Oct 18 U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela By Valerie Gonzalez, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital. Continue reading
Oct 16 Settlement over Trump-era family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The agreement announced Monday also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid. Continue reading
Oct 16 New York City to limit migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is limiting shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days in the city's housing system. Continue reading
Oct 03 New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: 'We are at capacity' By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's traveling to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants. Continue reading
Sep 28 EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day. Continue reading
Sep 28 Shelters for migrants fill up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum. More than 220,000 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year. Continue reading
Sep 26 Hardline UK immigration chief says international rules make it too easy to seek asylum By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's immigration minister has argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection. Continue reading
Sep 24 An Afghan man's denied asylum case offers a glimpse into U.S. immigration court By Julie Watson, Associated Press The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system's proceedings. A Texas judge denied him asylum and ordered him deported. But experts who reviewed a transcript of the April… Continue reading
Sep 21 What's behind the influx of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Migrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained nationwide more than ever. The U.S. has had immigration surges before so what's different now, and why?… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 9:53 New York Mayor Adams discusses migrant crisis he says could 'destroy' the city By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Tess Conciatori The mayor of New York is warning that the city could be "destroyed" if it doesn't get more help to cope with an influx of migrants. City officials describe a humanitarian crisis that's straining resources, filling up shelters and putting… Continue watching