Break up the family? White House weighs new border deterrent.
Violence in Central America has caused a surge in families requesting asylum. The Trump administration has confirmed it's looking at bold moves to discourage them.
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.com | Fearing the worst, US undocumented migrants brace for deportation
Adriana is preparing for the worst: deportation. She's worked it out in her head, but she still doesn't know how to tell her kids, who are terrified of losing her.
Trump Joins Ryan’s Let-‘Em-Die CrusadeBy Joy-Ann Reid
Now we know why the House speaker has been wearing that empty-eyed MAGA grin for months. Trump's all in on his war on the poor.
The Fight to Save the Affordable Care Act Is Really a Class Battle
Starting to mitigate America's yawning class divide is exactly what the ACA did. And that's exactly what the Republican plan would undo.
Reed Talks ACA; Senators Wary Of Rising Costs
While U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said he stands for the repeal and replacement, U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer say the proposed bill will force middle-class families and senior citizens to pay more for less care.
Could We Make Every Day A Day Without (These) Women?
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Transgender Virginia student: Ruling leaves kids in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to back out of a lawsuit over transgender students' bathroom access is a disappointment that will keep transgender children in limbo, said 17-year-old plaintiff Gavin Grimm, who's become a national face of the issue.
Price: White House believes Medicare is a guarantee for seniors
President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services on Sunday said the White House believes Medicare should be guaranteed for senior citizens. Tom Price told CBS's "Face the Nation," that the White House believes Medicare is a guarantee for seniors when asked about Speaker Paul Ryan Price: White House believes Medicare is a guarantee for seniors Get wise, GOP.
Chance the Rapper meets with governor after Twitter exchange
Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday to discuss local education issues and his concerns over recent cuts to public school funding. "He gave me a lot of vague answers, so we'll see what happens," the Chicago rapper said while talking to reporters after the meeting.
Democrats Push Ban On Flavored E-Cigs In Name Of Protecting Kids
Democratic lawmakers are attempting to ban all flavored vaping products in New Jersey, claiming they lure children to smoking and harm public health. The state Assembly's health committee approved the legislation Monday, but it will still need to pass through both houses of the state legislature before becoming law.
Teachers, Parents Struggle To Comfort Children Of Color Fearful Of Targeted Raids
Foreign nationals being arrested Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. In early December, Joann Lee and her family were crossing the street in front of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
DHS considering proposal to separate children from adults at border
The Department of Homeland Security is considering a proposal to separate children from adults when they are trying to enter the country illegally at the southern border, a senior DHS official confirmed to CNN on Friday. The proposal is meant to deter the exploitation of children, the official said: "We are trying to find ways to deter the use of children in illegal immigration," he said.
Lawyers try to delay ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation
Daniela Vargas, whose father and brother were picked up during a recent immigration raid of undocumented immigrants listens as speakers discuss the series of raids that also picked up other undocumented immigrants across th... JACKSON, Miss. - Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of earning her college degree in Mississippi, then becoming a math professor and soccer mom, driving three kids around in an SUV.
Lawyers challenge ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation
Daniela Vargas, whose father and brother were picked up during a recent immigration raid of undocumented immigrants listens as speakers discuss the series of raids that also picked up other undocumented immigrants across th... JACKSON, Miss. - Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of becoming a math professor and soccer mom, with three kids in an SUV.
MS-13 gang members indicted in slayings of 3 New York teens
Federal agents said Thursday that they have caught the members of a violent El Salvadoran street gang who killed three teenagers last year, including two girls who were inseparable best friends at their Long Island high school. near an elementary school in a Sept.
Trump signs executive order on black colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to historically black colleges and universities, saying that those schools will be "an absolute priority for this White House." HBCU presidents are hoping Congress will bolster Trump's actions to strengthen the schools with dramatically increased funding in the upcoming federal budget.
Retirement Anxiety Is Gripping America
A few weeks after the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives moved to kill rules allowing states to create portable retirement savings accounts, a new survey found that 75 percent of Americans support just such an option. The response was a common refrain in a report that echoed the growing dread of living out one's golden years in poverty.
Honduran Reporter Notes Reason for Bump in Deportees
MCALLEN Honduras is receiving a lot of citizens being deported back to the country, but it's not necessarily a direct effect from the new immigration law in the United States. "What we believe here, in Honduras, is that those are people are not making it to the border with the United States because Mexico is detaining all these Honduran people and sending them back to Honduras," she said.
Kansas tries to discern Washington’s direction on Medicaid
As the nation's governors wrapped a weekend of meetings with each other and President Donald Trump that included discussions about healthcare, Kansas is attempting to discern what direction Washington will go. A group of Republican governors is pushing a plan that would change Medicaid - which provides healthcare to poor, elderly and disabled individuals - from an open-ended federal entitlement to a program designed by each state within a financial limit.
Abuse in nursing homes: Another reason to oppose ‘tort reform’
CNN couldn't have been more timely for Arkansas with a monumental investigation of nursing home abuse cases around the country. It's not specifically about Arkansas, but we are not immune from negligence and abuse cases here.