The Trump administration may soon enforce a new definition of “public charge” that could make thousands of immigrants ineligible for a green card.
Author: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY
How migrant caravan may force Congress to fix a broken asylum system
Congress may need to find a lasting solution to fix a broken asylum system to prevent future waves of caravan migrants and others seeking U.S. refuge
Number of undocumented immigrants in USA falls to 12-year low, researchers say
Researchers say economics and stricter border security are key factors in the fall in the number of people here illegally to 10.7 million.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s new asylum rules: ‘He may not rewrite the immigration laws’
A federal judge blocked new rules implemented by Trump to limit asylum applications, opening the door for migrants on the caravan to enter the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to limit asylum challenged in federal courts
Two court hearings Monday could have dramatic effects on how migrants can apply for asylum and the Trump administration’s power to block them.
Homeland Security focuses on border security — not processing asylum applications from migrant caravan
The Trump administration sent military troops to the border to stop a migrant caravan, but says it cannot speed up processing of legal asylum-seekers.
Part of the migrant caravan has arrived. Here’s what you need to know.
President Donald Trump changed rules and deployed troops in advance of the migrant caravan. Now that they’ve arrived, here’s what you need to know.
Pentagon to deploy 5,200 active duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border to halt migrant caravan
The Pentagon is preparing to announce that up to 5,200 active duty troops will head to the southern border to stop a migrant caravan.
‘It’s not turning people away, it’s asking them to wait’: Border Patrol preps for arrival of migrant caravan
The Trump administration is deploying up to 1,000 troops to the southern border to prepare for a migrant caravan headed north, but their focus will be to prevent illegal border crossers, not process asylum seekers.
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Migrant caravan grows to 7,200, keeps marching north; Trump keeps warning them to halt
President Trump threatens to withhold aid from Central American nations that did not halt the growing migrant caravan. He says Mexico not doing enough.