Oct 22 Venezuelan migrants expelled from U.S. under new policy decide next steps in Mexico By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press U.S. authorities expelled about 1,700 Venezuelans to Mexico in the past week under a deal between the two nations to deny Venezuelans the right to U.S. asylum and try to keep them from coming to the border. Continue reading
Oct 18 Small town in southern Mexico unexpectedly hosts thousands of migrants By María Verza, Associated Press Venezuelans and other migrants are struggling to come to terms with a new U.S. policy discouraging border crossings. And one small town in southern Mexico is unexpectedly playing host to thousands of migrants camped far from the U.S. border. Continue reading
Oct 15 U.S. policy shift on Venezuelan migrants adds more strain to shelters in Mexico By Elliot Spagat, María Verza, Associated Press The Biden administration's expansion of asylum restrictions to Venezuelans poses a potentially enormous challenge to already overstretched Mexican shelters. Continue reading
Oct 14 Federal judge allows current DACA immigration program to continue temporarily By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue, at least temporarily. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:46 How a Trump-era policy that separated thousands of migrant families came to pass The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy separated over 5,000 children from their parents, with no tracking process or records that would allow them to be reunited. Atlantic staff writer Caitlin Dickerson joins Geoff Bennett to discuss her investigation into… Continue watching
Apr 08 Number of kids alone at border hit all-time high in March By Elliot Spagat, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor's… Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration By Associated Press Mexico's top diplomat for North America said the talks will focus on the two countries "joint efforts for secure, safe and regulated migration."… Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Pelosi says Biden has border situation under control By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Biden administration is responding to a wave of children crossing the southern border into the U.S. with some of the very tactics that evoked moral outrage from Democrats when former President Donald Trump embraced them. Continue reading
Jan 14 Government watchdog: DOJ failed ‘zero tolerance’ management By Colleen Long, Associated Press Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 "zero tolerance" border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released Thursday has found. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:25 Supreme Court reviews Trump effort to change census data on immigrants President Trump’s immigration policies and the U.S. census were back at the Supreme Court on Monday. As John Yang reports, the issues at stake in the case have the potential of shaping congressional and presidential politics for years to come. Continue watching