Obama Seeks New Immigrant Deportation Authority

U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Congress for new authority to deport Central American children who are illegally immigrating to the United States by the thousands. “We have an urgent humanitarian challenge on the border,” the president said Monday, complaining that immigration reforms are languishing in Congress. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, Obama said the U.S. has the "legal and moral obligation" to care for the 52,000 unaccompanied children and 39,000...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - lundi 30 juin 2014