Trump's refugee ban remains in effect
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a big win. In an order with no dissents, the justices reversed the rulings of federal judges in Hawaii and San Fransisco that would have relaxed the refugee ban. The high court order leaves in place the temporary freeze on refugees entering the United States. The Supreme Court will hear more arguments on October 10, although the ban could expire before the court actually issues a final ruling.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a big win. In an order with no dissents, the justices reversed the rulings of federal judges in Hawaii and San Fransisco that would have relaxed the refugee ban. The high court order leaves in place the temporary freeze on refugees entering the United States. The Supreme Court will hear more arguments on October 10, although the ban could expire before the court actually issues a final ruling.
New York sues over DACA rollback
New York joined 14 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the federal government to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. The announcement was met with cheers. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told a crowd of Dreamers at John Jay College that New York stands with them and will fight for them. He called the elimination of DACA "un-American."
New York joined 14 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the federal government to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. The announcement was met with cheers. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman told a crowd of Dreamers at John Jay College that New York stands with them and will fight for them. He called the elimination of DACA "un-American."
Immigration protests in NYC
Protests broke out across the nation, including in New York, after the Trump administration's decision to end DACA. In Manhattan, thousands were unified in spirit and in cause. They carried handmade signs that reflect the times. As the Trump administration urged DACA recipients to prepare for their departure, New York City officials dug their heels in the ground.
Protests broke out across the nation, including in New York, after the Trump administration's decision to end DACA. In Manhattan, thousands were unified in spirit and in cause. They carried handmade signs that reflect the times. As the Trump administration urged DACA recipients to prepare for their departure, New York City officials dug their heels in the ground.
Protests outside Trump Tower
The NYPD handcuffed and removed more than a dozen immigration activists who briefly blocked Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower. The protesters were demonstrating against the Trump administration's decision to rescind DACA.
The NYPD handcuffed and removed more than a dozen immigration activists who briefly blocked Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower. The protesters were demonstrating against the Trump administration's decision to rescind DACA.
Dreamers react to DACA suspension
So-called Dreamers, and their families filled a room inside Make the Road NY to listen to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions make the announcement about the rollback of the DACA program. They were devastated to hear the news but still ready to put up a fight.
So-called Dreamers, and their families filled a room inside Make the Road NY to listen to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions make the announcement about the rollback of the DACA program. They were devastated to hear the news but still ready to put up a fight.
Fate of DACA hangs in the balance
President Donald Trump gave some mixed messages on when he would make his announcement on DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The White House confirmed that 800,000 so-called DREAMers will learn their potential fate on Tuesday, September 5.
President Donald Trump gave some mixed messages on when he would make his announcement on DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The White House confirmed that 800,000 so-called DREAMers will learn their potential fate on Tuesday, September 5.
Prayer vigil for mom living in church
As a single mother of three finds sanctuary in a church in upper Manhattan, a community continues to rally behind her. Many here see Amanda Morales-Guerra, and her children who are U.S. citizens, as a symbol against racist immigration policies.
As a single mother of three finds sanctuary in a church in upper Manhattan, a community continues to rally behind her. Many here see Amanda Morales-Guerra, and her children who are U.S. citizens, as a symbol against racist immigration policies.
President Trump rallies in Arizona
The theme of President Trump's Arizona campaign rally is immigration. His first stop in Arizona Tuesday was to inspect a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone. His visit is also a chance to set the tone as legislators return from summer break. Building the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border was a core campaign promise. But the president may be willing to break another one to get it. Fox News reported the White House may offer permanent status for young people brought into the country illegally when they were children, the so-called DREAMers -- in exchange for funding to build the wall.
The theme of President Trump's Arizona campaign rally is immigration. His first stop in Arizona Tuesday was to inspect a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone. His visit is also a chance to set the tone as legislators return from summer break. Building the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border was a core campaign promise. But the president may be willing to break another one to get it. Fox News reported the White House may offer permanent status for young people brought into the country illegally when they were children, the so-called DREAMers -- in exchange for funding to build the wall.
Immigrant living in NYC church
Clutching her three children, Amanda Morales-Guerra, 33, on Monday listened to immigration advocates who continued to plead her case of not being sent back to Guatemala. Morales-Guerra is an undocumented immigrant holed up inside Holyrood Church in Washington Heights to avoid deportation.
Clutching her three children, Amanda Morales-Guerra, 33, on Monday listened to immigration advocates who continued to plead her case of not being sent back to Guatemala. Morales-Guerra is an undocumented immigrant holed up inside Holyrood Church in Washington Heights to avoid deportation.
Cardinal from El Salvador in New York
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of El Salvador arrived in New York late Thursday and will be spending the next few days on Long Island. He met with refugees and immigrant families on Friday at Catholic Charities Immigrant Service Center in Amityville.
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of El Salvador arrived in New York late Thursday and will be spending the next few days on Long Island. He met with refugees and immigrant families on Friday at Catholic Charities Immigrant Service Center in Amityville.
Mom takes refuge in Manhattan church
Washington Heights is a special place. These days it has a strong Latino presence but Jewish, Irish, and Italian New Yorkers have all counted on this community over the years. A young mother has taken refuge in an uptown church because she is afraid of being deported if she leaves. She is staying put for now in a desperate bid to keep her family together.
Washington Heights is a special place. These days it has a strong Latino presence but Jewish, Irish, and Italian New Yorkers have all counted on this community over the years. A young mother has taken refuge in an uptown church because she is afraid of being deported if she leaves. She is staying put for now in a desperate bid to keep her family together.
Naturalization ceremony atop 1WTC
More than two dozen immigrants became the first to become naturalized American citizens at One World Observatory inside One World Trade Center Tuesday morning. The 30 new U.S. citizens pledged their allegiance to a flag they now call their own. Greece, China, Mexico, Canada, and 15 other countries were represented.
