Nation Jan 28 Online system to seek asylum at U.S. border overwhelmed with errors, heavy traffic By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
World Jan 16 UK government plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda faces new court challenge Two High Court judges ruled in December that the controversial policy is legal, rejecting a lawsuit from several asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union. By Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 Biden meets border officials in El Paso on first stop of visit to U.S.-Mexico border President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration… By Colleen Long, Associated Press
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. By Andres Leighton, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Politics Jan 05 WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press
Dec 28 What’s the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s Title 42 ruling? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The case will be argued in February, and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case. Continue reading
Dec 18 Mayor of El Paso declares state of emergency over influx of asylum seekers By Associated Press The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border. Continue reading
Nov 16 Judge reluctantly delays end of asylum restrictions to late December By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
Nov 15 Judge orders Biden administration to halt Trump-era asylum restrictions at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 05 Prison-like migrant processing center draws criticism of UK’s asylum system By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The conditions at the processing center for migrants in the village of Manston has put a spotlight on wider problems in Britain’s asylum system, which is struggling to cope with a record number of small boat crossings at a time when border… Continue reading