges.

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, acquitted last week of killing Kate Steinle in San Francisco, now faces federal gun and immigration charges.

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Feds File New Charges Against Undocumented Immigrant In Kate Steinle Case

10:54pm December 05, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

A federal indictment suggests that government prosecutors have another strategy to gain custody of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate with the intention to deport him.

People attend an orientation class in filing up their application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Oops, We Lost Your DACA Application

10:19pm November 16, 2017

by Joel Rose

Immigrants' rights groups say thousands of DACA renewal applications may have been wrongly rejected for being late. The Trump administration now says it will reconsider some of those applications.

Now-President Donald Trump announcing his bid for the presidency in June 2015 at Trump Tower. The tone Trump set on immigration during the presidential campaign has been picked up by both Republican candidates running for governor in 2017.

Races For Governor Put Trump's Immigration Message On The Ballot

5:00am November 02, 2017

by Joseph Hernandez

In the two states electing new governors this year, New Jersey and Virginia, once-moderate Republicans are running attack ads painting their Democratic opponents as weak on illegal immigration.

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10-Year-Old Girl Is Detained By Border Patrol After Emergency Surgery

8:34pm October 26, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Rosa Maria Hernandez, who came illegally to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 months old, was being transferred between hospitals in Texas when the ambulance was stopped by federal officers.

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Court Puts A Hold On Order That Approved Undocumented Teen's Abortion

4:13pm October 19, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The minor, who is being referred to as Jane Doe, has obtained a judge's permission to have an abortion. But the Department of Health and Human Services has refused to allow her to visit a clinic.

Florinda Lorenzo came to the U.S. from Guatemala 14 years ago. She checks in ICE regularly — a requirement stemming from a 2010 arrest, though the charges were later dropped. She says the check-ins have become "painful and stressful" because she's worri

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Once Routine, ICE Check-Ins Now Fill Immigrants In U.S. Illegally With Anxiety

5:04am April 18, 2017

by Joel Rose

Thousands of immigrants across the country are unsure what to expect when they report for required check-ins with ICE. Some have been detained on the spot, leading to widespread fear and stress.