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  • AP Report Exposes Slave-Like Conditions On Hawaii Fishing Fleets
    Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting about fishermen working under slave-like conditions in oceans around the world. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Mendoza about her latest story, documenting how a loophole in U.S. law allows Hawaiian fishing fleets to use undocumented foreign workers, who are paid extremely little and are confined to their boats.
  • Trump's Immigration Speech Was Confusing, Sen. Flake Says
    Donald Trump has laid out his immigration policy. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., about Trump's proposals. Flake hasn't endorsed Trump, in part because of his stance on immigration.
  • A crowd waits in line to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles on the program's first day on Aug. 15, 2012.
    Uncertainty Stalls Recruiting Efforts For Deportation Relief
    The Obama administration began granting deportation relief with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012. But half of the eligible unauthorized immigrants still haven't applied.
  • Despite Trump Actions, Santa Fe Mayor Vows To Remain A Sanctuary City
    NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Santa Fe, N.M., Mayor Javier Gonzales about President Trump's latest action regarding sanctuary cities. Last November, Gonzales told NPR his city would be hurt by cuts in federal funding, but remains committed to being a sanctuary city.
  • President Trump signs two executive orders at the Department of Defenseon Friday — calling for the "great rebuilding" of the military and for "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from seven countries.
    3 Things To Consider About The Politics Of Trump's Immigration Executive Order
    The White House is confident that Trump is on the right side of the visa and travel ban. Here's why.
  • Legal Scholar Alan Dershowitz On 9th Circuit Decision
    Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision not overturn a temporary restraining order on President Trump's travel ban.
  • Trump's Proposed Muslim Registry Echoes Bush-Era Program
    If the Trump administration decides to implement a registry for Muslims entering the United States, it has a model: the U.S. put a registration system in place after 9/11. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Muzaffar Chishti, director of the Migration Policy Institute at the NYU School of Law, about the impact of that system.
  • Immigration Authorities Arrest Dreamer Despite Lawyers' Reassurance
    NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with lawyer Abigail Peterson about the rules governing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Peterson is representing 22-year-old Daniela Vargas, who was arrested by immigration authorities this week after previously receiving protection under DACA.
  • Daisy Romero, a political science senior at the University of Pennsylvania, is registered under DACA and worries about her future.
    DACA, One Student's Story
    More than 750,000 young people have registered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Many, like college senior Daisy Romero, worry about their future in the U.S.
  • What Does Prime Minister's Return Mean For North Korea's Economy?
    In recent weeks, we've heard a lot of threats from North Korea. Yet we know little about their leadership when it comes to domestic policy. For a window into what changes might be like, David Greene talks to North Korean expert Marcus Noland, director of Studies at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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