Trump administration unveils rule to detain migrant families longer
The White House hopes to upend a landmark court settlement that has governed the care of migrant children in U.S. custody for two decades
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The White House hopes to upend a landmark court settlement that has governed the care of migrant children in U.S. custody for two decades
Top Democrats accused the White House of a "cruel agenda" for a new rule that would allow for indefinite detention of children and families
Upon departure, the president touted the economy, talked about the sudden cancellation of his trip to Denmark, and also said he has "an appetite" for background checks
Three migrant children have died in the past year from the flu
Under the policy, approximately 32,000 asylum seekers have been returned by the U.S. to Mexico — where most struggle to find lawyers and some face persecution
Employers can be fined up to nearly $20,000 per undocumented worker, but none have been fined yet
The U.S. is keeping most asylum seekers on the other side of the border in Mexico — where advocates say they can't help them
One mother was left to take care of nine kids alone after her sister-in-law and husband were swept up in immigration raids
"Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge," said Ken Cuccinelli
No one was injured in the shooting, officials said
The rule would make it easier for the government to reject green cards and temporary visas for legal immigrants who use public benefits
Her husband was murdered in Honduras, and her 4-year-old son was almost kidnapped in Mexico. The U.S. still forced her to wait in one of Mexico's most dangerous cities
The rule affects most aspects of life for immigrants — from medical care and English language proficiency, to food stamps and other welfare programs
Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director Ken Cuccinelli told reporters immigrants need to be able to stand on their "own two feet"
The U.S. government has forced thousands of asylum-seeking families to wait in dangerous Mexican cities for their court dates. During their hearings in the U.S., most of their pleas are futile
The number of migrants crossing the southern border has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in five months
Nearly 700 undocumented workers were rounded up at work places in Mississippi on Wednesday. Some have been released — but communities are still reeling from the massive operation
In a series of workplace raids in southern Mississippi, authorities apprehended approximately 680 undocumented workers
"Let my parent be free with everybody else please," the girl says after her father was one of hundreds of undocumented immigrants rounded up by ICE in Mississippi
The lawsuit called the extension of the policy allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without requiring them to appear before judges as "dramatic" and "illegal"
El Paso has fed and sheltered tens of thousands of migrant families this year alone, and advocates say the massacre was an attack on the border city's compassion and diversity
O'Rourke draws a direct link between the president's divisive rhetoric and the apparent motives of the white man suspected of killing 20 people in El Paso
Authorities are investigating the mass shooting as a possible hate crime and evaluating an anti-immigrant manifesto denouncing Texas' Hispanic population
Homestead was the nation's largest facility for unaccompanied migrant children
Another judge temporarily blocked the rule last week