Politics Aug 09 Biden administration ends Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy 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. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 05 Pentagon denies D.C. request for National Guard help with migrants U.S. defense officials say that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to provide Guard personnel and the use of the D.C. Armory to assist with the reception of migrants into the city. By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 Supreme Court blocks Biden immigration policy on deportation The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 20 Secret memo links census citizenship question to apportionment, oversight committee says Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyways. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Jul 12 WATCH: Biden meets with Mexican counterpart López Obrador to discuss immigration and trade By Associated Press López Obrador used a visit to the White House to call for rejecting the "status quo" on the border, but also praised a relationship with the U.S. that both he and Biden insisted remained strong despite a series of high-profile… Continue reading
Jul 05 Migrants trapped in sweltering trailer ‘couldn’t breathe,’ survivor says By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Simple advice from a friend to stay near the door may have saved Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás from the deadly fate that befell 53 other migrants when they were abandoned trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer last week in Texas. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 4:58 How the White House is reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling on immigration policy The Supreme Court’s decision on the “Remain in Mexico” policy is a surprise win for the Biden administration but comes with complicated political implications. NewsHour's Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to give us a sense of how the White House… Continue watching
Jun 30 Supreme Court rules Biden administration properly ended Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ program By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 29 Mexican migrant in Texas tragedy hoped to reach family in Ohio By Julie Watson, Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Francisco López Hernández said Wednesday that his cousin Javier Flores López went back home to Cerro Verde to see his wife and three children before departing for the U.S.-Mexico border with another cousin, José Luis Vásquez Guzmán. Vásquez Guzmán was… Continue reading