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Boston Considers Giving Non-Citizens Limited Right To Vote
Voting rights would only extend to local elections, and the state would still have to approve any such plan. -
Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Bid To Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely
The Justice Department had requested changes to a settlement that bars the detention of children for more than 20 days. But a judge dismissed the move as a "cynical attempt" to shift responsibility. -
Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunify Migrant Families
Facing a court deadline to reunite families separated at the border, the government described efforts to verify relationships and assess parents' "fitness" to claim their children. -
Trump Administration Says It Will Comply With Family Reunification Deadlines
At the same time, HHS Secretary Alex Azar criticized the deadlines as "artificial" and said that they prevent the government "from completing our standard or even a truncated vetting process." -
4 Questions About The Call To Abolish ICE
Some Democrats want to disband the Homeland Security agency that enforces immigration policy. But the slogan "Abolish ICE" raises more political issues than it answers. -
Border Patrol Arrests Drop Sharply In June
The agency made 34,057 arrests on the border with Mexico during June, down 16 percent from 40,344 in May. -
PHOTOS: Thousands March in "Families Belong Together" Protest in Boston
U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Rep. Joe Kennedy, Jr. joined the demonstrators in calls for an end to zero-tolerance policies on immigration. -
Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants' Identities
The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were "particularly vulnerable," the government said. -
Reuniting Families Separated At The Border Proves Complicated
A volunteer in Baltimore spends her days trying to reconnect migrant children and parents who have been separated and detained. One story illustrate why it is not necessarily simple. -
Juliette Kayyem: Families At The Border Could Have Been Reunited Within 72 Hours
National security expert Juliette Kayyem told Boston Public Radio the Trump administration suffers from "incompetence" and a lack of commitment .
