Jul 07 Dutch prime minister announces resignation after ruling coalition fails to agree on migration policy By Mike Corder, Associated Press The decision by the Netherlands' longest-serving premier means that the country will face a general election later this year for the 150-seat lower house of Parliament. Continue reading
Jul 05 The U.S. citizenship test is changing. Here’s why some advocates are concerned By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press The proposed format could make the citizenship test harder for people who struggle with English literacy. That includes refugees, elderly immigrants and people with disabilities that interfere with their test performance. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department charged four Chinese companies and eight individuals with trafficking precursor chemicals for fentanyl, Canada and the U.S. have begun investigations into the Titan submersible tragedy and Pakistan says around 350 Pakistani nationals… Continue watching
Jun 23 Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden policy on deportations By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices voted 8-1 to allow the policy to take effect. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court rules for law used to prosecute people accused of encouraging illegal immigration By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court by a 7-2 vote Friday rejected arguments the law is too broad and violates the Constitution. Continue reading
Jun 02 Border Patrol failed to review medical file of detained girl with heart condition before she died By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press An internal investigation finds that Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she died on her ninth day in custody. The Panamanian child's parents… Continue reading
Jun 01 New DACA program to be heard before Texas judge who previously ruled it illegal By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is scheduled to be debated before a federal judge in Houston who previously ruled the program illegal. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 4:07 Inside the El Paso medical clinics struggling to care for influx of migrants By Amna Nawaz, Phil Maravilla An influx of migrants has overwhelmed local governments on the U.S.-Mexico border. In El Paso, Texas, nearly 38,000 migrants have been allowed entry so far in 2023, though weekly entries are down slightly since the expiration of Title 42 earlier… Continue watching
May 28 As new immigration rules take effect, asylum-seekers face long waits, anguish at U.S. border By Julie Watson, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Though the Biden administration opened some new avenues for immigration after ending Title 42, the fate of many people is largely left to a U.S. government app unable to decipher human suffering or weigh the vulnerability of applicants. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 5:24 Inside the border encampments where migrants await their chance to enter U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan It's been a few weeks since the end of a controversial pandemic-era immigration policy restricting asylum and swiftly turning away migrants at the southern border. While the number of border crossings has dropped since the policy was lifted, it has… Continue watching