John Boehner: Little "optimism" on bipartisan fix for border crisis
The House speaker argues that an anti-trafficking law on the books is being abused in immigration crisis
Immigration
For immigrants, dangers of staying are most grave
Children in El Salvador can't leave their homes at night because of gang violence
Fear of gangs, rampant violence send Central American kids north
"You don't feel safe here," says one Salvadoran boy who tried and failed to make it the U.S.
Congress nears an impasse on immigration crisis
Democrats reject Republican proposals to speed up deportations as the administration struggles to satisfy both parties
Arizona protesters mistake busload of YMCA campers for immigrant children
Anti-immigration protesters shove group of mariachi musicians and halt bus before realizing it was carrying children from YMCA
Arizona town tries to protest away immigrant kids
Town of Oracle told by sheriff about 40 undocumented immigrant kids would be housed there, so some try to block buses from delivering them
Famed journalist, activist detained by U.S. Border Patrol
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas has lived and worked in the U.S. without legal documentation for years
GOP to Obama: It'll take more than money to fix immigration problems
As Congress focuses on Obama's $3.7 billion request to deal with the child immigration crisis, Republicans argue money is only part of the solution
Lawmakers at odds over deportation rules for Central American kids
Sen. McCain says the U.S. should deport the kids as quickly as possible, but the Hispanic Congress says they deserve a day in court
Deal may be forming on border agencies' $3.7B extra
Separately, border agency stops taking some new arrivals to San Diego from Texas, denies it did it due to protests
On border woes, cancel the crazy "Katrina" catnip
Major Garrett: With undocumented children flooding the border, immigration problems deserve clarity, not click-happy metaphors
John Boehner: I'm not giving Obama a "blank check" for border crisis
Speaker says the House should move this month to address the influx of minors at the border but blames the president for creating the problem
Gov. Perry likens Texas border situation to Katrina
After president turns down border visit, Perry warns surge of undocumented minors could spin out of control, and urges Obama to do "what presidents do"
An immigrant teenager's long journey through legal system
Danilo is fleeing Honduran gangs, but now faces deportation through the American legal system
Kids overwhelming U.S. border, officials acknowledge
Obama administration officials told senators they're struggling to keep up with the surge of child immigrants at the Southern border
Immigrants' deadly route into America
As illegal immigrants try to bypass border checkpoints, they are succumbing to the 100-degree heat in Texas
Rick Perry to meet with Obama about immigration crisis
The Texas governor demanded a "substantive meeting" and not "a quick handshake on the tarmac" while Obama is in Texas this week
WH: Most unaccompanied kids at border won't stay in U.S.
The White House said that most are unlikely to qualify for humanitarian relief that would prevent them from being sent back to their home countries
Obama's immigration Independence Day
Major Garrett: Obama's now struck his own path on the larger issue of comprehensive immigration reform and unaccompanied minors on the border
Child immigration crisis
Thousands of young people attempt to cross the U.S. - Mexico border every year
Obama to Central Americans: "Do not send your children to the border"
There's a "humanitarian crisis" brewing among undocumented minors at the U.S.-Mexico border, the president says
No short-term fixes for flood of unaccompanied child immigrants
Fixing the root of the problem could take years, former Customs and Border Patrol officials say
Officials struggle to house children flocking across border
Authorities eyed an empty college campus in Virginia, but angry residents objected
Surge in kids crossing Texas border alone may grow
Officials prepare to see more crossing the border alone
Surge in unaccompanied child arrivals spurs White House reaction
Studies show the spike in minors trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone is spurred by a lack of opportunity and violence in their home countires
World
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Newly found prehistoric "giant rat" species named after princess
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
French blood banks hit by cyberattack days after European freezer hacks
Ukraine says "insane attack" on aid center may have killed 70
Hackers can hijack grocery store freezers. What about our homes?
