Immigration

Border & Immigration

Most Will Still Be Able To Cross Border During ‘Shutdown’

Max Rivlin-Nadler

On Saturday morning, the U.S. border with Mexico was closed to all “non-essential” travel as part of the federal government’s effort to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. But people with valid reasons for crossing the border will still be able to.
Military

Afghan Translators Worry They May Be Left Behind After The US Leaves

Steve Walsh

Former interpreters and their advocates worry that a generation of people who worked with U.S. forces as contractors will be caught in a growing backlog.
KPBS Evening Edition

Federal Court Temporarily Halts Trump’s 'Remain In Mexico' Policy

The Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
KPBS Midday Edition

As 'Public Charge' Rule Goes Into Effect, Child Immigrant Enrollment In Services Already Down

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Changes to the country’s “public charge” rule will make it harder for poor immigrants in America to become legal residents if they rely on safety net programs like subsidized healthcare and food benefits.
KPBS Midday Edition

Author Sonia Nazario Discusses Writing About Immigration, 'American Dirt'

Jade Hindmon

Marissa Cabrera

Nazario will be speaking Tuesday at the 25th annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University.
KPBS Evening Edition

US Attorney Lauds Sheriff Gore's Cooperation In Immigration Cases

City News Service

Last Friday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials served subpoenas on the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to compel the county agency to produce information on four recent cases involving arrests of Mexican nationals present in the country without authorization. It was the first time ICE had taken such a step in California.
Politics

San Diego Sheriff To Comply With Federal Order To Release Migrant-Arrest Data

City News Service

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials served subpoenas on the sheriff's department on Friday to compel it to produce information on four recent cases involving arrests of Mexican nationals believed to be in the country without authorization. It was the first time ICE had taken such a step in California.
Border & Immigration

Holding-Cell Stats Raise Questions About Trump Asylum Policy

Elliot Spagat / Associated Press

Court documents show that many U.S. holding cells along the Mexican border were less than half-full, even empty, during a surge of asylum-seeking families, raising questions about the Trump administration's claims that people had to wait in Mexico because it didn't have the means to accommodate them.
Border & Immigration

A Year Of Trump's 'Remain-In-Mexico' Policy Leaves Migrants Desperate, Vulnerable

Max Rivlin-Nadler

It’s been just over a year since the United States began returning asylum-seekers to Mexico under the “Remain-in-Mexico” program. The situation remains desperate for thousands of migrants in Mexican border cities.
Border & Immigration

Learning Space For Child Migrants Expands In Tijuana

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Hundreds of children from around the world are living in migrant shelters in Tijuana. A few of those children will have a chance to play and learn in two new places, specially designed to help them grow during a time where their future is uncertain.