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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
You can listen to the radio interview with Richard Eeds by clicking on the article. Continue Reading
Advocates worry the cost and complexity of using detention facility phones could hamper family reunification efforts that have already been plagued by chaos and confusion. Continue Reading
When U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order two weeks ago ending family separations, Evelyn Becerra heard the news and decided to leave Guatemala with her 2-year-old daughter. Continue Reading
Parents held in immigration detention without their kids say the phones barely work and they still don’t know when they will see their children again. Continue Reading
Congregants at Harlingen’s Lighthouse Fellowship Church in Texas said the president was right to split up families that entered the country illegally. Continue Reading
Many Rio Grande Valley residents have farmed land along the border fence for decades. On hot summer days, they mow their lawns and repair trucks, take care of ailing relatives and sip coffee at local convenience stores. What they don’t do, they say, is worry about a crisis at the border. Continue Reading
After being released from custody, the parents have learned the whereabouts of their children, a shelter director said. But there are more hurdles before they’re reunited. Continue Reading
Some are as young as three years old. Continue Reading
At a hearing in July, Manuel Gonzalez will be among the first ICE detainees in the country to have state legislators formally learn about his experience. Continue Reading
Some facilities are so overstretched, employees often wait hours for a break to go to the bathroom. Continue Reading
In a video from the border, immigrant Walter Vindel describes how he left Honduras with his wife and children to escape gangs that killed their relatives — and is praying for safe harbor into the U.S. “We are not bad people,” he says. Continue Reading
Over the last week and a half, a Facebook fundraising page has generated more than $20 million for RAICES — three times the nonprofit’s annual budget and more than 40 times what it raised in all of 2017. Continue Reading
As expected, Republicans were unable to reconcile differences within their party to move a major immigration bill through the U.S. House chamber Wednesday. Continue Reading
Albuquerque-based CSI Aviation, Inc. has won multiple contracts for transportation and relocation services that occurred in 2017 and 2018. Continue Reading