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Asylum Seekers Find A Life-Changing Refuge In Athens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — For the last two years, the Athens United Immigrant Support Project (AUISP) has been working to help individuals who come to the United States fleeing abuse… Read More
![Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan testifies on security at the border and migrant detention during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1156317483-d9d09f5033f22730ce4d93238cc3c97c970c8649-e1563475050120-900x422.jpg)
Homeland Security Chief Faces Off With Democrats On Border Crisis
By: Claudia Grisales | Brian Naylor | NPR
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Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is appearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee amid a heated debate between the GOP and Democrats about the administration’s immigration policies.
![A youth in Tijuana, Mexico, stands by the border fence that separates Mexico from the United States, where candles and crosses stand in memory of migrants who have died during their journey toward the U.S.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_19181721349760-d5607b168b1780173853449577f99d332cd9251f-e1562097090818-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Sends Out Notices Of $500,000 Fines For Those In U.S. Illegally
By: Franco Ordoñez | NPR
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The Trump administration is seeking to fine some immigrants in the country illegally hundreds of thousands of dollars for failing to follow court’s directions so they can be removed.
![Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, in November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ap_19029667220652-0c3105ff78386d3332867d0757d4cd3d06fa66e5-e1549317812676-900x422.jpg)
Pentagon Deploying 3,750 Troops To Southern Border
By: Matthew S. Schwartz I NPR
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U.S. service members will install wire barriers and help monitor the border. However, some in Congress have questioned whether it’s a good use of active-duty troops.