Maria Sacchetti

November 13, 2020 at 4:20 pm

Trump officials unveil new U.S. citizenship test, as advocates worry it is too long, difficult and politicized

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration unveiled a new U.S. citizenship test on Friday, adding a broader array of history and civics themes while requiring that...

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October 21, 2020 at 6:14 am

Parents of 545 children separated at border haven’t been found

WASHINGTON - Advocates for immigrants say they still have not found the parents of 545 minors who were separated from their families starting three years...

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July 19, 2020 at 5:36 pm

U.S. officials dismiss Portland leaders’ calls to leave city

A top Homeland Security Department official on Sunday vowed that the agency will maintain a heavy presence in Portland — and send reinforcements to other...

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July 3, 2020 at 12:28 pm

Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus; Trump addresses crowd at Mount Rushmore

Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser who is dating Donald Trump Jr., tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, ahead of the president's...

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April 21, 2020 at 11:18 am

Trump suspends U.S. immigration for 60 days, citing coronavirus crisis and jobs shortage

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will halt immigration to the United States for 60 days, a freeze that will block green...

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April 2, 2020 at 8:18 am

Life Care Center of Kirkland faces $611,000 fine over lapses during fatal coronavirus outbreak

A Washington state nursing home tied to at least 37 COVID-19 deaths faces a fine of more than $611,000, federal inspectors said, and could also...

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February 28, 2020 at 10:40 am

President Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court

A federal appeals court in California halted the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy on Friday, a blow to the president's restrictive immigration agenda...

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January 27, 2020 at 1:04 pm

House to vote on Trump’s travel ban, aiming to rescind policy amid talks of its expansion

WASHINGTON - Democrats plan to vote on a bill in coming weeks that would strike down President Donald Trump's travel ban and curb his authority...

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December 11, 2019 at 11:16 am

ICE deported thousands of family members, minors as overall arrests dropped

WASHINGTON - U.S. immigration officials deported approximately 12,000 family members and unaccompanied minors last fiscal year, far fewer than the "millions" President Donald Trump pledged...

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October 24, 2019 at 5:48 pm

ACLU says 1,500 more migrant children were taken from parents than earlier reported

WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that the Trump administration separated 1,556 more immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border...

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