Richard Gonzales appears in the following:
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Removing Immigrants From 4 Countries
Thursday, October 04, 2018
The administration's effort to eliminate protections for more than 300,000 immigrants from four impoverished countries is halted for now.
U.S. To Limit The Number Of Refugees Allowed Entry To 30,000
Monday, September 17, 2018
As the Trump administration slashes the number of refugees it will accept, global humanitarian groups say the U.S. could do more to save lives.
Florence Death Toll Rises To 32 As Rivers Continue To Flood In N.C. And S.C.
Monday, September 17, 2018
A toddler's body was recovered on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Moody's Analytics estimates the cost of now-Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence's damage at $17 billion to $22 billion.
Florence Making Landfall On Carolina Coast, Bringing Storm Surge, Heavy Rain
Thursday, September 13, 2018
The National Hurricane Center says the storm's eyewall is ashore in North Carolina, where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen and storm surge has reached 10 feet in some places.
Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Allow Longer Detention Of Migrant Children
Thursday, September 06, 2018
Under the Flores settlement, immigrant minors can't be held in jail-like settings and can't be held for longer than 20 days. The government's move to circumvent that will likely end up in court.
The Wait To Become A U.S. Citizen Lengthens
Saturday, September 01, 2018
Immigrant advocates claim the Trump administration is building a "second wall" to keep immigrants out of this country. That wall is the lengthy and time-consuming process to become a U.S. citizen.
Migrant Teens Restrained But Not Abused, Virginia Report Finds
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
A state inspection of a Virginia facility that housed immigrant children found that charges of child abuse were unfounded. But the report confirmed the facility used restraints on children.
Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Texas and nine other states are asking a Texas court to force the government to reject renewals for young people currently enrolled in DACA and stop accepting new applications.
Federal Judge Calls Government Plan To Reunify Migrant Families 'Disappointing'
Friday, August 03, 2018
The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.
Government, Immigration Advocates Continue Court Clash Over Family Reunification
Thursday, August 02, 2018
A federal judge in San Diego will hold a hearing Friday to discuss the government's progress on meeting a now-expired deadline to end family separations.
Federal Judge Orders Government To Seek Consent Before Medicating Migrant Children
Monday, July 30, 2018
The court ruled the government must abide by a decades-old court settlement affecting the detention of migrant children.
HHS: 'Under 3,000' Migrant Children Separated From Parents In Custody
Monday, July 23, 2018
The Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar briefed reporters on Friday about immigrant children in HHS custody.
Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunify Migrant Families
Friday, July 06, 2018
Facing a court deadline to reunite families separated at the border, the government described efforts to verify relationships and assess parents' "fitness" to claim their children.
Officials Race To Meet Deadline To Re-Unite Migrant Children With Parents
Friday, July 06, 2018
The Health and Human Services secretary updated the status of migrant children separated from parents. By Tuesday, the administration must reunite children under the age of 5 with parents in custody.
Federal Judge Orders Administration To End Arbitrary Detention Of Asylum-Seekers
Monday, July 02, 2018
A federal judge rules that the Trump administration may not indefinitely detain asylum-seekers who have proven a credible fear of persecution in their homelands.
Hundreds Arrested Protesting Trump Administration's Immigration Policies
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.
Where The Trump Administration's 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Stands Now
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Texas has become the center of the debate over the zero tolerance policy that led to the separation of families who crossed the border illegally to seek asylum. Where does that policy stand now?
Trump's Migrant Family Policy Now Moves To The Courts
Friday, June 22, 2018
At issue: How should cases proceed and what should happen to the more than 2,000 immigrant minors already detained in light of the president's executive order?
Trump's Executive Order On Family Separation: What It Does And Doesn't Do
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The president ended a policy that sent children to government-run facilities away from their parents, but critics say he created new problems, and kids already held may be there indefinitely.
What We Know: Family Separation And 'Zero Tolerance' At The Border
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The Trump administration Wednesday reversed a policy of separating families at the border, which had meant children were held at detention facilities and moved to shelters. What comes next is unclear.