Victoria Macchi

(Im)migration News Recap, Feb. 17-22 

Some U.S. states allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses

(Im)migration News Recap, Feb. 10-15

Immigration roundup

Political Impasse Turns from Border Wall to Beds in Immigration Debate

Focus in recent days has shifted toward number of detention beds Congress willing to fund, a request by Democratic lawmakers looking to rein in administration's immigrant detention rate and overspending by immigration officials

(Im)migration News Recap, Feb. 3-8

In State of the Union, 'No White Flag' on Immigration

President Donald Trump spent 20 percent of the annual State of the Union speech on Tuesday talking about illegal immigration

More Students Detained in Fake University Case

ICE tells VOA that the number is up to 146 as federal agents detain additional suspects in a nationwide search

Turnaround Policy Begins for Asylum Seekers at US Border

Mexican officials say they will not accept child migrants back from the US; Washington insists otherwise

(Im)migration News Recap, Jan. 27-Feb. 1

Arrests Rise in Visa Fraud Scheme via Fake US College

U.S. agents created the school to carry out an immigration fraud sting.

$5 Billion for the Border Wall and Standing Firm

Demand came at end of November after President Trump submitted budget that contained only $1.6 billion for border security, including parts of the wall

3 Facts About the US Border We Didn't Hear in Trump's Speech

Points president omitted during his Tuesday Oval Office address, and why they matter when discussing the issue

US Immigration Courts Affected by Government Shutdown

The ongoing battle between President Trump and members of Congress over funding is leading to upheaval in a system already taxed by more cases than it can handle in a timely way

Detention Center Visit Prompts Call for US Border Chief's Resignation

Congressional group visits sites where Guatemalan girl was in US custody before her death

Lawmakers Head South for Answers in Girl's Death

A congressional delegation will visit the stretch of the US border where the 7-year-old died

Questions Surround US Border Death

Border Patrol confirms girl's identity as Jakelin Caal Maquin

US Ramps Up Worksite Arrests of Undocumented Immigrants

Number of indicted managers, however, remains on par with figure from fiscal year 2017

Ruling Offers Hope Central American Kids With Parents in US 

Some children who had been provisionally approved to come to the US may yet get a path to do

Incoming House Majority Leader Promises to Address ‘Immigration Challenges’ 

Democrat Steny Hoyer promises Dreamers and DACA recipients 'the relief they deserve' and a pathway to citizenship and he swears there will be a bill addressing Temporary Protected Status

(Im)migration News Recap, Dec. 2-8 

(Im)migration News Recap, Nov. 25-Dec. 1 

Wweekly digest of top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting by VOA