Yearly Archives: 2018

Trump administration seeks to limit court’s ‘sanctuary cities’ order

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration, escalating its fight with so-called sanctuary cities, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to narrow a lower court’s nationwide order preventing the federal government from denying public safety grants to municipalities that limit cooperation on immigration enforcement.

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Hundreds of Immigrant Children Wait in Cages

The AP toured a holding facility in South Texas that’s holding hundreds of immigrant children. While reporters were not allowed to record the tour, video released by border patrol shows them waiting in a series of cages created by metal fencing. (June 18)          

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Trump digs in on immigration amid crisis

Facing a rising tide of outrage over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats in the escalating political crisis. (June 18)          

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Trump formally nominates U.S. CFPB director

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump formally nominated Kathleen Kraninger as Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday, according to a White House statement.

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