Immigration

Two Hispanic women who worked undocumented for Trump, reveal the hardships they endured to meet the demands of their supervisor in the Trump family's homes at his New Jersey golf club.
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It's not just Trump’s golf courses that recruited undocumented immigrants. The Trump vineyards in Charlottesville, Virginia, also hired them according to several employees.

In a time of “zero tolerance,” arriving at the US border with a child in tow has become the best means of entry for tens of thousands of Central American migrants. While President Trump tries by any and all means to close the border to those desperately fleeing their country because of violence and lack of opportunities, the border area is overwhelmed by the massive arrival of families. Civic and religious groups are trying to handle the humanitarian emergency.

A few days after Univision published a video in which members of the United Constitutional Patriots militia boasted of detaining Central American migrants on behalf of the Border Patrol, the FBI arrested its leader, Larry Mitchell Hopkins for illegal possession of firearms. The militia were camped on the New Mexico border, patrolling with AR-15 assault rifles.

When ICE comes to town everything changes. Just ask O’Neill, Nebraska, a conservative town of Irish immigrant roots.

Among the agency's many requirements for applicants to enter an expedited selection process is “limited travel abroad.” Those who have visited other countries undergo a stricter background check that can last for months

Jackeline has lived in El Paso for more than 20 years. Everyone in her family is documented, except her. She's been trying for years to regularize her status, without success. Her only options are returning to Mexico or waiting for deportation.

In January, detentions along this portion of the U.S.-Mexico border were cause for alarm: the number of detained families was up 1,600% compared to one year earlier. In February the increase was even greater. The Border Patrol says the surge is unprecedented.

Teachers and parents, both Hispanic and Anglo, are rallying to help undocumented parents at risk of deportation, despite decades living in the United States.