Law

Breaking Down The Nearly 11 Million Unauthorized Immigrants In The U.S.

4:28pm February 22, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

The number of immigrants staying in the U.S. illegally is estimated to be around 11 million. But demographers say that figure may become harder to track as President Trump ramps up deportations.

A Planned Parenthood sign in Dallas. A federal judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by Texas officials that would have removed Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.

Judge Rules Texas Can't Cut Off Medicaid Funds To Planned Parenthood — For Now

1:10pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

After Texas officials moved to block the health provider from receiving Medicaid dollars, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the state, allowing the group to stay in the program.

Attorney Bob Hilliard — representing the family of Mexican teenager Sergio Adrian Hernandez, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent — speaks in front of the Supreme Court after presenting his argument on Tuesday.

Conservative Justices Skeptical Of Extending Constitution Beyond U.S. Border

7:31pm February 21, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a "very sympathetic case" involving the shooting of an unarmed Mexican teen on the border. The justices will decide if the boy's family may sue the border agent.

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National

Supreme Court Considers If Mexican Nationals Can Sue For Border Shooting

4:52pm February 21, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments in a case testing whether the family of the dead boy can sue the agent for damages in the United States. The case involves one unarmed 15-year old shot across the border in Mexico, but officials report a substantial rise in such cross border shootings in recent years.

Homeland Security Unveils New Rules On Immigration Law Enforcement

4:52pm February 21, 2017

by Joel Rose

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday unveiled new rules aimed at tougher enforcement of immigration laws, a major policy shift that could put millions of people in the U.S. illegally at risk of deportation.

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Without Warrants, Immigration Agents Often Pose As Police Officers

4:30pm February 21, 2017

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers can't enter someone's residence without a warrant. When they don't have a warrant, they sometimes describe themselves as police officers to get people to let them in the door. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Joel Rubin of The Los Angeles Times about this tactic.

A border in the Rio Grande culvert divides the Mexican city of Juárez (bottom) and the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, shown here in 2010.

Supreme Court To Decide If Mexican Nationals May Sue For Border Shooting

9:47am February 21, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed an unarmed Mexican national from across the border, and the agent was not disciplined. The boy's family says a suit is their only possibility for justice.

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Shootings by Customs and Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border have been the subject of investigations in the past, but on Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case asking whether families have any right to sue when a shooting oc

High Court To Hear Case Of Mexican Boy Killed In Cross-Border Shooting

3:54pm February 20, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The question before the Supreme Court comes down to whether the family of a Mexican citizen shot on Mexican soil has the right to sue under the U.S. Constitution.

Susan Gallagher, chief naturalist at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center, examines the eagle who died from lead poisoning.

Lead Ammunition Poisons Wildlife But Too Expensive To Change, Hunters Say

1:10pm February 20, 2017

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Just before leaving office, the Obama administration banned the use of lead ammunition on federal land. Some hunters want President Trump to reverse the ban.

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National

The Call-In: Answering Your Questions About 'Sanctuary Cities'

7:58am February 19, 2017

by Martin Kaste

There's no legal definition for a "sanctuary city," but that doesn't stop people from using the term. We answer listeners' questions about what it means to be a sanctuary city.