Immigration will once again be a central issue in the 2020 campaigns, so here’s a rundown of the most important issues candidates will be debating.
Author: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY
Besides blasting Trump, Democratic presidential candidates offer few details on immigration plans so far
President Trump is making immigration a central theme of his 2020 campaign, but his Democratic challengers aren’t jumping in just yet.
Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants ‘across the entire nation’
With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has run out of room in the four border states.
Trump administration to release some migrants caught along southern border into South Florida
Broward County Mayor Bogen called the plan “irresponsible” and warned that it would create a “homeless encampment” in his South Florida county.
TSA sending up to 400 workers to southern border, but says it won’t slow air travel
The TSA is identifying up to 400 people to send to the border to help process migrants; an official says it won’t include airport security screeners.
Trump’s crackdown on visa overstays targets mostly African, Asian nations
Trump ordered the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to develop plans to crack down on countries whose citizens are most likely to overstay.
Where are the noncitizens? Trump administration wants to know down to the block level
The Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the 2020 decennial census, but critics say it could hurt minority communities such as Doral, Fla.
U.S. aid to Central America: What it does, why Trump cut it and why that may not end the migration crisis
President Trump says aid cuts will punish Central American governments for failing to stem migration. Critics say the cuts could worsen the problems.
Cutting aid and closing ports: Here’s what’s happening at the southern border
President Trump makes a series of dramatic moves, including plans to cut aid to Central American nations and threats to seal the border, to slow down illegal immigration.
Border Patrol struggling to hire, keep agents, but may never get 5,000 Trump ordered
President Trump signed an order to hire an additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents, but two years later, the agency has only hired 118. Here’s why.