Tag: Family Separation

Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration violation policy is not the only policy that is leading to family separations. Even families crossing at regular ports of entry and requesting asylum have often ended up being separated. Oscar…

After public outcry forced him to end family separation, Trump’s new executive order calls for reviving a family incarceration policy that a court blocked in 2015. We speak to The Nation’s Juliane Hing and Amnesty…

On top of its legal obligations to asylum seekers, does the U.S. have a moral obligation to Central Americans fleeing countries that the U.S. has destabilized? We discuss the criminalization of immigration and asylum-seeking with…

Despite signing the end of family separation, “zero tolerance” policies are still in place, turning a decade long crisis into a larger problem Visit http://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…

By separating immigrant children from their parents, Trump has taken the “nightmare” of the immigration system under his predecessors and “put it into overdrive,” says professor and author César García Hernández Visit http://therealnews.com for more…

With Trump promising to “go in a tougher direction” with his replacement for DHS head, what can Trump legally do to go in that direction in light of the recent ruling against his “wait in…

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban. It now prevents nearly a quarter of Africa from getting immigration visas. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Audio Engineer: Bababtunde Ogunfolaju Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve…

After spending the past year and a half socially distancing, millions around the country will be coming together to celebrate the holidays this year with a renewed appreciation for seeing and being with loved ones….

Lawmakers in Virginia have approved a draconian budget measure from Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin that takes aim at inmates’ eligibility for early release. The new law prevents so-called “violent offenders” from applying credits earned for…

As Wendy Sawyer and Wanda Bertram recently wrote for the Prison Policy Initiative, “Over half (58%) of all women in US prisons are mothers, as are 80% of women in jails, including many who are…