Mar 20 How Texas’ plan to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The Justice Department is challenging the law, saying Texas is overstepping the federal government's immigration authority. Texas argues it has a right to take action over what the governor has described as an "invasion" of migrants on the border. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 4:15 Migrants from all over the world make their way to Arizona’s southern border By Amna Nawaz Migrant crossings on the Arizona-Mexico border have remained high this year. While much of the conversation has been focused on Texas, Arizona has been one of the busiest border sections this year. Amna Nawaz reports from Pima County, where people… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 7:13 As global migration surges, trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar business By Christine Romo, Sam Weber, Sam Lane Amid a global migration surge, the trafficking industry has become a multi-billion dollar business. Mexican officials estimate as many as 6,000 people cross into Mexico every day from diverse places like Russia and Venezuela. Amna Nawaz heads south to Chiapas,… Continue watching
Mar 08 Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the U.S. each month upheld by judge By Associated Press The ruling Friday came in response to a lawsuit from Republican-leaning states that argued the humanitarian parole program "created a shadow immigration system."… Continue reading
Mar 04 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants By Acacia Coronado, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Justice Samuel Alito on Monday issued an order that temporarily halts Texas' immigration law from going into effect until next week so the full court can decide what steps to take next. Continue reading
Jan 29 Chicago to extend migrant shelter stay limits over concerns about long-term housing, employment By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The latest policy change includes 60 additional days for many migrants currently in the city's 28 shelters, which include warehouses and park district buildings. Continue reading
Jan 17 UK lawmakers pass a bill to send migrants to Rwanda. But hurdles remain before any flights take off By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Lawmakers voted by 320 to 276 Wednesday to back a bill that aims to overcome a U.K. Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan. Continue reading
Jan 02 Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York By Mike Catalini, Claire Savage, Associated Press Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities. Continue reading
Nov 09 Analysts warn that Pakistan’s anti-immigration crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans By Riazat Butt, Associated Press More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounds up, arrests and kicks out foreigners who it says are in the country illegally. Continue reading
Nov 06 French parliament starts debating a bill that would make it easier to deport some migrants By Associated Press The government says the measure would strengthen and accelerate the process for deporting foreigners who are regarded as "a serious threat to public order."… Continue reading