Nation Feb 19 U.S. unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico The Biden administration is moving to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the U.S. It ends their long wait in Mexico.
Politics Feb 16 Biden faces pressure as U.S. sets new course on immigration After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President Joe Biden would make it easier for people like him to get into the United States.
Nation Feb 12 Biden administration allows 25,000 asylum-seekers into U.S. The move is a major step toward dismantling one of former President Donald Trump's most consequential policies to deter asylum-seekers from coming to the U.S.
Politics Feb 02 WATCH: Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more The latest batch of orders are light on immediate changes, though White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Biden will have more to share in the future and shifts will take time.
Nation Jan 21 Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders he issued on his first day in office.
Nation Oct 30 Inspector general report says U.S. turning away asylum-seekers at border is flawed A report says the head of the Department of Homeland Security contradicted her public statements in 2018 when she ordered border agents to stop asylum-seekers from stepping on U.S. soil at official crossings with Mexico.
Politics Oct 20 Trump administration adds criminal disqualifiers to asylum The rule that takes effect Nov. 20 is the latest in a slew of measures under President Donald Trump to make asylum more difficult to obtain.
Politics Sep 15 Democrats to investigate forced surgery claims at Georgia detention center In a complaint filed Monday, a nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
Nation Jul 28 Trump administration will not accept new DACA applications The move Tuesday is a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let the administration end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Health Jul 19 How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to begin his shift, he heard a captain say…