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Two women, Maria and Lupita, whose U.S. citizenship is in question, stand for a portrait in Brownsville, Texas. Although they were born in the United States, the government is questioning their citizenship because it suspects their birth certificates are fraudulent, even though they were issued by the state of Texas decades ago. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Carolyn Van Houten

August 29, 2018 at 6:18 pm

U.S. denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question

A growing number of people whose official birth records show they were born in the U.S. are now being denied passports as the Trump administration...

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August 28, 2018 at 11:40 am

Some Oregon sheriffs endorse measure to repeal sanctuary status

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Forty-four percent of sheriffs in Oregon said they support a ballot initiative that would repeal the state's sanctuary status. Fifteen sheriffs...

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August 14, 2018 at 12:30 pm

Court: Ex-federal immigration lawyer can be sued for forgery

Jonathan M. Love was assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle in 2009, when he forged a document purporting to show...

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August 14, 2018 at 8:43 am

ACLU: Federal agencies setting ‘trap’ to deport immigrants

BOSTON (AP) — Federal immigration agencies have launched a coordinated campaign to arrest and deport immigrants seeking to become legal U.S. residents through marriage, according...

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August 7, 2018 at 1:04 pm

3 arrested for blocking driveway at ICE facility in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officers arrested three people at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in southwest Portland. The arrests came as a...

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July 10, 2018 at 5:59 am

Trump: ‘Tell people not to come to our country illegally’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has a solution to the federal government missing a court-imposed deadline to reunite migrant children with their...

July 9, 2018 at 12:00 am

US, Europe clamp down on migration even as arrivals drop VIEW

ROME (AP) — As NATO allies convene, one issue not on their formal agenda but never far from their thoughts is immigration — even though...

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FILE – In this June 20, 2018, file photo, activists march past the White House to protest the Trump administration’s approach to illegal border crossings and separation of children from immigrant parents in Washington. A Justice Department filing hours before a hearing Friday in San Diego says the administration needs more time to reunite all children with their parents by July 26 – and July 10 for children under 5. It says federal law requires it to complete reviews to ensure that the child is safe and that requires time.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) CAGB102 CAGB102

July 6, 2018 at 9:54 am

Judge insists timeline be met to reunite children at border

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge insisted on Friday the Trump administration stick to a deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at the...

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July 4, 2018 at 6:23 am

Immigrant lockup to open on site of destroyed Texas prison

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — Officials in a remote South Texas county have approved a contract to open a privately run, 1,000-bed immigration lockup on the...

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July 3, 2018 at 7:18 am

Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis church has placed statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in a cage of fencing topped with barbed wired...

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