What steps can Obama take on immigration without Congress?
Quite a few, according to policy experts -- but that doesn't mean he can take them without sparking controversy
Immigration
Obama deportation relief program cut by House GOP bill
Republican House legislators passed legislation that would cut President Obama's program that granted deportation relief to immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children
Shelters for child border-crossers aren't all government-run
Private - but taxpayer-funded - organizations are sheltering many of the unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S.-Mexico border
House delays summer recess for possible border bill vote
Republicans, eager to show they tried to deal with the border crisis before their summer recess, are scrambling after scrapping a vote in the 11th hour
In El Salvador, kids seek refuge from the violence
As gang violence dominates cities, teens struggle to find a way out
Ted Cruz looks to steer House conservatives on immigration
The Texas senator irked some of his fellow Republicans by meddling in House business
Border debate moves from Congress to the campaign
As the border crisis remains unresolved in Washington, the issue takes center stage in a campaign thousands of miles from the border
Pa. town applauds plan to shelter migrant children
A few voice concerns, but most residents show support for housing Central American kids at local children's home
Republicans offer much less cash to deal with border crisis
The amount the House GOP is proposing falls far short of the $3.7 billion requested by President Obama
Obama considers large-scale move on immigration
White House officials are making plans to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who came to this country illegally
Surge of migrants being smuggled to U.S. via Puerto Rico
Illegal immigration and human smuggling aren't just a problem on the U.S. border with Mexico
Obama urges Congress to deal with border crisis before summer break
After meeting with Central American presidents, Obama says, "We need action and less talk" from Congress
Central American presidents meeting with Obama, Biden on border crisis
The meeting comes as Congress struggles to resolve differences over the cost and scope of a bill to stem the tide of undocumented kids at the border
Migrant children returned to violent homelands
Thousands of children are being deported back to Central America, including to El Salvador, which has the world's fourth-highest murder rate
As Washington bickers, states deal with border crisis fallout
With D.C. lawmakers still figuring out how to respond to the influx of unaccompanied children, governors wonder about the burden on their states
Central American migrant kids become targets back home
Migrant children returned to El Salvador after trying to reach U.S. become prime targets for gangs; expert says they won't stop coming until root problems are solved
Obama administration weighs giving Honduran children refugee status
The tactic is viewed as one way to slow the flow of unaccompanied children crossing the southern border
5 immigration issues Central American leaders will raise with Obama
Amid the U.S-Mexico border crisis, the presidents of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala meet with Obama and other leaders this week in Washington
House Republicans unveil plan to tackle border crisis
A GOP working group is calling for the deployment of National Guard troops and quicker deportation of children from Central America
Congress far apart on border crisis plan as summer recess looms
The two sides look no closer to a resolution even as Homeland Security warns it will run out of money for immigration control
Texans frustrated land has become highway for illegal immigrants
Seventy-six percent of the illegal immigrants in this recent surge have come through the Rio Grande valley region Texas
Gov. Rick Perry deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to border
The Texas Republican is accusing the Obama administration of offering "lip service" about U.S-Mexico border security
Ted Cruz: Obama, Democrats trying to "ransom" migrant children
Texas Republican says Obama invited the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing the border, and now he's trying to capitalize on the crisis
Obama administration has been warned of rise in child migrants since 2012
Despite several indications the increase in children crossing the border was a growing problem, the administration did not take aggressive steps to slow the flow
In immigration battle, Republicans step up border demands
In response to Obama's funding request to deal with the influx of minors at the border, several Republicans are countering with their own proposals
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French blood banks hit by cyberattack days after European freezer hacks
Ukraine says "insane attack" on aid center may have killed 70
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