Illegal immigration
Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 12:49 PM EDT
Rutland Herald. June 14, 2021. Editorial: First in the nation Congratulations, Vermont. We did it. We moved the needle...

Defense attorneys Jennifer Frese, left, and Chad Frese speak during a news conference after the verdict in the Cristhian Bahena Rivera trial, Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. A jury on Friday found Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who vanished while out for a run in 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)
Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner

By Ryan J. Foley May. 28, 2021 03:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, California state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, of San Diego, speaks on the floor of the Senate in Sacramento, Calif. On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, Senate Democrats outlined their plan to spend the state's projected multi-billion dollar budget surplus this year. It includes giving government-funded health insurance to low-income adults living in the country illegally and expanding tuition grants to help students pay for college without going into debt. Atkins, a Democrat from San Diego, said the plan was "more ambitious than any legislative budget proposal in memory." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Immigrant health care is on California Senate's wish list

By Adam Beam Apr. 14, 2021 06:49 PM EDT

Spanish police investigating migrant boat deaths detain five

Apr. 09, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police say they have detained five men for allegedly navigating two migrant boats to the Canary Islands and being responsible...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on the topic of illegal immigration during a press conference on the border at Anzalduas Park, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Mission, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)
No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus

By Paul J. Weber And Nomaan Merchant Mar. 10, 2021 05:30 PM EST

Maryland lawmakers vote to expand tax credit for immigrants

By Brian Witte Feb. 26, 2021 02:57 PM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to expanding a state tax credit for low-income workers to include immigrants,...

This driver's license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, shows Ashli Babbitt. Babbitt was fatally shot by an employee of the Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, while the rioters were moving toward the House chamber. (Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol

By Richard Lardner And Alison Kodjak Jan. 09, 2021 02:26 AM EST

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol

By Richard Lardner And Alison Kodjak Jan. 08, 2021 06:49 PM EST

Violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. It's been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America's presidential election, undercut the nation's democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Woman fatally shot at Capitol echoed Trump on social media

By Elliot Spagat And Amy Taxin Jan. 07, 2021 06:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020, file photo, a woman receives a bag of groceries at a food bank at the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proposed payment, announced Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000, including immigrants living in the country illegally who file taxes with the state. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Newsom proposes $600 payment for low-income Californians

By Kathleen Ronayne Jan. 06, 2021 01:00 PM EST

Policy positions of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden on environmental issues. (AP Graphic)
Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

By The Associated Press Nov. 02, 2020 12:12 AM EST

Policy positions of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden on health care issues. (AP Graphic)
Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

By The Associated Press Nov. 01, 2020 09:31 AM EST

Policy positions of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden on immigration issues. (AP Graphic)
Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2020 07:39 AM EDT

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after leaving a campaign rally at Pensacola International Airport, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, aboard Air Force One. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business

By Aamer Madhani And Deb Riechmann Oct. 24, 2020 08:22 AM EDT

A maintenance worker power-washes the state seal at an entrance of the capitol building on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The building has been closed to the public since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Legislative meetings and gubernatorial addresses are broadcast online. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Medicaid enrollment strains public finances in New Mexico

By Morgan Lee Sep. 04, 2020 05:15 PM EDT

In this image from video, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks from Washington, during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
Takeaways from GOP convention: Power, positivity and policy

By Zeke Miller And Jonathan Lemire Aug. 25, 2020 10:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. For only the second time as president, Trump addressed the nation in a formal Oval Office speech on March 11. The U.S., he told Americans, would “expeditiously defeat this virus. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists

By Jonathan Lemire And Aamer Madhani Aug. 22, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

State sets aside $40M in relief for undocumented residents

Aug. 11, 2020 07:44 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle residents and Washingtonians applied for relief funds as the coronavirus pandemic diminished their incomes and savings. But for the...

Australian Al Jazeera journalist, reporter/senior producer Drew Ambrose, right, leaves the Bukit Aman police headquarters after being questioned by the Malaysian police over a documentary about the country's arrests of undocumented migrants, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 10, 2020. Malaysian police grilled a group of reporters and staff from news broadcaster Al Jazeera on Friday over a documentary on the treatment of undocumented immigrants that officials have slammed as unfair and biased. National police chief said the documentary aired earlier this month had sparked public anger, and an initial probe showed it was inaccurate and depicted the country in a negative light. (AP Photo)
Malaysia to expel Bangladeshi in critical Al-Jazeera report

By Eileen Ng Jul. 25, 2020 12:44 AM EDT

UK equality body to review government over Windrush scandal

By Pan Pylas Jun. 11, 2020 07:01 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s official equality human rights watchdog said Friday it would use its statutory powers to assess the U.K.'s Home Office over tough new...