More than two dozen immigrants became the first to become naturalized American citizens at One World Observatory inside One World Trade Center Tuesday morning. The 30 new U.S. citizens pledged their allegiance to a flag they now call their own. Greece, China, Mexico, Canada, and 15 other countries were represented.
Photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe's exhibit
As the sun sets on the Bronx, the stories, in a way, tell themselves around here. There are so many. This one is the story of a young man who turns to the arts in the face of difficulty. Osaretin Ugiagbe is a Nigerian-born photographer and painter. His exhibit called "Unbelonging" is showing at the Bronx Documentary Center.
As the sun sets on the Bronx, the stories, in a way, tell themselves around here. There are so many. This one is the story of a young man who turns to the arts in the face of difficulty. Osaretin Ugiagbe is a Nigerian-born photographer and painter. His exhibit called "Unbelonging" is showing at the Bronx Documentary Center.
Long Island students in ICE detention
Between April and May, a number of immigrant 15- and 16-year-old students from El Salvador and Guatemala have been suspended from Bellport High School in Suffolk County, Long Island. They were suspended on allegations of ties to the gang MS-13, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Between April and May, a number of immigrant 15- and 16-year-old students from El Salvador and Guatemala have been suspended from Bellport High School in Suffolk County, Long Island. They were suspended on allegations of ties to the gang MS-13, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Trump talks tough on MS-13
President Donald Trump came to Long Island Friday to speak about the fight against gangs, especially the violent gang known as MS-13, which federal officials have labeled a "transnational criminal organization" because of its ties to Central America and its reach within immigrant communities.
President Donald Trump came to Long Island Friday to speak about the fight against gangs, especially the violent gang known as MS-13, which federal officials have labeled a "transnational criminal organization" because of its ties to Central America and its reach within immigrant communities.
Dueling demonstrators outside Trump speech
Donald Trump's supporters were on one side and protesters were on the other outside the venue on Long Island where the president spoke. Eradicating MS-13 is the purpose of the president's visit but not everyone agrees with the way he has been handling it.
Donald Trump's supporters were on one side and protesters were on the other outside the venue on Long Island where the president spoke. Eradicating MS-13 is the purpose of the president's visit but not everyone agrees with the way he has been handling it.
Long Island's gang violence epidemic
Officials are holding MS-13 responsible for at least 17 murders on Long Island since January 2016. These deaths prompted U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to pledge his support during a visit in April. Now President Trump is set to visit Suffolk County to speak to federal, state, and local law enforcement involved in the so-called war on gangs.
Officials are holding MS-13 responsible for at least 17 murders on Long Island since January 2016. These deaths prompted U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to pledge his support during a visit in April. Now President Trump is set to visit Suffolk County to speak to federal, state, and local law enforcement involved in the so-called war on gangs.
Altered Trump travel ban in effect
With President Donald Trump's travel ban taking effect Thursday, the White House was declaring a victory on the first major policy push of his presidency. But it could not have been the win Trump imagined. What was once described as a blanket ban on Muslims, then became a temporary ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim countries, is now a list of confusing new visa restrictions. Trump's eye-popping campaign promise to deliver security by limiting entry into the U.S. has become the incredible shrinking travel ban, a plan rewritten, tweaked, watered down and litigated nearly beyond recognition.
With President Donald Trump's travel ban taking effect Thursday, the White House was declaring a victory on the first major policy push of his presidency. But it could not have been the win Trump imagined. What was once described as a blanket ban on Muslims, then became a temporary ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim countries, is now a list of confusing new visa restrictions. Trump's eye-popping campaign promise to deliver security by limiting entry into the U.S. has become the incredible shrinking travel ban, a plan rewritten, tweaked, watered down and litigated nearly beyond recognition.
Supreme Court partly reinstates travel ban
The United States Supreme Court on Monday handed the Trump administration a partial victory by allowing parts of its travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries to be enforced until it hears arguments in the fall on the appeal of a lower court's ruling that blocked the president's executive order. The court's 9-0 decision means the justices will wade into the biggest legal controversy of the Trump administration: President Donald Trump's order temporarily restricting travel from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The justices said that the government can temporarily bar entry to travelers that lack a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States" in the interested of national security.
The United States Supreme Court on Monday handed the Trump administration a partial victory by allowing parts of its travel ban from several Muslim-majority countries to be enforced until it hears arguments in the fall on the appeal of a lower court's ruling that blocked the president's executive order. The court's 9-0 decision means the justices will wade into the biggest legal controversy of the Trump administration: President Donald Trump's order temporarily restricting travel from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The justices said that the government can temporarily bar entry to travelers that lack a "credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States" in the interested of national security.
Groups to protest Supreme Court ruling on travel ban
Five months ago, a coalition of immigrant and Muslim advocacy groups gathered to denounce the president's travel ban. Now that the Supreme Court has allowed parts of the order to take effect, that coalition is outraged all over again. Trump's original executive order limiting travel from six Muslim-majority countries and halting refugee entry for 120 days caused massive chaos at airports across the United States when he signed it earlier this year. The Supreme Court's ruling allows the ban to go into effect for people with no "bona fide" ties to the United States, such as family or business.
Five months ago, a coalition of immigrant and Muslim advocacy groups gathered to denounce the president's travel ban. Now that the Supreme Court has allowed parts of the order to take effect, that coalition is outraged all over again. Trump's original executive order limiting travel from six Muslim-majority countries and halting refugee entry for 120 days caused massive chaos at airports across the United States when he signed it earlier this year. The Supreme Court's ruling allows the ban to go into effect for people with no "bona fide" ties to the United States, such as family or business.