Democrats are pursuing a downsized option to provide relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants through sweeping tax and social spending legislation. The latest proposal to aid essential workers, “Dreamers” brought to the U.S. as children, and other foreigners…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, complying with a judge’s order. It hinges on approval of…
Last night, the House passed legislation raising the nation’s debt ceiling for several weeks, allowing the government to keep paying its bills into early December and avoiding the economic chaos that would come if the U.S. defaulted. The measure, which…
President Biden proposed humane immigration reforms but continued harsh, Trump-era enforcement policies at the border. There is a growing gulf between the progressive immigration values President Joe Biden professes and the enforcement policies he’s implementing at the border — and…
About 40 people marched through downtown Spokane Tuesday afternoon pressing Democrats to lead the way in granting permanent relief and protection for undocumented people in the U.S. The immigration rally was one of 10 held Monday and Tuesday across the…
As Democrats search for a way to legalize illegal immigrants in their massive budget bill, a new analysis Tuesday says they could grant a tentative foothold to some 7.1 million immigrants through the use of “parole” powers. Parole has been…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday seven House Democrats from New York signed on to a letter urging the Democratic leadership in Congress to include immigration provisions in the sprawling social spending plan being negotiated on Capitol Hill. The letter was…
Some say their arrival seemed more like a coordinated effort to ease the overwhelming number of migrants stuck at Mexico’s southern border. MONTERREY, Mexico — The mass migration of more than 15,000 Haitians up through Central America to the Texas…
The Senate parliamentarian ruled for the second time on Sept. 29 that Democrats could not include a pathway to legal immigration status for 8 million undocumented people in their budget reconciliation bill. While the ruling is nonbinding, it’s unclear whether…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) submitted a letter to President Biden Thursday to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of an emergency disaster declaration regarding migrants at the southern border. “Securing the border is a federal responsibility,” Abbott…
