May 24 Texas sues Biden administration over new app for migrants By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Texas is arguing in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the administration's use of a phone app called CBP One is encouraging illegal immigration. Continue reading
Dec 20 U.S. asks court to end immigration asylum limits -- after Christmas By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Biden administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Before Roberts issued that order, the restrictions were slated to expire… Continue reading
Nov 05 Prison-like migrant processing center draws criticism of UK's asylum system By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The conditions at the processing center for migrants in the village of Manston has put a spotlight on wider problems in Britain’s asylum system, which is struggling to cope with a record number of small boat crossings at a time when border… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 9:19 Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year By Nick Schifrin, Valerie Plesch, Enrique Huaiquil The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live… Continue watching
Aug 09 Biden administration ends Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy By Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security says it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: Patriot Front members free on bail after arrest at Idaho LGBTQ event In our news wrap Monday, 31 members of a white supremacist group are free on bail in Idaho after being charged for planning violent disruptions at an LGBTQ event, senior officials in Iraq try to form a government after more… Continue watching
May 10 Afghan refugees still adjusting to new life, struggles in U.S. By Ben Fox, Jacquelyn Martin, Julie Watson, Associated Press For many of the Afghans evacuated to the United States last August, their journey remains very much a work in progress. They face a future filled with uncertainty and anxiety. Continue reading
Dec 02 U.S. will resume policy to have asylum-seekers wait in Mexico By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden had scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri forced him to put it back into effect, subject to Mexico's acceptance. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Caldor Fire ravages California's Grizzly Flats In our news wrap Wednesday, Northern California's Caldor Fire destroyed at least 50 homes in Grizzly Flats on Tuesday and threatened hundreds more. Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred blew into the Northeastern U.S. today, with warnings of mudslides and flash… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 6:56 ACLU: Biden administration making excuses for not changing this Trump-era asylum policy President Joe Biden’s administration has taken a very different stance from his predecessor on many immigration issues. But it also has also just extended a Trump-era rule that allows some asylum-seekers to be expelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching