Border Agent Shoots Woman Migrant Dead

A border agent shot a woman believed to be an illegal migrant dead in Rio Bravo, Texas, on Wednesday after the officer claimed he came under attack, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, according to CNN . The agency said the border agent was responding to reported illegal activity near a culvert and found a group of undocumented immigrants in the border town some 170 miles south of San Antonio, the broadcaster reported.

Trump planning to withhold aid from undocumented immigrant home countries

President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration is devising a plan to withhold US foreign aid funds from the home countries of immigrants who illegally enter the United States. Speaking at a roundtable on illegal immigration and the MS-13 gang, Trump offered few specifics about the plan and it was unclear if he was referring to the illegal entry of any undocumented immigrant or those who have committed other crimes.

Trump warns against admitting unaccompanied migrant children

US President Donald Trump and his top Administration officials repeatedly warned that unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southern border are potentially exposing America to eventual gang crime. Immigrant advocates have long said that the children, primarily from Central America, are fleeing violence in their home countries and seeking safe harbour in the United States.

New York Visit Drops Trump Into Contested GOP Primary

Flanked by a trio of Republican congressmen, President Donald Trump ventured to his native New York on Wednesday to accuse Democrats of coddling violent gangs and being soft on immigration and provided one of the members with a photo-op as he fends off a tough primary foe.  One week after a White House event led to an extensive back and forth of the president's use of the term "animals" to describe, depending on whom was interpreting, MS-13 gang members or undocumented immigrants writ large, the trio of New York House Republicans -  Peter T. King , Dan Donovan , and Lee Zeldin  - showed no reluctance to being seen with Trump as they participated in the Bethpage, N.Y., roundtable.

On Long Island, Trump to speak on immigration, gang violence

President Donald Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes." White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says the discussion with law enforcement and local leaders will focus on "immigration loopholes" that he said allows the violent MS-13 gang "to infiltrate our communities."

Taming the ‘animals’ of MS-13: Trump takes his gang crackdown to the suburbs

ICE agents frisk a suspected MS-13 gang member after arresting him at his home on March 29, 2018, in Brentwood, N.Y. For the second time in a year, President Trump will travel to Long Island Wednesday for a forum on combatting MS-13, the small but violent street gang that has been a central focus of his crackdown on illegal immigration. Outside the pockets of Long Island and a handful of communities in Maryland, Virginia, and California where MS-13 is mostly active, Trump's apparent obsession with the gang - whose membership of predominantly Central American immigrants makes up the focus on MS-13 rather than bigger threats.

Immigration laws should be focused on violent criminals

This is the undocumented immigrant our nation should welcome: the Lawrence, Kansas, chemist whom immigration officials attempted to deport this year, much to the dismay of his family, neighbors and even strangers who came to know the story of Syed Jamal. This immigrant's presence should be questioned: a man who was deported multiple times and who kept re-entering the country.

The Republican Primary in Georgia Is Taking Racism to a Whole New Level

The Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia has devolved in recent weeks into a chest-thumping argument over which candidate hates undocumented immigrants the most. In their rush to prove themselves, two candidates-both currently elected officials-have engaged in an escalating competition over who can personally "round up" and remove more immigrants from the state.

Dreamers’ Plan – Community Organizing,’ – Social Justice’ Summer Camps

The United States Congress has sidelined legislation to give amnesty to as many as 3.6 illegal aliens after the courts put President Donald Trump's end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on hold, but the so-called "Dreamers" are busy putting their "here to stay" tagline into action. United We Dream , "the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country," is planning "community organizing" and "social justice" summer workshops in Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Trump says ‘animals’ comment refers to criminals, Mexico protests

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was referring to criminal gangs when he called some illegal immigrants "animals," a term the Mexican government labeled as unacceptable and which drew rebukes on social media. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting with California municipal leaders who support his goal of making the U.S. border impervious to illegal immigration.

Immigrants describe challenges, fears during Flint water crisis

San Juana "Juani" Olivares quit her job in August 2015 when she discovered Hispanic, Latino and Mexican families were unaware of the Flint water crisis. Olivares was one of three panelists who shared her story with nearly 50 people in a discussion called the "Flint Water Crisis: Invisible Immigrants" which focused on how immigrant Flint residents were affected during the water crisis on Wednesday evening, May 17, at the Flint Public Library.

Trump on undocumented immigrants: ‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’

President Trump used extraordinarily harsh rhetoric to renew his call for stronger immigration laws Wednesday, calling undocumented immigrants "animals" and venting frustration at Mexican officials who he said "do nothing" to help the United States. "We have people coming into the country or trying to come in, we're stopping a lot of them, but we're taking people out of the country.