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Politics May 27

Trump's latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

By Rebecca Santana, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press

World May 27

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House
South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency

Advocacy groups for the country's Afrikaner white minority on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's position that there's a humanitarian emergency affecting white people in South Africa.

By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press

Politics May 26

Pro-Trump Demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria
3 things to know about Trump's order raising the U.S. refugee cap only for white South Africans

President Donald Trump is easing his administration’s cap on the number of refugees who can enter the United States, according to a forthcoming White House memo.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Politics May 26

U.S. Supreme Court releases opinons in Washington
Supreme Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges' speech restrictions

The justices overturned a lower-court ruling that questioned whether a complaint system for federal employees is still working as intended after the Republican president fired some of its top officials.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics May 22

Information packs are distributed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services following a citizenship ceremony at the...
Foreigners in U.S. must apply for green cards abroad, new Trump administration rule says

The announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the latest step by the Trump administration making legal immigration more difficult for foreigners already in the U.S. and for those hoping to come here.

By Rebecca Santana, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press

May 21

GOP immigration enforcement bill stalls amid backlash to $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, frustrated with the White House and at an impasse over whether to try to block a new $1.776 billion settlement…

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May 20

9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement

By Kemo Cham, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press

Nine migrants deported from the United States landed in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the West African country said, in the latest example of the Trump administration's widely criticized deals with African and Latin American nations to take third-country deportees.

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May 19

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What happens to children when immigrant parents are detained by ICE

By Liz Landers, Leila Jackson, Kyle Midura

Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has detained nearly half a million immigrants, according to a new report. But the number of children they leave behind and what happens to them, most of whom are…

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May 14

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Florida's controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' expected to close

By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand

The controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" camp for detained migrants in Florida is expected to close. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports on the Trump administration's immigration policies amid recent developments.

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May 05

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Thousands of immigrant truckers lose commercial licenses in Trump administration crackdown

By Lisa Desjardins, Layla Quran

In March, around 200,000 immigrants began losing their commercial driver’s licenses, which are required to operate large vehicles like semi-trucks, buses and tractor-trailers. It’s part of a series of moves by the Trump administration to limit who can drive those…

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