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June 27, 2018

Nonprofit operator of shelters for immigrant kids reveals bomb threats, staff harassment

The headquarters of a Texas nonprofit that runs the nation's largest shelters for migrant children has been evacuated twice in the last two weeks because of bomb threats, a spokesman told Fox News.

June 22, 2018

Latino non-profit faces questions over big money, involvement in immigrant kids' housing

For decades, the Latino-run nonprofit charity was the belle of the ball.

June 1, 2018

Debate over family separations intensifies after disputed 'missing' kids reports

The debate over what to do about children stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border who were attempting – alone or with a parent – to cross illegally reached a fever pitch over the weekend.

April 10, 2018

At least 200 Central American caravan migrants to seek asylum in US: report

The organizers of Central American migrant “caravan” traveling through Mexico said Monday at least 200 migrants will seek asylum in the U.S. A coordinator of a transnational organization called Pueblo Sin Fronteras, Rodrigo Abeja, said there are twice as many migrants than previously anticipated who will try to claim asylum in the U.S., Reuters reported.

April 4, 2018

Is a caravan of immigrants heading to the US border? What to know about the annual event

As more than 1,000 migrants travel through Mexico, President Trump has continued to warn that the caravan of people should be stopped before entering the U.S. The caravan, an annual event, is made up mostly of migrants from Honduras and Central America.

April 3, 2018

New York leads multistate lawsuit against Trump administration's 2020 census citizenship question

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit Tuesday to block the Trump administration from including a question on citizenship in the 2020 census, amid escalating rhetoric from Democrats and immigration activists on the question.

March 30, 2018

Clinton-appointed Brooklyn judge, who called feds 'heartless,' rules to preserve DACA, lays into 'bigoted' Trump

A federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., who has called the Trump administration's immigration policy "heartless," ruled Thursday that a lawsuit seeking to preserve the federal DACA program can continue -- citing candidate Donald Trump's "racial slurs" and "epithets."

February 6, 2018

Trump's immigration demands and what's at stake in 2018

As the March deadline looms for the so-called Dreamers, President Trump has promised to provide legal status for both DACA recipients and DACA-eligible immigrants – but only if certain demands are met.

January 8, 2018

Trump administration ends special status for Salvadoran immigrants

As many as 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States will no longer be allowed to stay after the Trump administration announced the end to their protected status.

November 26, 2017

Texas exploiting day laborers after Harvey, advocates say

As Houston struggles to rebuild homes and businesses that were destroyed by Harvey, the sprawling metropolis’ day laborers—many of whom are toiling in dangerous conditions amid fear of being picked up by immigration authorities—are facing a harsh reality.