Immigration and Border Security: Harris vs. Trump
Immigration remains a central issue for voters ahead of the November election. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are addressing immigration on the campaign trail, offering starkly different approaches.
What is the CBP One app and why is it controversial?
During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, the CBP One app emerged as a central topic in the heated immigration discussion. Learn how this app works for scheduling asylum appointments and its potential impact on the 2024 election.
Kamala Harris makes 1st visit to US-Mexico border in Arizona as presidential nominee | 2024 Election
Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-on one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election.
WA asylum seekers feel ‘deceived’ after relocation to temporary housing
Venezuelan asylum seekers say they feel abandoned and misled after King County officials relocated them from an encampment in Kent to temporary housing this week.
Father of Springfield, Ohio boy killed in crash says Trump, Vance using death for 'political gain'
The father of the Springfield, Ohio 11-year-old killed in a school bus accident had some harsh and emotional words after Trump and Vance recently mentioned his son’s death as a reason to oppose immigration.
Immigration and Border Security: Harris vs. Trump
Immigration remains a central issue for voters ahead of the November election. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are addressing immigration on the campaign trail, offering starkly different approaches.
Sixteen Republican-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
The GOP led-states filed a lawsuit Friday to stop a federal program launched by President Joe Biden that would give immigrants without legal status who are married to American citizens a path to citizenship.
Keeping Families In Place: Biden’s new immigration policy opens, what to know
Registration has opened for Keeping Families Together, a sweeping new immigration plan under President Joe Biden that could eventually grant citizenship to half a million immigrants.
Border arrests plummet 40% following Biden's executive order on asylum process
The Homeland Security Department says arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended.
Rachel Morin murder: Mom says daughter is more than a statistic: 'They’re using her like a 'political flag'
The mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mom of five who was brutally raped and murdered while hiking near her home last year, said she hopes her daughter won't become just another "statistic" and used as a political pawn after an illegal immigrant was charged in the case.
Biden to give legal status to some undocumented spouses of US citizens
The Biden administration will allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency, and eventually, citizenship. Here’s what to know.
Majority of employment growth since COVID-19 goes to immigrants, report finds
A report finds that immigrants accounted for most of U.S. job growth since 2019, while employment growth for U.S.-born workers declined.
Seattle-area asylum seekers urge Biden to keep borders open
President Biden’s new executive action on immigration is now in effect, causing major concerns for Kent asylum seekers and their advocates.
Deadline reached for Kent asylum seekers, no police action
More than 60 tents remain standing next to the Econo Lodge in Kent, a vacant hotel last used in 2020 as King County's COVID-19 quarantine facility, and which asylum seekers are begging the county to reopen for temporary housing.
Biden issues executive order on border security
President Biden has issued a long-expected executive order on security at the US-Mexico border that could lead to a shutdown of asylum processing.
Kent asylum seekers urge use of vacant ‘COVID hotel’ for shelter
Asylum seekers are begging for a long-term solution to living in tents — they have been moved between Seattle, Tukwila and Kent, and now have less than a day to move again.
Trump weighs White House advisory role for Elon Musk: report
Former President Trump is considering offering billionaire Elon Musk an advisory role in the White House if Trump reclaims the presidency in this fall's election, according to a report.