Trump: We’re Sending Troops to the Mexican Border

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 Until the border wall is built, "We're going to be guarding the border with the military," the president says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Pushes GOP to Change Senate Rule in Order to Pass Border Bill

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2018 After a weekend in Florida with several immigration hard-liners, the president calls for a Senate voting rule change—dubbed the "nuclear option"—in a bid to tighten the border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Threatens End to Deal for ‘Dreamers’

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Apr 1, 2018 In a series of tweets, the president also says he may pull out of a trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from crossing into the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Is “Considering” Veto of Budget

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president casts doubt on whether he will back the $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, citing concerns over "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Will Protect the Dreamers?

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Mar 13, 2018 Until Congress or the courts take lasting action, DACA recipients remain in legal limbo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Congress’ Immigration Push Sputters as Guns Grab Attention

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The prospects for immigration legislation, big or small, are very, very bleak," concedes the director of one immigrants' rights group in the wake of the Florida school massacre. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Stalls Trump’s Bid to End DACA

The Associated Press Feb 26, 2018 The justices decline to intervene in the controversy over protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. For now, the program continues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Three Nightmares for Elvis Ramos

Alexander Reed Kelly / Hudson Valley News Feb 22, 2018 He is one of thousands of U.S. residents whose ability to continue living in the communities that long ago became their homes is threatened by the elimination of DACA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Push Inhumane Immigration Reform as Millions Wait

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 Congress remains gridlocked on the issue, despite President Trump’s demand for substantial changes by March 5. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Dreamers’ Left in Limbo as Senate Rejects Immigration Bills

ALAN FRAM and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2018 Senators deal President Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandon him on an issue that helped elect him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Threatens to Veto Bipartisan ‘Dreamers’ Deal

ALAN FRAM and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2018 In an ominous sign, Senate leaders began trading blame Thursday as prospects seemed to grow that the chamber’s long-awaited debate on the hot-button issue would end in stalemate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )