New Trump administration rule could make it more difficult for some pregnant women to get U.S. visas

By Carol Morello, Abigail Hauslohner and Maria Sacchetti The Washington Post. Jan. 22, 2020 The U.S. State Department plans to issue new guidance that could make it more difficult for some pregnant women to obtain visas to visit the United States, a department official and a congressional aide said Wednesday. The forthcoming regulations are aimed at cracking … Continue reading New Trump administration rule could make it more difficult for some pregnant women to get U.S. visas →

Six-year-old Maddie asks a judge to free her and her father after 195 days at the Berks immigrant detention center

by Jeff Gammage, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Updated: January 7, 2020 For now, Maddie isn’t going anywhere. Two days of contentious legal arguments concluded Tuesday evening with no ruling on whether the 6-year-old Guatemalan girl, who has spent a record 195 days in the Berks County immigrant detention center, could soon leave with her father. … Continue reading Six-year-old Maddie asks a judge to free her and her father after 195 days at the Berks immigrant detention center →

‘I’m Kidnapped’: A Father’s Nightmare on the Border

A father was tortured in front of his 3-year-old son until his wife in New Jersey paid $2,000 to his captors. Chilling audio of the negotiations for his release shows how migrants, turned back by the U.S., are facing new dangers in Mexico. By Miriam Jordan The New York Times. Dec. 21, 2019 REYNOSA, Mexico — … Continue reading ‘I’m Kidnapped’: A Father’s Nightmare on the Border →

“Secret and unaccountable”: where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE

By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN Updated 2:35 PM ET, Sat November 30, 2019 (CNN) Angelina Godoy started digging for answers more than a year ago.The human rights researcher had heard that ICE agents occasionally swept up migrant kids and locked them up in juvenile detention facilities, but she had no idea why. One of the places … Continue reading “Secret and unaccountable”: where some immigrant teens are being taken by ICE →

ACLU says 1,500 more migrant children were taken from parents by the Trump administration

By Maria Sacchetti Oct. 24, 2019 at 9:28 p.m. The Washington Post The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that the Trump administration separated 1,556 more immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border than has previously been disclosed to the public. The majority of the children were ages 12 and under, including more than 200 … Continue reading ACLU says 1,500 more migrant children were taken from parents by the Trump administration →