Sep 14 A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland’s anti-migration government, weeks before elections By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which Poland's strongly anti-migrant ruling party is hoping to win an unprecedented third term. Continue reading
Sep 11 Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border By Martín Adames Alcántara, Associated Press The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 8:14 Debt ceiling negotiations become urgent as Treasury says the U.S. could hit limit in weeks By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López The White House renewed its call for Congress to lift the debt ceiling without conditions as the nation could soon default on its debt. Since January, the government has deployed 'extraordinary measures' to pay its bills, but that could run… Continue watching
May 02 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden sends 1,500 troops to Mexico border migrant surge By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Associated Press The troops “will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with immigrants, or migrants,” Jean-Pierre said. “This will free up Border Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforcement duties.”… Continue reading
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
Feb 03 Ukrainian drones keep a close eye on Belarus border By Samya Kullab, Associated Press On the Belarusian border, Ukrainian units are using drones to monitor a long expanse of marsh and woodland for a possible surprise offensive from the north. 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
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. Continue reading
Nov 16 Judge reluctantly delays end of asylum restrictions to late December By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so "WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE."… Continue reading
Nov 15 Judge orders Biden administration to halt Trump-era asylum restrictions at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19. Continue reading