• WATCH: White House holds briefing after news of a Honduran teen death in U.S. immigration custody

    WATCH: White House holds briefing after news of a Honduran teen death in U.S. immigration custody

    May 12, 2023 04:11 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A 17-year-old boy from Honduras died this week in U.S. immigration custody, American and Honduran officials said Friday, underscoring concerns about a strained immigration system as the Biden administration manages the end of asylum restrictions known as Title 42. Watch the briefing in the player ...

  • Secretary of State Blinken discusses U.S. immigration policy as Title 42 ends

    Secretary of State Blinken discusses U.S. immigration policy as Title 42 ends

    May 11, 2023 10:54 PM EDT

    With COVID restrictions at the border expiring, the U.S. is preparing for a surge of migrants. The White House said it plans to crackdown on illegal crossings and foster legal pathways for migrants. Amna Nawaz discussed that policy with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

  • El Paso mayor on surge of migrants in the city as COVID-era immigration order expires

    El Paso mayor on surge of migrants in the city as COVID-era immigration order expires

    May 08, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    Cities on the southern border are preparing for the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy that allowed officials to turn away millions of migrants over the last three years. El Paso has declared a state of emergency ahead of that rule change. Shelters are full, leading many to sleep in makeshift encampments on...

  • U.S. and Mexico officials agree on tighter immigration policies at border

    U.S. and Mexico officials agree on tighter immigration policies at border

    May 03, 2023 06:08 PM EDT

    ... also draws potentially unwelcome comparisons to Biden's Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, whose policies Biden frequently criticized. Congress, meanwhile, has refused to take any substantial immigration-related actions. The U.S. will continue to turn away Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who cross illegally. Mexico said Tuesday it would continue ...

  • Mexican immigration agency chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants

    Mexican immigration agency chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants

    Apr 12, 2023 02:36 PM EDT

    ... guards are seen hurrying away as smoke fills the facility, and they did not appear to make any effort to release the migrants. Three Mexican immigration officials, a guard and a Venezuelan migrant are being held for investigation in connection with the fire. They face homicide charges. The migrant allegedly ...

  • 39 dead in fire at Mexico immigration detention center

    39 dead in fire at Mexico immigration detention center

    Mar 28, 2023 03:07 PM EDT

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country. Hours after the fire broke out late ...

  • Sen. Jon Tester on looming battles over debt, immigration in Congress

    Sen. Jon Tester on looming battles over debt, immigration in Congress

    Mar 12, 2023 09:45 PM EDT

    As battle lines are being drawn for the 2024 presidential election, critical junctures are fast approaching in Congress on spending, the national debt, immigration policy and the military. Montana’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss some of the upcoming fights.

  • Americans divided on immigration and refugees, new AP poll says

    Americans divided on immigration and refugees, new AP poll says

    Mar 07, 2023 04:15 PM EDT

    ... nationalities as a political ploy to divert attention from the border and are not likely to let up on their criticism of the president on immigration. The Federation of American Immigration Reform, an anti-immigration group, called January’s plunge in border numbers “a shell game” to boost Biden’s ...

  • As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back

    As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back

    Feb 28, 2023 04:47 PM EDT

    ... who was backed by Trump and DeSantis, has been vocal about both the need to secure the border and the need to push for an immigration overhaul that gives some status to those who are already in the country illegally. She said she and her colleagues are simply working together ...

  • How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compares to Trump

    How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compares to Trump

    Feb 23, 2023 12:13 AM EDT

    ... countries receiving asylum applications in the world.” Ecuador is currently hosting more than 500,000 people displaced from crisis-ridden Venezuela, the rule notes. But immigration advocates contend that other countries don't always offer the same protections that the U.S. does. What happens next? Once the rule is ...