Legal April 2018

Trump Administration Pauses Legal Orientation For Immigrants [Beyond Education]

Immigrant advocates are outraged by a U.S. government decision to put on hold a program that helps tens of thousands of immigrants navigate the country's complex immigration court system. The $8 million-a-year program that provides legal orientation to immigrants in deportation proceedings is on hold pending review, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees immigration courts.

Global April 2018

Trump Pardons Former Cheney Aide Scooter Libby [Beyond Education Breaking News]

President Donald Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. Trump said he does not know Libby, but "for years I have heard that he has been treated unfairly. Hopefully, this full pardon will help rectify a very sad portion of his life," according to a statement issued by White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Global April 2018

Syrians Rally in Support of Assad's Military

James Comey criticizes President Donald Trump in an interview with ABC News where he calls Trump "morally unfit" for office. Hundreds of Syrians gathered in a square in Damascus to support Assad's Military. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has indicated that new economic sanctions will be announced against Russia.

Hispanic Community April 2018

US Says California Rejects Proposed Border Duties For Troops [Beyond Education]

The Trump administration said Monday that California Gov. Jerry Brown rejected terms of the National Guard's initial deployment to the Mexican border, but a state official said nothing was decided. "The governor determined that what we asked for is unsupportable, but we will have other iterations," Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's acting deputy commissioner, told reporters in Washington.

Hispanic Community April 2018

California Reaches Deal On National Guard Border Mission [Beyond Education]

California has reached an agreement with the federal government that the state's National Guard troops will deploy to the border to focus on fighting transnational gangs as well as drug and gun smugglers, Gov. Jerry Brown said. The announcement Wednesday came after a week of uncertainty in which President Donald Trump bashed the governor's insistence that troops avoid immigration-related work.

Global April 2018

Intensive Manhunt on for Waffle House Suspect

There is a manhunt for Travis Reinking who is the suspect of a deadly shooting at a Waffle House. The Koreas Summit has gained the world's attention even in light of limited success on the nuclear front. Secretary of state nominee, Pompeo, is facing opposition from the Senate panel. The Supreme Court will be weighing in on the Trump administration's travel ban.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Remnants Of Mexico Migrant Caravan Closer To US Border [Beyond Education]

The remnants of a caravan of Central American migrants protested in northern Mexico on Monday, even as once again they drew angry tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump. The mainly Central American migrants are demanding better treatment and many are planning to request asylum, either in the United States or Mexico.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Judge Deals Big Setback To Trump On 'DREAMers' Program [Beyond Education]

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation but gave it 90 days to restate its arguments before his order takes effect. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington, if it survives the 90-day reprieve, would be a new setback for the administration.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Central American Asylum Seeking Caravan Reaches US Border [Beyond Education]

About 130 Central Americans, mostly women and children, have arrived at the U.S. border with Mexico in a "caravan" of asylum-seeking immigrants that has drawn the fury of President Donald Trump. Two busloads arrived late Tuesday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana at two migrant shelters just steps from one of the most fortified stretches of border separating the U.S. from Mexico.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Migrant 'Caravan' Gathers On US-Mexico Border [Beyond Education]

About 170 migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers have arrived in Tijuana, joining about nearly 200 others on their final stop before entering the United States. Three tourist buses were guarded by a Mexican police escort on a curvy, mountainous road from the Mexican border city of Mexicali.

Global April 2018 Premium

NOT REAL NEWS: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week Beyond Education

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked each of these out, including the original sources, and debunk them.

Global April 2018

Twin Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan Kills Dozens

Coordinated suicide bombings in Afghanistan kill dozens. A missile attack on an arms depot in Syria kills 26. Around 200 Central American migrants seeking asylum have been stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Donald Trump has not held a solo White House press conference in more than a year when he defended Michael Flynn.

Hispanic Community April 2018

US Says Border Crossing Doesn't Have Room For Asylum Seekers [Beyond Education]

After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration's watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American migrants attempting to seek asylum in the United States were stopped in their tracks when border inspectors said that a crossing facility didn't have enough space to accommodate them.

Hispanic Community May 2018

US Starts Processing Asylum Seekers Slammed By Trump [Beyond Education]

U.S. border inspectors allowed some of the Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing. But the migrants who crossed Mexico in a caravan may face a long legal path. Organizers said eight members of the group criticized by President Donald Trump that traveled from southern Mexico to the border city of Tijuana, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not provide a number.

Legal May 2018

Special Counsel Team Has Floated Idea Of Subpoena For Trump [Beyond Education]

The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Donald Trump, his former attorney said, confirming that investigators have floated the extraordinary idea of forcing a sitting president to testify under oath.