Immigration arrests up nearly 40 percent under Trump

May 19th, 20170 NEW YORK — U.S. arrests of suspected illegal immigrants rose by nearly 40 percent in the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, following executive orders that broadened the scope of who could be targeted for immigration violations, according to government data released on Wednesday. The acting director of Immigration and...

Asylum seekers long for freedom from ‘traumatizing’ immigration actions

March 20th, 20170 DETROIT — It was a full house on a March afternoon at Freedom House Detroit. Through the window, you can see the historic St. Anne's Catholic Church; beyond, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Canada seems within reach – a prime location for the Customs and Border patrol vehicles that comb the neighborhood.  In the...

Trump moves ahead with wall, puts stamp on U.S. immigration, security policy

January 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered construction of a U.S.-Mexican border wall and punishment for cities shielding illegal immigrants while mulling restoring a CIA secret detention program as he launched broad but divisive plans to reshape U.S. immigration and national security policy. A draft executive order seen...