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Sep 17

Thousands of Haitian migrants converge in Texas border town

By Associated Press

Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge.

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Aug 12

WATCH: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds briefing at U.S.-Mexico border

By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press

While some migrants are flown directly to their Central American nations, the U.S. government has started flying some to southern Mexico, where where Mexican authorities carry them the rest of the way to Guatemala's border, even if they're not Guatemalan.

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Aug 04

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ACLU: Biden administration making excuses for not changing this Trump-era asylum policy

President Joe Biden’s administration has taken a very different stance from his predecessor on many immigration issues. But it also has also just extended a Trump-era rule that allows some asylum-seekers to be expelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amna Nawaz…

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Jul 30

U.S. sues Texas to block state troopers from stopping migrants

By Associated Press

The Justice Department asked for an immediate block on Gov. Greg Abbott's order issued Wednesday, which allows the Texas Department of Public Safety to "stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion" that it transports migrants.

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Jul 23

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Here’s how Border Patrol apprehends, aids migrants stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border

By Lorraine Rivera, Arizona Public Media

The number of apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have climbed steadily this year. In May alone, border agents reported more than 180,0000 encounters with migrants. Lorraine Rivera of Arizona Public Media reports from the ground with U.S. Customs and Border…

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Jul 09

U.S. stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The new directive doesn't bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from initiating proceedings to deport migrants without legal status. But it would not longer jail them if they are pregnant, nursing or have given birth within the past year while they…

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Jun 29

Supreme Court says no right to bond hearing for some immigrants

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.

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Jun 25

WATCH: On border tour, Harris cites ‘progress’ in ‘tough’ situation

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she was "glad to be here" on her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as leader of the Biden administration's response to a migration spike that's drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats…

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Jun 16

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Exploring the economic argument for a return to open US borders

By Paul Solman

Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has made a number of moves to change former President Trump's hardline immigration policies. But just last week, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a tough message in Guatemala, telling its citizens not…

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Jun 14

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Afghan allies ‘begging’ for their lives, face Taliban attacks amid US withdrawal

By Jane Ferguson

During the 20-year American war in Afghanistan, thousands of locals worked for, and with, the United States. As the U.S. departs, many of them are left in profound danger. Earlier this year, Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson profiled a decorated Afghan…

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