Mar 02 WATCH: Border patrol and immigration officials testify on ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy By News Desk Border patrol and immigration officials testified on Wednesday before the House Homeland Security committee on the 'Remain in Mexico' policy. Continue reading
Feb 23 LISTEN: The Supreme Court considers whether states can continue a Trump-era immigration lawsuit By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court waded into a political clash Wednesday between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned. Continue reading
Feb 18 Biden administration moves to undo Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration's revisions largely restore rules that had been in place since 1999, which, among other things, do not consider use of noncash benefits like food stamps, health services and transportation vouchers when determining green-card eligibility. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 7:30 Documentary provides inside look at COVID-19 conditions in immigrant detention By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green A new documentary called “The Facility,'' uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate… Continue watching
Dec 28 Inspired by own stories, immigrants welcome Afghan refugees By Janie Har, Associated Press A San Francisco Bay Area health clinic founded four decades ago to screen refugees from Southeast Asia is part of the U.S. effort to resettle tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 11:51 Democrats wrangle over high-stakes agenda as crunch time approaches By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan After finding ways to avoid fiscal crises in the last few weeks, Democrats on Capitol Hill are now working to install critical parts of their agenda before the end of the year. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss three… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 3:55 ‘Remain in Mexico’ reinstated, sends asylum seekers across the southern border By PBS NewsHour This week, the United States began returning migrants to Mexico under the ‘Migrant Protection Program,’ which began under the Trump administration. The MPP forced migrants applying for asylum to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. for their hearings. The… Continue watching
Dec 02 U.S. will resume policy to have asylum-seekers wait in Mexico By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden had scrapped the policy, but a lawsuit by Texas and Missouri forced him to put it back into effect, subject to Mexico's acceptance. Continue reading
Nov 24 Dozens perish as migrant boat capsizes in English Channel By Sylvia Hui, Michel Spingler, Associated Press At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest migration tragedy on the dangerous crossing to date. Continue reading
Nov 08 As rules ease, travelers head to US for emotional reunions By John Leicester, Travis Loller, Associated Press New rules go into effect Monday that allow nonessential travel across America's land borders for vaccinated visitors. They also allow air travel from a series of countries from which it has been restricted. Continue reading