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U.S. wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families

U.S. wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families

The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than previous efforts because the children are no longer in government custody.
by Associated Press

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'Our country is full': Trump says migrants straining system

'Our country is full': Trump says migrants straining system

President Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.
by Associated Press

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Trump administration's census citizenship question plans halted by third judge

Trump administration's census citizenship question plans halted by third judge

Plans to use the 2020 census to ask about U.S. citizenship status suffered another major blow. A ruling in Maryland joins earlier rulings in New York and California blocking the citizenship question.

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Michael Lind on immigration and 'the new class war'

Michael Lind on immigration and 'the new class war'

Michael Lind believes that our immigration policy debate is shaped by America's disparities in class, wealth and power.
by MPR News Staff

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China to close loophole on fentanyl after U.S. calls for opioid action

China to close loophole on fentanyl after U.S. calls for opioid action

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.
by Sasha Ingber

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