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U.S. taps groups to pick asylum-seekers to allow into country

By Elliot Spagat, Julie Watson, Associated Press

The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. instead of being rapidly expelled from the country.

Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight

By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities.

Biden asks high court to put off border wall, asylum cases

By Associated Press

The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to put off arguments over two controversial Trump administration policies that have been challenged in court now that President Joe Biden has taken steps to unwind them.

Aid groups aim to bring health care to migrants on way to U.S.

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

A humanitarian organization led by U.S. military veterans has treated thousands of migrants over the past year at two clinics in a Mexican town across the border from Texas.

In Germany, countering the growing influence of anti-immigrant policies

For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of…

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Federal judge blocks new criminal disqualifiers to asylum

By Christopher Weber, Associated Press

A judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have put up new roadblocks for asylum-seekers convicted of a variety of crimes. It was set to take effect Friday.

Record migrant English Channel crossings drive right-wing backlash in UK

By Malcolm Brabant

The United Kingdom is planning tough new legislation to facilitate the deportation of undocumented migrants. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised the action after more than 6,000 asylum seekers crossed the English Channel this summer from the French port of Calais.

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Trump restricts immigration amid the pandemic. Critics see it as an excuse to push his own agenda

By Candice Norwood

The administration says the measures are meant to maintain public health during the pandemic and reserve jobs for American workers amid the economic crisis.

AP exclusive: Trump administration holds migrant children in U.S. hotels, then expels them

By Associated Press

The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries under policies that have effectively shut down the nation’s asylum system.

Justices boost Trump administration’s power in asylum cases

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration's ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge.