Jan 08 Watch 5:43 Biden visits southern border amid criticism of migration, asylum policy President Biden is making his first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office today, to meet with border officials about migration and drug trafficking. The trip comes days after Biden announced policies designed to discourage migrants from seeking asylum… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:26 A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar Devashish Basnet is a Rhodes Scholar studying refugee and migration patterns. A refugee himself, he left Nepal as a child when his family sought asylum in the United States. Basnet shares his Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration. Continue watching
Jan 08 Ahead of Biden’s U.S.-Mexico border visit, migrants fear new rules By Andres Leighton, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in El Paso Sunday afternoon on his first, politically thorny visit to the southern border before traveling on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 5:52 Biden plan expels more migrants entering U.S. illegally, expands asylum applications By Amna Nawaz The White House unveiled a new immigration plan that will increase expulsions at the southern border. The plan cracks down on those who enter the country illegally but also allows 30,000 migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti to enter… Continue watching
Jan 05 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Biden announces new immigration restrictions By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing on Thursday following an announcement that the Biden administration will implement new border restrictions. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas outlines Biden’s new restrictive immigration plan By Associated Press Shortly after President Joe Biden announced a new border security plan, his Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, provided details on how the plan will work. Continue reading
Jan 05 Biden announces new border restrictions for Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration says it'll immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. Continue reading
Jan 04 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows to halve inflation, tackle illegal immigration By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in his first major speech of 2023, has pledged to halve inflation, grow the U.K. economy and stop illegal immigration. Continue reading
Dec 28 What’s the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s Title 42 ruling? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The case will be argued in February, and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case. Continue reading