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Hungary Passes 'Stop Soros' Laws, Bans Aid To Undocumented Immigrants
- June 20
- Vanessa Romo / NPR
The right-wing parliament made it illegal for organizations and individuals to help asylum-seekers. A separate constitutional amendment declared an "alien population" can't be settled in the country.
'We Want No Part Of It': Airlines Say Flights Are Not For Separating Families
- June 20
- Colin Dwyer / NPR
American Airlines, United and Frontier issued statements Wednesday asking that authorities refrain from using their flights for a controversial immigration policy that the president later walked back.
Separating Kids From Their Parents Can Lead To Long-Term Health Problems
- June 20
- Alison Kodjak / NPR
Though the federal government is changing its policy of separating immigrant children and parents, some children who were detained may suffer ongoing health consequences from the trauma.
'Born Independent,' Taiwan's Defiant New Generation Is Coming Of Age
- June 20
- Rob Schmitz / NPR
Much of Taiwan's older generation sees itself as exiles from China. Younger people, including a metal vocalist-turned-legislator, identify the island as home — a free society independent from China.
For Some Japanese Americans, Border Separations Are Déjà Vu
- June 20
- Karen Grigsby Bates / NPR
The reports from the border this week sent a collective shudder through many Japanese American communities around the country.
Former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Removed From Ministry Over Abuse Allegation
- June 20
- Amy Held / NPR
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick denies having sexually abused a teenager when he was a priest in New York decades ago but says he accepts the Holy See's decision that he refrain from any public ministry.
For Next U.S. Commander In Afghanistan, 'This Is About Protecting U.S. Citizens'
- June 20
- Tom Bowman / NPR
"I can't guarantee you a timeline or an end date" for the war, Lt. Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller, President Trump's pick to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told a Senate panel on Tuesday.
Melania Trump Pressured President Trump To Change Family Separation Policy
- June 20
- Jessica Taylor / NPR
"She's been talking to him about it from the very beginning," a White House official told NPR.
ICE Carries Out Its Largest Immigration Raid In Recent History, Arresting 146
- June 20
- Colin Dwyer / NPR
More than 100 federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a major meat supplier in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. It was ICE's second massive operation in Ohio in as many weeks.
Poll: Democrats Fired Up Against Trump In Midterms, But GOP Rallying Around Him
- June 20
- Domenico Montanaro / NPR
A new Pew poll finds that Americans on both sides of the aisle are more enthusiastic than usual about voting this fall and the president is a bigger factor than at any time in more than three decades.