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What options remain for immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. as policies rapidly change

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to the U.S. The revoked pathways include an end or pause to the CBP One app, humanitarian parole, refugee admissions and protected status for Venezuelans. Laura Barrón-López discussed the impact with Jennifer Babaie of Las Americas and Krish O'Mara Vignarajah of Global Refuge. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

President Donald Trump has signed the first bill of his second term. It's an immigration action that will change how ICE can arrest migrants.

0:08.8

The Lake and Riley Act, named after a nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant in 2023,

0:15.2

allows for the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes related to theft.

0:21.0

It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government if they think their

0:25.4

states have suffered due to failures to enforce immigration laws.

0:29.8

The president today also announced an executive order to open a 30,000 bed detention facility

0:35.4

at Guantanamo Bay for deported migrants.

0:37.9

The actions the president has taken during his first days in office extend far beyond illegal

0:43.2

immigration, closing the door to major legal pathways of immigration as well.

0:48.3

Our Laura Burrell-Lopez is back now for a closer look at how migrants and aid groups have

0:53.4

been navigating the changes.

0:55.8

The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants

1:01.2

to come to the U.S. The revoked pathways include an end or pause to the CBP1 mobile app,

1:06.9

humanitarian parole for migrants from four countries, all refugee admissions, and a protected

1:12.3

status extension for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. Joining me now to discuss the impact of all this

1:18.3

is Jennifer Babai. She's Director of Advocacy and Legal Services of Las America's Immigrant Advocacy

1:24.0

Center in El Paso, Texas, and Chris Omar ofignaraja, President and CEO of Global Refuge.

1:30.3

Jennifer and Chris, thank you so much for joining.

1:33.3

Jennifer, I want to start with you on CBP1.

1:36.3

That's the Biden-era phone app that allowed migrants to schedule an appointment

1:40.3

at a legal border entry point to be processed by American immigration officials.

1:48.5

And Trump's borders are Tom Homan recently was asked about this.

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