immigration

National

On Independence Day, Minting Thousands Of New Americans

4:28pm July 04, 2018

by Ailsa Chang

At a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony in New Hampshire, newly minted American citizens take the oath. They're among nearly 14,000 people across the country who are becoming Americans this week.

Queue Listen Now

Yeni Gonzalez (center), a Guatemalan mother who was separated from her three children at the U.S.-Mexico border, is embraced by volunteer Janey Pearl Starks as pictures of other children separated from their families are displayed during a news conference

National

Migrant Parents Face Major Obstacles Before They Can Regain Custody Of Their Children

8:44pm July 03, 2018

by Joel Rose

Guatemalan migrant Yeni Gonzalez was reunited with her three children in New York City for the first time since they were separated at the Southwest border. Their reunion was emotional but temporary.

Queue Listen Now

Immigrant rights advocates pitched their tents for an encampment outside the ICE offices in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The new liberal rallying cry raises more questions than it answered.

Politics & Government

4 Questions About The Call To Abolish ICE

2:07pm July 03, 2018

by Mara Liasson

Some Democrats want to disband the Homeland Security agency that enforces immigration policy. But the slogan "Abolish ICE" raises more political issues than it answers.

Kevin Sinatra and Aida Cardoza brought their 1-year-old son Matthews to the protest. "We want him to know he's was a part of this movement."

For Women At D.C.'s 'Families Belong Together,' The Protest Was Personal

12:39am July 01, 2018

by Cecilia Lei

Motherhood was a core theme of Saturday's protest, which drew families and their young children, as well as anti-abortion-rights activists.

Linda Land-Classon, right, holds up a sign with her 15-year-old son, Ivan, who came to America in 2003 from Vladivostok, Russia, during an immigration rally and protest in Civic Center Park in downtown Denver.

Protesters Across The Country Rally Against Trump's Immigration Policies

8:41pm June 30, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The demonstrations drew thousands of citizens who called for an end to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy and immediate action to reunite separated families.

Garry Mead, assistant director of detention and removal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, answers a reporter's question in 2007 in front of cells that housed immigrant families at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas. After a suit b

The U.S. Has A Long, Troubled History Of Detaining Families Together

4:24pm June 30, 2018

by John Burnett

Now that President Trump no longer can separate migrant families detained at the border, his administration is preparing to lock them up together — an arrangement with many critics and legal limits.

Queue Listen Now

People demonstrate in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, demanding an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents. On Friday, the Justice Department said in a court filing that "the government will not separate families but detain families to

Trump Administration: Migrant Families Can Be Detained For More Than 20 Days

11:28pm June 29, 2018

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Now that a judge has ordered a stop to separating families, the Justice Department says it can hold families caught illegally crossing the border until their immigration proceedings are resolved.

New Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini applauds during the swearing-in ceremony for Italy's new government in Rome on June 1. He has promised to deport migrants.

World News

Ascendant 'Italians First' Politician Vows Mass Deportations And Challenges EU

4:38pm June 29, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Meet Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who has emerged as a powerful hard-liner driving tough anti-immigration stances in Italy's new government.

Women hold signs as they protest the separation of immigrant families inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.

National

Hundreds Arrested Protesting Trump Administration's Immigration Policies

11:36pm June 28, 2018

Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.

First lady Melania Trump arrives Thursday on a visit to a border protection facility in Tucson, Ariz.

Politics & Government

Melania Trump Travels To Arizona To Visit A Migrant Facility

5:48pm June 28, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

It's the first lady's second visit to a detention center for migrant children in two weeks. She wore white pants and a black top — with no apparent message on the back.