May 21 Child who died in Border Patrol custody ‘begged’ for medical help, her mother says By Associated Press An 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death before she was taken to a hospital, U.S. immigration officials said Sunday. Continue reading
May 14 U.S.-Mexico border sees drop in crossings after prior week’s rush as Title 42 expired By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Border Patrol made 6,300 arrests on Friday — the first day after Title 42 expired — and 4,200 Saturday. That's sharply below the 10,000-plus on three days last week as migrants rushed… Continue reading
May 13 How the U.S. asylum process works By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations Record numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Biden commends Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for collaboration on migration By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is commending Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for Spain’s recent commitment to collaborate with the United States to expand pathways for migrants fleeing from Latin America. Continue reading
May 12 Migrants face new border reality as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire By Valerie Gonzalez, Elliot Spagat, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press The U.S. entered a new immigration enforcement era Friday, ending a three-year-old asylum restriction and enacting a set of strict new rules to push migrants to apply for protections where they are, skipping the dangerous journey north. Continue reading
May 11 Migrants rush across U.S. border in final hours before Title 42 asylum restrictions are lifted By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted. Continue reading
May 11 House Republicans pass new asylum seeker restrictions as Title 42 ends, Biden promises veto By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The GOP proposal is a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:36 How language translation technology is jeopardizing Afghan asylum-seekers By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened since U.S. forces withdrew in 2021. For Afghans applying for asylum, the process is proving increasingly difficult, and technology is causing some claims to get lost in translation. Andrew Deck, a reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching
Apr 27 WATCH: Mayorkas announces plan to open migration centers in other countries in bid to slow surge By Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration will open migration centers in Guatemala and Colombia for asylum seekers heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to slow what’s expected to be a surge of migrants seeking to cross the border as pandemic-era immigration… Continue reading