Aug 22 Texas’ floating barrier to block migrants faces legal challenge By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The scheduled hearing in Austin comes days after Texas, which installed the water barrier on the Rio Grande in July near the border city of Eagle Pass, repositioned the wrecking ball-sized buoys closer to U.S. soil. Continue reading
Aug 10 Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 6:12 Why a Native tribe in Arizona has drafted a roadmap to expedite border crossings By John Yang, Andrew Corkery For members of dozens of Native American nations, crossing tribal lands often means crossing an international border. Christina Leza, associate professor of anthropology and Indigenous studies at Colorado College, and AP reporter Hallie Golden join John Yang to discuss the… Continue watching
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
Mar 24 WATCH: Biden speaks on airstrike in Syria during joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau By Wilson Ring, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ In our news wrap Sunday, Mike Pence criticized Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 capitol attack at an annual dinner with Washington journalists, Treasury Secretary Yellen said there will be no federal bailout for Silicon Valley Bank, eight… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 6:12 Border communities try to balance needs of residents and migrants amid humanitarian crisis By William Brangham In normal times, asylum seekers who make it to the U.S. border are entitled to a hearing. But during the pandemic, emergency rule Title 42 allowed officials to deport certain migrants. Monday, the Supreme Court put a hold on a… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 8:37 D.C. mayor declares emergency as Republican governors send migrant buses to Washington By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Karina Cuevas Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday as thousands of migrants have been sent to the nation's capital from Texas and Arizona over the last several months. Buses are going to New York City and Chicago as… Continue watching
Mar 25 Republicans seize on Biden’s border challenges to reframe the immigration debate By Daniel Bush In focusing on the situation at the border, Republicans have sought to reframe the immigration debate under President Joe Biden by linking reform efforts to border security -- something left-leaning advocates had hoped to avoid by pressing for legislation that… Continue reading
Mar 18 Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings increase By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The GOP is hoping immigration can unite the party heading into next year's elections, when control of Congress is at stake. Continue reading