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Advocates for asylum-seekers at the border say a long difficult process has become increasingly unjust. Continue Reading
President Trump proposed a replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Read the best reporting to date on the Supreme Court nominee. Continue Reading
We need new ideas to counter ever-widening income gaps, ‘zero-tolerance’ law enforcement, and social fragmentation. Continue Reading
The immigration detention center, which held more than 300 minors two weeks ago, will remain open at least through Aug. 13, according to a federal agency. Continue Reading
At a federal court hearing in California on Monday, a government lawyer also said that nearly half of those children won’t be reunited by the Tuesday deadline. Continue Reading
Drought conditions still persist in New Mexico, and despite temporary bumps in flows, the state’s rivers are still experiencing lower-than-normal flows. Continue Reading
After fleeing Honduras with her young son, Yulissa Pacheco, 24, spent her first days in the United States inside a border detention facility. Continue Reading
Jimena Madrid riveted people around the world when her voice was captured on an audiotape. Three weeks later, reunification with her mother remains uncertain. Continue Reading
It will be especially difficult to reunite toddlers with parents who may have been released into the interior United States or even deported back to their home countries, government attorneys argued. Continue Reading
George W. Bush said it 12 years ago in a speech promoting immigration reform. It’s not too late to choose that path. Continue Reading
Trump administration officials insist that there is a “right way” for families fleeing persecution to seek asylum in the United States: Come to an official port of entry. But such families are still finding themselves in a lot of trouble. Continue Reading
The total number of apprehensions on the southwest border fell to 34,114 in June compared to 40,338 the month before. But border crossings often dip in the summer. Continue Reading
Government officials say they’ll meet a pair of court-ordered deadlines to reunite children with their parents. But doing so, HHS Secretary Alex Azar warned, could mean relaxed standards for vetting those parents. Continue Reading
Despite a $600 million surplus and an unemployment rate that has dropped to an almost-respectable 5.1 percent, New Mexico’s economy is in dire shape. Continue Reading
You can listen to the radio interview with Richard Eeds by clicking on the article. Continue Reading