Apr 22 Watch 6:17 Glitches plague CBP One app for asylum-seekers as Title 42 comes to an end By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are told to use a mobile app to book an appointment, but the app has been plagued by errors since the Biden administration rolled it out in January. Wall Street Journal immigration reporter… Continue watching
Mar 24 U.S., Canada shut down loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border By Wilson Ring, Associated Press The two leaders released the details Friday in Ottawa. Migrants used a remote road outside Champlain, New York, for years to reach Canadian soil, and then were allowed to stay while asylum cases were pending. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 7:01 How Biden and Trudeau’s border deal affects asylum-seekers entering Canada By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a northern border deal to address the growing number of migrants crossing from the U.S. into Canada. The deal allows Canada to turn away asylum-seekers at unofficial entry points… Continue watching
Feb 22 How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compared to Trump By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The rule generally requires people to use what the administration calls "lawful, safe and orderly pathways" to get to the U.S., but critics say this goes against U.S. immigration law and plan to sue as soon as the rule is… Continue reading
Feb 21 Biden administration to limit asylum to migrants who pass through a 3rd nation By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The measure stops short of a total ban but imposes severe limitations on asylum for any nationality except Mexicans, who don't have to travel through a third country to reach the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 6:24 Activists say UK government not keeping asylum-seeking minors safe as hundreds go missing By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villeman, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Britain expects three to four thousand unaccompanied children to cross the English Channel in small boats this year. The government is trying to devise a way to keep these young asylum seekers safe after the abduction of 200 unaccompanied minors… Continue watching
Jan 28 Online system to seek asylum at U.S. border overwhelmed with errors, heavy traffic By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press New appointments to seek asylum in the U.S. are available each day at 6 a.m., but migrants find themselves stymied by error messages from the federal government's CBPOne mobile app that's been overloaded since the Biden administration introduced it Jan. 12. Continue reading
Jan 16 UK government plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda faces new court challenge By Associated Press Two High Court judges ruled in December that the controversial policy is legal, rejecting a lawsuit from several asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union. Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden meets border officials in El Paso on first stop of visit to U.S.-Mexico border By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration… Continue reading
Jan 08 Ahead of Biden’s U.S.-Mexico border visit, migrants fear new rules By Andres Leighton, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in El Paso Sunday afternoon on his first, politically thorny visit to the southern border before traveling on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders. Continue reading