For a 6-year-old snared in the immigration maze, a memorized phone number proves a lifeline
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As the U.S. attempts to reunite migrant families, children will bear the burden of helping to identify who and where their parents are. Continue Reading
Trump wants to prosecute all illegal border crossings without splitting up families. That will be a challenge.
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A lack of space and a legal settlement stand in his administration’s way. Continue Reading
Amid immigration debate, feds moving ahead with land seizures for South Texas border wall
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At a briefing in McAllen earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a group of South Texas officials the federal government plans to move forward. Continue Reading
Mayors from across the country visit ‘tent city’ in Tornillo
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They included Albuquerque’s Tim Keller and Santa Fe’s Alan Webber. Watch the New Mexico mayors’ speeches by clicking on the article. Continue Reading
Meet the man going head-to-head with federal agents to help asylum seekers cross the border
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After initially being turned away at the border, two families were allowed to enter the United States to seek asylum with help from Ruben Garcia, the director of a local shelter who has made a practice of escorting immigrants across the bridge. Continue Reading
On a bridge over the Rio Grande, immigrants seeking asylum wait for a chance to enter the U.S.
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Sleeping on the bridge connecting Brownsville with Mexico, a Guatemalan man says he’ll wait as long as it takes to get across and find his wife and children. Continue Reading
For immigrant families already separated, policy change doesn’t guarantee reunification
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he says will “keep the families together” when they’re apprehended illegally crossing the border. But that does little for families who have already been split apart. Continue Reading
Trump reverses course, signs order to stop separating families
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The action comes after days of outcry about families being torn apart. Continue Reading
Separated migrant children are headed toward shelters with a history of abuse and neglect
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Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and abuse. Continue Reading
For NM’s undocumented immigrants, a cloud of fear
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Attorneys say the enforcement changes of the past 18 months dictate that almost no circumstance — no matter how heart-wrenching — will prevent the federal government from deporting someone who is in the country unlawfully. Continue Reading
How the U.S. has stepped up immigration enforcement under Trump
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Many prior protections for those seeking legal status are gone. Continue Reading
How will the crisis at the border be resolved? In Washington, no one seems to know.
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There is increasing political and policy concern at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. Continue Reading
America is better than this
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The New Mexico Pediatric Society is appalled that any child would be forcibly separated from their parents as a matter of official government policy. Continue Reading
Listen to children who’ve just been separated from their parents at the border
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ProPublica has obtained audio from inside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, in which children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” Continue Reading
Separation of immigrant children from parents ignites moral showdown
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Gov. Susana Martinez supports the Trump administration’s policy. Not all elected officials in New Mexico share that sentiment. Continue Reading