World Mar 21 U.S. detention of European and Canadian tourists creates fear over traveling to America By Julie Watson, Associated Press
Politics Feb 22 Fact-checking the Trump White House’s claims about illegal immigration dropping sharply Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. … By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
Politics Aug 14 Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach when tasked to tackle rise in border crossings Vice President Harris was never the “border czar,” as her critics claim. She was assigned to tackle the “root causes” of migration from the Central American nations responsible for a large chunk of border crossers. By Dan Merica, Nicholas Riccardi, Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Politics Jun 26 Border arrests fall more than 40 percent after Biden’s new asylum restrictions, DHS says Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40 percent during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday. By Elliot Spagat, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Politics Jun 04 Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests The 31-29 vote Tuesday by the Republican-controlled House bypasses opposition from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and instead sends the measure to the Nov. 5 ballot. By Jacques Billeaud, Anita Snow, Associated Press
Feb 04 WATCH: Texas Gov. Abbott speaks at gathering of GOP governors at U.S.-Mexico border By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to Eagle Pass on Sunday, surrounded by GOP governors who have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Jan 15 Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year and it’s now triple what it was in… Continue reading
Jan 07 U.S. officials report drop in illegal border crossings as Mexico steps up enforcement By Valerie Gonzalez, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Mexico has increased immigration enforcement in recent weeks, a move that U.S. officials say has contributed to a sharp drop in illegal border crossings. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 8:38 White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border By Stephanie Sy, Matt Loffman The Biden administration is closing out 2023 in much the same way it began, with headlines about a migrant crisis. Border patrol agents are encountering a record number of people entering the country and cities are struggling to keep up… Continue watching
Nov 14 Illegal border crossings into the U.S. drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases By Associated Press The decline comes during the resumption of deportation flights to Venezuela, shortly after Venezuelans replaced Mexicans as the largest nationality appearing at the border. Continue reading