House GOP struggles with immigration bill ahead of recess

Struggling to find the votes to pass an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are focusing on a slimmed-down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure has hit uncertainty.

The Latest: Durbin: 66 separated migrant kids in Chicago

The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents following President Donald Trump's order allowing them to remain with their parents : U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says that 66 of the more than 2,300 migrant children separated from their families at the border in recent weeks under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy are in Chicago area shelters. Durbin's comments marked the first time a public official has specified how many of them are in the Chicago area.

Jogger who crossed U.S. border accidentally a warning to Canadians:…

A French teenager who accidentally crossed the border from Canada to the United States and reportedly wound up detained for two weeks should serve as a warning to Canadians, says an immigration lawyer. Len Saunders, a lawyer in Blaine, Wash., said while aspects of the case are unique, it should still be considered a reminder to Canadians who walk their dogs or go jogging along the border.

GOP leaders eye new bill on family separations at border

House Republicans say they will make another run at immigration legislation in the coming ... WASHINGTON - Struggling to find the votes to pass a sweeping immigration overhaul, House Republicans are narrowing on a slimmed down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the border. But even that more modest measure hit uncertainty Monday.

WH: US Running Out of Resources For Illegals

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration is asking Congress for a permanent solution to stop illegal immigration at the border because she says the U.S. is running out of resources to keep people together. WH: US Running Out of Resources For Illegals White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration is asking Congress for a permanent solution to stop illegal immigration at the border because she says the U.S. is running out of resources to keep people together.

No one answering a hard questionsa on a quantity, qualitya of immigrants to let in: Former Trump aide

President Donald Trump's former homeland security adviser said that even with the sharply divided views on immigration in the U.S., few officials in either party want to answer "hard questions" of how many and what kinds of migrants should be allowed in to the country. The former Trump adviser, Tom Bossert, now an ABC News contributor, told George Stephanopoulos on "This Week" Sunday, "The big picture here is very few politicians on both sides of the aisle have ever been willing to answer the hard questions of the quantity, quality and type of person that we're willing to allow into this country above the million legal immigrants that we allow in every year."

Trump says undocumented immigrants should a immediatelya return without due process

The president, who tweeted Sunday morning during his drive to Trump National Golf Club, went one step further than his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which demands that every immigrant who comes to the United States illegally should be criminally prosecuted. Trump's hasty decision last week to use an executive order to try to end family separation, which happened as a result of his administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, sparked confusion and chaos ahead of upcoming congressional votes on immigration.

Trumpa s using inhumane policies to a gin upa his base, it a seems to be workinga : Democrat

A top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said President Donald Trump is using "inhumane" immigration policies to "gin up" his base. "It's wrong to separate babies, to use cruel, inhumane policies in order to gin up your political base," Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago told "This Week" Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos.

Amid Chaos at Border, Some Immigrant Families Reunite

In a series of tweets, Trump ratchets up rhetoric, suggesting he would like to change the legal process for asylum seekers WASHINGTON-The Trump administration sought to establish processes to reunify families separated under its controversial "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration, though the weekend moves did little to allay confusion over how roughly 2,000 children spread across the country would be reconnected with their parents.

Homeland Security says it has ‘well-established’ plan to reunite immigrant families

A National Guard troop watches over Rio Grande River on the border in Roma, Texas, in this April 10, 2018 file frame from video. The Trump administration says it has a "well-established" plan in place to reunite families separated as a result of the president's controversial zero-tolerance immigration policy, but there's still no word on when the reunifications would be complete.

Rep. Maxine Waters stands by call to confront Trump officials; Trump…

Despite taking heat from both sides of the aisle and receiving an email that threatened she might be lynched, Rep. Maxine Waters didn't back down Monday from her call for voters to "push back" against members of the Trump administration if they bump into them in public. On Sunday, Waters, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Los Angeles, Carson and south Los Angeles, was widely quoted arguing for personal confrontation.

President Trump Calls For Immediate Deportation Of Undocumented Immigrants With ‘No Judges Or Court Cases’

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process, likening them to invaders who are trying to "break into" the country. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump said: "We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country.

Sessions defends border policy in Reno, says cartels use kids

Jeff Sessions defends Trump border policy in Reno, says cartels use kids to smuggle drugs Follow this story for live updates from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' visit to Reno today. Check out this story on rgj.com: Attorney General Jeff Sessions talks Monday, June 25, 2018 about the Trump administration's policies affecting families at the U.S.-Mexico border.