immigration

'To Be Determined': Trump Campaign Signals He May Moderate Immigration Stance

6:17pm August 22, 2016

by Scott Detrow

The GOP nominee is considering walking back a key campaign promise central to his support — whether 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be deported under a President Trump.

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An undated still image shows men at a Tucson facility wrapped in Mylar sheets and sitting on concrete floors and benches.

National

Surveillance Stills From Border Patrol Facilities Show Crowded, Trash-Filled Cells

3:24pm August 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

As part of a lawsuit, images from surveillance cameras at holding cells in Arizona have been made public. They show people huddled together, wrapped in thermal blankets, on bare concrete floors.

Edson Escobar, 16, (seated, left) and his brother Alex Escobar, 18, (right), with their grandparents Ricardo and Sara Tejada in central Virginia. Edson and Alex came to the U.S. from El Salvador separately two years apart to escape their abusive father.

Halt On Juvenile Immigrant Visa Leaves Thousands In Limbo

3:59pm July 28, 2016

According to Border Patrol, more than 120,000 unaccompanied children arrived in the past two and a half years, many seeking asylum. Some young immigrants are now trying to use a new visa category.

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President Obama is interviewed by Steve Inskeep at the White House on Monday.

NPR's Interview With President Obama About 'Obama's Years'

10:22am July 01, 2016

Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on NPR's radio special, "Obama's Years," about how Americans have fared since 2008. He also discusses the Brexit vote and parallels in the U.S. election.

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People at the Leave.EU campaign's referendum party at Millbank Tower in London react to a regional EU referendum result on Thursday.

Brexit: What's Race Got To Do With It?

7:00am June 25, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Why did the U.K. just vote for something so economically disastrous? Some point to racial tension resulting from record levels of immigration within the EU.

With High Court Evenly Split, Obama's Immigration Actions Remain On Hold

3:25pm June 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

The Supreme Court did not come to a decision on whether President Obama's move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation was constitutional.

President Obama speaks in the White House briefing room on Thursday following the Supreme Court decision on immigration.

After Supreme Court Defeat, Obama Says Immigration Question Now Up To Voters

2:56pm June 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

President Obama said the Supreme Court's deadlock on his immigration actions doesn't change his deportation priorities. But it does mean that voters will decide how to proceed.

Aberystwyth lies in a cove along the Welsh coast and looks out toward Ireland. Aberystwyth is part of an area that YouGov, the on-line polling company, says is the most EU-friendly region in the United Kingdom.

World News

From London To The Welsh Coast, Sharp Disagreements On 'Brexit'

10:41am June 22, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

The United Kingdom's cultural makeup has shifted many times through the centuries, but for some struggling in England, the latest changes are coming too fast.

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Politics & Government

Paul Ryan: Trump's Muslim Ban Not Reflective Of GOP And U.S. Principles

3:35pm June 14, 2016

by Scott Detrow

"I think the smarter way to go, in all respects, is to have a security test and not a religious test," the House speaker said. It's the second time in as many weeks he has criticized Donald Trump.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Monday.

Politics & Government

Trump Calls To Ban Immigration From Countries With 'Proven History Of Terrorism'

6:59pm June 13, 2016

by Scott Detrow

"The only reason the killer was in America in the first place is because we allowed his family to come here," Donald Trump said on Monday.