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Latinx News: A Local "Underground Railroad" For Immigrant Support, New York Guarantees Healthcare For Undocumented Residents and Hawaii's Booming Latino Population
Callie Crossley speaks with UTR contributors Marcela Garcia and Adriana Maestas about the latest Latinx news you need to know. -
At The Border, Trump Moves Closer To Emergency Declaration
President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. -
ACLU: A 'National Emergency' To Build Border Wall Would Be Unconstitutional
According to ACLU Executive Director Carol Rose, President Trump could commandeer resources to “do his bidding” and construct a border wall, but not without a fight. -
FACT CHECK: Trump's Oval Office Pitch For A Border Wall
The president's demand for $5.7 billion in wall funding — and Democrats' opposition — has led to a partial shutdown of the federal government. -
White House Adds To List Of Border Demands As Shutdown Continues
The White House has sent its latest offer of a new border security package to the Democratic-controlled House and the price tag has grown even larger. -
Tent City Housing Migrant Children To Close As Kids Are Released To Sponsors
The Department of Health and Human Services confirms the population at Tornillo, Texas, is down from nearly 3,000 adolescents last month to about 1,500. The camp is due to close at the end of January. -
Mexico Asks US To Investigate Tear Gas Incident At Border
Mexico's foreign affairs ministry has formally asked the United States government for a thorough investigation into a Jan. 1 incident in which U.S. agents fired tear gas into Mexico to stop crossing migrants. -
Despite Huge Backlogs, The Government Shutdown Halts Most Immigration Court Hearings
Hundreds of thousands await hearings in the already-congested system. Those delays could help some cases but hurt many others. -
No Deal To End Shutdown; Trump Says 'Could Be A Long Time'
No one budged at President Donald Trump's White House meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday. -
US Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border To Stop Migrants
U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico to repel about 150 migrants who were trying to breach the border fence in Tijuana.