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Trump officials pledge to reunite families amid border chaos
Trump administration officials say the U.S. government knows the location of all children in its custody after separating them from their families at
Trump tweets, hard-right voters hamper GOP immigration push
Wavering Republicans want Trump to provide political cover for immigration legislation that’s despised by hard-right voters.
Trump administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention
The proposed expansion comes days after outcry moved the administration to cease the practice of separating migrant children from their parents.
Trump: “I got elected largely because we are strong on the border”
In the midst of family separation crisis, Trump pushes tough immigration stance
Democratic lawmakers tour border facility, call it “a prison”
Even when parents and children aren’t separated, they are often housed in adjacent cells that keep them apart, the lawmakers said.
Restaurant owner kicked out Sanders over her defense of transgender military ban
On Yelp, a reviewer of the restaurant from Los Angeles wrote: “Don’t eat here if you’re a Republican, wearing a MAGA hat or a patriot.”
Border controversy inflames GOP’s split with Latinos
Others say the approach to the crisis at the border adds to the perception that the nation’s top-ranking Republican cares little about Latinos.
Trump administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention
Those who do not pass initial screenings can seek additional review in a video conference with a judge, a process that lasts about six weeks.
Former internment camp minutes from possible migrant site
The Trump administration is looking at a site for potential temporary shelter for immigrant children about 2 miles way from a former internment camp.
Boston schools cooperate with immigration officials: lawsuit
Boston Public Schools was sued on Thursday to find out how much student information the system shares with federal immigration officials.
Latino teens who alleged abuse at center no longer in US
Two of the teens who said they were cuffed and beaten by staff inside a Virginia detention facility are no longer in the United States.
Immigrants still waiting to hear when they will be reunited
Hundreds of parents in the dark on when they would be reunited with their children.
Trump pushes back against border separation uproar
Trump cast doubt on wrenching tales of migrant children separated from their families at the border, dismissing “phony stories of sadness and grief.”
Crying girl on Time cover is with her mother: father
The father of the crying girl pictured on the cover of this week’s Time magazine says she was not separated from her mother in McAllen, Texas.
Durbin: Chicago shelters housing 66 children victimized by ‘cruel’ border policy
Two-thirds of the children are below the age of 13, Durbin said. It’s the first time specific numbers have been released for Chicago.
