Rafael Bernal

Washington, D.C., United States

Staff Writer at The Hill

Director of communications for @HispanicCaucus. Formerly of @TheHill.

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Advocates rue Trump immigration plan ‘calculated to create fear’

Jan 21, 2025 | thehill.com | Rafael Bernal |Rebecca Beitsch

President Trump’s barrage of executive orders on immigration and border security will test his opposition’s strength in the courts of law and public opinion, and also threatens to set boundaries on his administration’s capacity to close the country’s doors. Litigation came virtually instantly against some parts of Trump’s plans, including a birthright citizenship order that could force all new parents to prove the legitimacy of their U.S. citizenship.
Texas Democrat pans both Trump and Biden over pardons

Jan 21, 2025 | thehill.com | Rafael Bernal

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) thinks former President Biden left Latinos hanging amid a flurry of last-minute pardons that sought to preempt legal action by the incoming Trump administration. “As a member of the U.S. Congress who believes in second chances, I am deeply disappointed that President Biden — who made headlines for pardoning his son and issuing a record number of commutations and pardons — refused to grant clemency to deserving Hispanics in South Texas and across this country.
Texas Democrat pans both Trump and Biden over pardons

Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Rafael Bernal

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) thinks former President Biden left Latinos hanging amid a flurry of last-minute pardons that sought to preempt legal action by the incoming Trump administration. “As a member of the U.S. Congress who believes in second chances, I am deeply disappointed that President Biden — who made headlines for pardoning his son and issuing a record number of commutations and pardons — refused to grant clemency to deserving Hispanics in South Texas and across this country.
Trump officials shut down CBP One app for migrants

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Rafael Bernal

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President of Panama: ‘The canal is and will remain Panama’s’

Jan 20, 2025 | newsnationnow.com | Rafael Bernal

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says his nation intends to maintain control of the Panama Canal, after President Trump re-upped his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his inaugural address. Mulino rejected Trump’s vow to retake the canal “in the name of the Republic of Panama and its people” in a statement Monday. Mulino rejected Trump’s vow to retake the canal “in the name of the Republic of Panama and its people” in a statement Monday.
‘The canal is and will remain Panama’s’

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Rafael Bernal

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President of Panama: ‘The canal is and will remain Panama’s’

Jan 20, 2025 | thehill.com | Rafael Bernal

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says his nation intends to maintain control of the Panama Canal, after President Trump reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his inaugural address. Mulino rejected Trump’s vow to retake the canal “in the name of the Republic of Panama and its people” in a statement Monday. “The Canal is and will remain Panama’s and its administration will remain under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality,” said Mulino.
Trump officials shut down CBP One app

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Rafael Bernal

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Trump officials shut down CBP One app

Jan 20, 2025 | thehill.com | Rafael Bernal

Trump administration officials minutes after the new president took office on Monday shut down a mobile app for migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border. By shutting down the CBP One app, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials essentially canceled all outstanding appointments made by migrants without visas who sought to enter the United States through legal ports of entry.
Trump to issue 10 executive orders cracking down on border

Jan 20, 2025 | fox2now.com | Rebecca Beitsch |Brett Samuels |Rafael Bernal

President-elect Trump is set to sign off on 10 executive orders Monday, moving swiftly to crack down on immigration and drug cartels during his first day in office with a blitzkrieg of immigration actions. An incoming White House official previewed the actions during a 15-minute call with reporters ahead of Trump’s inauguration proceedings.