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Nation Jan 28

Online system to seek asylum at U.S. border overwhelmed with errors, heavy traffic

New appointments to seek asylum in the U.S. are available each day at 6 a.m., but migrants find themselves stymied by error messages from the federal government's CBPOne mobile app that's been overloaded since the Biden administration introduced it Jan. 12.

Nation Jan 08

Ahead of Biden’s U.S.-Mexico border visit, migrants fear new rules

President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in El Paso Sunday afternoon on his first, politically thorny visit to the southern border before traveling on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders.

Politics Dec 27

Supreme Court keeps pandemic-era immigration limits in place indefinitely

The restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Politics Dec 15

U.S. expects more migrants when asylum restrictions end, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week.

Politics Nov 16

Judge reluctantly delays end of asylum restrictions to late December

A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so "WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE."…

Politics Nov 15

Judge orders Biden administration to halt Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.

Politics Nov 03

House Speaker Pelosi says husband has been released from hospital a week after assault

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says her husband, Paul Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday after his treatment for injuries from a violent assault last week.

World Oct 15

U.S. policy shift on Venezuelan migrants adds more strain to shelters in Mexico

The Biden administration's expansion of asylum restrictions to Venezuelans poses a potentially enormous challenge to already overstretched Mexican shelters.

Politics Oct 13

U.S. will take in some Venezuelan migrants, expel others to Mexico

The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia's invasion.

Politics Jul 13

Wait lists at U.S. border frustrate, confuse asylum seekers

Opaque waiting lists for asylum-seekers to enter the United States at the Mexico border have carried over from the Trump administration, frustrating many migrants to the point that they cross illegally.

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