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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
Twitter handle: @jeffmason1
Four U.S. 'sanctuary cities' may be violating law: U.S. Attorney General
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK The U.S. Justice Department singled out four cities and a county on Thursday for allegedly having so-called "sanctuary policies" that may violate a federal law that says local governments cannot limit information sharing with U.S. immigration officials.
More groups challenge Trump's latest travel ban in court
NEW York Muslim immigrants and an advocacy group filed a fresh lawsuit against President Donald Trump's latest version of a travel ban that placed indefinite restrictions on the entry of citizens from eight countries to the United States.
U.S. will phase out program for Central American child refugees
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration is ending a program that allowed children fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to apply for refugee status in the United States before leaving home.
U.S. will phase out programme for Central American child refugees
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration is ending a programme that allowed children fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to apply for refugee status in the United States before leaving home.
Trump administration proposes to cut refugee cap to 45,000
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed admitting a maximum of 45,000 refugees next year, the lowest cap in decades, which officials said was necessary to ensure U.S. security, although Democrats and humanitarian groups blasted the decision as an abandonment of American moral authority.
Trump travel ban on more solid ground as top court cancels hearing
NEW YORK The Supreme Court signaled on Monday it may dismiss a challenge to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban after the White House announced tailored restrictions on eight countries that legal experts said stand a better chance at holding up in court. | Video
Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees
Washington State's Attorney General on Wednesday sued private prison company Geo Group Inc for violating the state's minimum wage laws by paying detained immigrants a one dollar a day or less for work they do while in detention at one of the company’s federal facilities.
U.S. judge presses Trump administration on Dreamer deadlines
NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Thursday repeatedly pressed the Trump administration to extend an October deadline for some immigrants to reapply for a program that shielded children brought to the United States illegally by their parents from deportation.
Democrats ask Trump administration to consult on refugee decision
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Two high-ranking Democrats in the U.S. Senate asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to provide information on any plans to cut refugee admissions to historically low levels, saying Congress had not yet been consulted as required by law.
'Dreamers' left confused about fine points of immigration programme's end
NEW YORK Days after President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, Mayara Pena still has a lot of unanswered questions. One of them is about her cars.
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