May 21 Hungary closes border transit zones for asylum-seekers By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Hungary's government says it is shutting down the transit zones on its southern border with Serbia where asylum-seekers are being held while their asylum requests are decided… Continue reading
May 01 Trump administration suspends ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to coronavirus concerns. Continue reading
Apr 23 Hungary wrongly holding asylum seekers in transit zones, says EU By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Hungary built transit zones with shipping containers in the wake of the 2015 migration crisis, when some 400,000 people passed through the country on their way to Western Europe. Continue reading
Apr 17 Scant testing in U.S. migration system risks spreading virus By Sonia Pérez D., Nomaan Merchant, Ben Fox, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed 105 cases of the virus in at least 25 separate detention facilities, along with at least 25 employees. Continue reading
Apr 09 U.S. expels thousands to Mexico after largely halting asylum By María Verza, Ben Fox, Associated Press U.S. authorities say they've sent nearly 10,000 Mexican and Central American border crossers back to Mexico under new rules designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 01 Migrant dies in Mexico detention center riot over virus fear By Associated Press According to a local migrant shelter, the riot broke out because migrants were tired of long periods of detention and fear that overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions could expose them to the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 17 Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico By Elliot Spagat, Colleen Long, Associated Press Two administration officials said Tuesday that the president has the power to take such action during a pandemic like the coronavirus outbreak but is still considering whether to do so. Continue reading
Mar 11 Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy to continue By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices' order comes Wednesday over a dissenting vote by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Continue reading
Mar 06 Rights groups concerned about refugees facing stigma amid outbreak in Europe By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press This week, thousands of asylum-seekers sit at the intersection of a pair of fast-moving news stories — a spike in migration in Europe and uncertainty about the global spread of the new and sometimes deadly virus. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:34 Why it was so difficult for HHS to reunite separated migrant families A new watchdog report reveals troubling details about how the U.S. government handled the separation of migrant families as a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. The litany of failures includes communication breakdown, lack of planning and insufficient… Continue watching