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The government faces deadlines to reunite migrant families. It’s unclear if it will meet them.
A court ordered the government to reunite families within one month, or 14 days for cases involving children under 5. But with parents and children split and put on different, complex tracks, that might prove challenging.
Inside one of the busiest immigration courts in the country
This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence
President Obama created DACA. Why won't courts let President Trump end it?
Why a recent Supreme Court decision on bonds is a ‘red flag’ for immigrants in detention
This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard
Harvard University is being sued for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white applicants. But most Asian Americans agree with admissions policies that take race into account.
A new government report is on hold because of errors — and now we know even less about immigration enforcement
Immigration officials are halting publishing a weekly report that names cities that don’t comply with requests to hold people beyond their release dates. They had published three reports — all with significant errors.
Why a Boston judge decided to let Trump's immigration order move forward
A Boston court was one of the first to restrict the ability of DHS to implement Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees. On Friday, the order lapsed — but soon after another, more far-reaching order was put in place.
Federal judge deals Trump administration its first defeat — perhaps temporary — over its immigration restrictions
The executive order that President Donald Trump signed on Friday directed federal agents to deport refugees and anyone arriving from seven majority-Muslim countries, leaving in limbo people in transit when he signed the order. On Saturday, a judge issued an emergency injunction blocking the order.
In New York City, lawyers make all the difference for immigrant detainees facing deportation
In 2012, 1,202 people were ordered removed from the US at one New York City courthouse. This year? Just 535 were deported. And that's, many say, because of the lawyers.