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The agreement signed in July by the outgoing administration of President Jimmy Morales would require migrants from other countries who cross into Guatemala to apply for asylum there rather than in the U.S.
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The government has finalized a new rule that would disqualify immigrants from legal residency if they've used a variety of public benefits.
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KPBS Midday EditionLast week’s ICE raids in Mississippi, which led to the arrest of 680 people, was described as "record setting" raids in terms of size and scope. Does this signal a shift away from the targeting of people with criminal records, as was the priority under the Obama administration, and back to the days of large workplace raids, which were popularized under the George W. Bush era?
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress' official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America.
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The events come against the backdrop of racially charged episodes that include then-candidate Donald Trump referring to Mexican immigrants as "rapists," Trump, as president, referring to migrants coming to the U.S. as "an invasion" and viral videos of white people chastising Hispanics for speaking Spanish in public.
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The Department of Homeland Security finished construction Friday on a 14-mile stretch of border wall replacement, stretching from the ocean to Otay Mesa.
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A look at how Spanish-speaking media covered the El Paso mass shooting, 2020 presidential candidates speak at the UnidosUS conference in San Diego, and how a man from Honduras became the first to win asylum under the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
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The government is expected to publish a new rule that would disqualify immigrants from legal residency if they've used a variety of public benefits. But anticipation of this rule might have already had a chilling effect on applications for benefits.
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KPBS Midday EditionA Honduran man, whose attorneys said became the first person on Tuesday to gain asylum status in the U.S. under the “Migrant Protection Protocols” policy, has been released into the U.S.
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A new study illustrates how asylum-seekers are having an incredibly difficult time finding lawyers.
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