Nation Mar 18

The outreach to Spanish-speaking communities has been mixed. The federal government has done little, but the CDC does have coronavirus information available in Spanish on its website, although it is hard to find.

Nation Mar 13

Several groups say the woman from Mexico is suffering from PTSD and should be released on humanitarian grounds while she awaits an appeal to her asylum denial.

Nation Feb 19

A U.S. judge in Arizona has issued a permanent order requiring the Border Patrol to provide clean mats and thin blankets to migrants within 12 hours of arriving at a detention facility.

Nation Jan 13

The lawsuit filed in 2015 applies to eight Border Patrol facilities where attorneys say migrants are for long stretches of time in squalid and freezing cells.

Nation Jan 02

Authorities are expanding a program known as Remain in Mexico that requires tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their immigration court hearings in Mexico.

Nation Nov 27

The new report noted that Border Patrol officials knew they lacked the tracking technology months before the widespread practice began and did nothing to address the issue.

World Sep 20

The agreement could lead to migrants from third countries obtaining refuge in El Salvador, even though many Salvadorans are fleeing their nation and seeking asylum in the U.S.

Nation Aug 29

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released updated guidance that appears to mostly affect non-citizen service members but caused confusion among immigration lawyers and advocates.

Nation Jul 24

Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said she immediately reported her involvement in a Facebook group, whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers, to an oversight division.

Nation Jun 28

The acting secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan said he expected 25% fewer migrants to cross the border this month.