Immigration Archives

News in Brief

A New Amendment Could Prevent the Deportation of Dreamers in the Military

A congressional committee moved on Wednesday to bar the Trump administration from deporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who served in the military.

Jack Herrera

The Kushner family name is displayed on advertising at the One Journal Square project in Jersey City on May 9th, 2017, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Economics

Amid Immigration Uproar, Trump Keeps Mum on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

The Trump family's business ties have magnified controversy surrounding Washington's EB-5 visa program for wealthy immigrants.

Massoud Hayoun

Demonstrators protest Trump administration policy that enables federal agents to separate undocumented migrant children from their parents at the border on June 5th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.

Social Justice

The Government May Have Deported 463 Migrant Parents Whose Children Remain in the U.S.

A progress reports shows that hundreds of migrant parents whose children remain in United States shelters may have been deported.

Francie Diep

Supporters wave U.S. flags as they attend the Rally for America event at Marshall University stadium on May 24th, 2003, in Huntington, West Virginia.

Social Justice

Patriotic Americans Are Pro-Immigration

New research finds nationalism is not strongly associated with anti-immigrant views.

Tom Jacobs

Andrés Manuel López Obrador waves to supporters during the closing rally of his campaign at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City on June 27th, 2018.

Five Key Takeaways From the Letter Mexico’s New President Sent to Trump

Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador tells Trump there will be "many changes."

Jack Herrera

Activists, including childcare providers, parents, and their children, protest against the Trump administration's family detention and separation policies for migrants along the southern border, near the New York offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on July 18th, 2018, in New York City.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Protesting Family Separations Outside the ICE Office in New York

Activists, including childcare providers, parents, and their children, protest against the Trump administration's recent family detention and separation policies.

Pacific Standard Staff

Students walk through campus at California State University–Fresno.

Education

For Some Migrant Worker Children in College, a Free Sandwich Can Make All the Difference

For decades, a small federal program has been helping the students of farmworkers win at college by smothering them with support.

Wayne D'Orio

News in Brief

The Trump Administration Deems Dozens of Migrant Children ‘Ineligible’ for Reunification

Immigration officials provided a litany of reasons as to why the remaining 46 children were ineligible for reunification.

Rebecca Worby

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stands at the Tornillo-Guadalupe port of entry gate on June 24th, 2018, in Tornillo, Texas.

News in Brief

Can Cynthia Nixon and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Really ‘Abolish ICE’?

By law, Nixon cannot, and Ocasio-Cortez would face overwhelming opposition from fellow lawmakers, analysts say.

Massoud Hayoun

Central American asylum seekers wait for transport while being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. The group of women and children had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained before being sent to a processing center for possible separation.

News in Brief

Unable to Hold Migrant Families Indefinitely, the Trump Administration Turns to Ankle Monitors

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will release reunited migrant families with ankle bracelet monitoring, backing off from efforts to detain them indefinitely.

Rebecca Worby