Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 19 PROGRAM # 8566 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. President Trump vetoed legislation blocking his emergency declaration at the Mexican border, first time Congress has taken such action since 1976. In a related story, families with properties along the Texas border are suing the Trump administration over federal plans to build a wall […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12 PROGRAM # 8561 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Latino congressmembers reintroduce today a new Dream Act bill, which includes relief for TPS and DED beneficiaries. Also, while testifying before a US House committee, DHS Secretary Nielsen was grilled on the use of cages for migrant children and the policies of zero tolerance […]
“The Line Becomes a River.”
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 PROGRAM # 8557 12:00 PM PT “The Line Becomes a River.” A former Border Patrol agent, grandson of a Mexican immigrant, shares his memories during his years in the Patrol, tracking and detaining migrants, and rescuing survivors in remote areas of the desert. Joining the agency to get to know the reality […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5 PROGRAM # 8556 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Citizenship applications backlogs are growing fast and have reached record highs and wait times have increased, preventing hundreds of thousands from becoming citizens. Advocacy groups are preparing a campaign to topple this “Second Wall.” On other news: in a departure from his predecessor, Wisconsin […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 PROGRAM # 8551 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. In response to the death of two Central American children in government custody, Latino congressmembers introduced a resolution to ensure that Customs and Border Patrol agents provide humanitarian and medical care to all detainees. Democrats also introduced a resolution to end President Trump’s national […]
New teacher Strikes. Also, Unaccompanied Minors: Clinging to Education.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PROGRAM # 8547 12:00 PM PT New teacher Strikes. Almost a year after teachers in West Virginia went on a strike that sparked similar movements in other states, the educators are striking again in the state. Last week, teachers in Denver got a deal to raise their salaries after a three-day strike […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 PROGRAM # 8546 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The US House and Senate voted on a funding package deal to avoid a federal shutdown, giving more money for detention beds and building border barriers. Trump signed the spending bill and then declared a national emergency to get additional funding for his border […]
How to Prepare in Case of Immigration Raid
What to do and what not to do when encounter with an ICE agent. There appears to be a noticeable increase in ICE activity in various parts of Northern California. Also, Trump’s shutdown is adding 20,000 cases per week to the record high immigration court backlog. People had likely waited years to get hearings scheduled, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 PROGRAM # 8536 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. On the day of the State of the Union speech, this program airs a report on the status of the wall negotiations in Congress, on Trump’s expected remarks about his fight with Democrats over the wall, his threats of another government shutdown or get […]
Immigrant Wins Retaliation Case.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 PROGRAM # 8532 12:00 PM PT Immigrant Wins Retaliation Case. A farmworker in California’s Central Valley won a retaliation case against an attorney who represents a dairy company for reporting him to immigration officials to get him deported. The precedent-setting settlement includes a compensation of one million dollars. A legal expert who […]
