Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is walking back comments that he made during the “All-In Podcast” on June 20. Trump said he wants to automatically give green cards to migrants who complete their higher education in the United States, prompting backlash. “Let me just tell you that it’s so sad when we lose people from…

As contract negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools get underway, the union’s president said that conservatives do not want Black children to be able to read. Stacey Davis Gates, the union’s president, made the comment when she was asked about the union’s proposed $50 billion budget. It received pushback from conservative…

A luxury cruise ship rescued dozens of migrants adrift in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, June 20. Spanish authorities said the migrants were trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands.  The cruise ship Insignia was near the end of its 180-day trip around the world when it got the call for help. Authorities said 68…

With just days to go, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare for the first presidential debate. And prosecutors drop charges against Columbia students arrested during campus protests. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, June 21, 2024. Biden preps at Camp David, Trump remains on campaign trail ahead of debate…

The number of migrants coming across the U.S. southern border has increased in recent years. However, it’s not only migrants from Mexico and Latin America. The number of people coming from China has also spiked. In 2023, around 37,000 Chinese citizens were apprehended at the border. That is 50 times more than in 2021. These…

A record 882 migrants crossed the English Channel into the UK in 15 boats, setting the highest daily total since October 2022. This brings 2024’s total to 12,313 arrivals, an 18% increase from the 10,472 in 2023 and higher than the 11,659 in 2022 at the same point. June’s crossings total 1,865. The consistent rise…

A new BBC report and documentary leveled allegations against Greek authorities in the Mediterranean. The report, released on Monday, June 17, documented allegations ranging from masked men abducting and throwing migrants into the sea, to Greek authorities forcing asylum-seekers and their children into open waters on ill-fated rafts, according to first-hand witness accounts. In total,…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said U.S.-Mexico border crossings have fallen “materially” since President Joe Biden signed an executive order limiting migrant asylum claims. Mayorkas told a group of Bloomberg reporters that U.S. border officials are seeing results and recorded 2,600 migrant encounters between ports of entry Sunday, June 16 — a major…

In 2022, a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 kids and two teachers. State lawmakers said they were committed to never letting it happen again. Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a law that in part required an armed officer at every public school in the state. On Thursday, June…

The Biden administration is facing its first lawsuit over President Joe Biden’s recent order temporarily shutting down the U.S.’ southern border. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a coalition of immigrant advocacy groups, is the first big challenge to the executive order put in place just over a week ago.  The restrictions bar…