asylum seekers

Republican Virginia governor sends 100 National Guard soldiers to U.S.-Mexico border

By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Youngkin says "leadership solutions" at the federal level are falling short, leaving states to fill in the void. Virginia Democrats are criticizing the move as an abuse of state resources to further a culture war in Texas.

As new immigration rules take effect, asylum-seekers face long waits, anguish at U.S. border

By Julie Watson, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press

Though the Biden administration opened some new avenues for immigration after ending Title 42, the fate of many people is largely left to a U.S. government app unable to decipher human suffering or weigh the vulnerability of applicants.

Biden turns to global diplomacy to manage migration at U.S.-Mexico border

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden was getting nowhere with Congress on immigration, so administration officials looked outside the U.S. for solutions.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.