Dec 13 Watch 7:50 U.S. immigration officials face surge of asylum seekers near El Paso By Amna Nawaz An extraordinary number of migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into El Paso over the weekend. It's stretching an already-taxed system to new limits. Over a yearlong period, federal agents have reported a record 2.4 million encounters. Rep. Veronica Escobar, a… Continue watching
Dec 12 Biden restarts task force aimed at helping immigrants integrate into the U.S. By Colleen Long, Associated Press The task force on New Americans will be run by the Domestic Policy Council and the work will focus on workforce training, education and financial access and language learning and health. Continue reading
Nov 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments over Biden enforcement of Trump-era border policy By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a partisan-tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 3:42 United Kingdom and France agree to crack down on migrant crossings in the English Channel By Malcolm Brabant Britain will pay France at least $75 million a year in a deal designed to reduce illegal migration across the English Channel. A record 40,000 asylum seekers have crossed so far this year. As part of the deal, the French… Continue watching
Nov 02 Poland lays razor wire fencing on border with Russia’s Kaliningrad By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Polish soldiers began laying razor wire Wednesday along Poland's border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after the government ordered the construction of a barrier to prevent what it fears could become another migration crisis. Continue reading
Nov 01 U.K. interior minister faces backlash, criticism after calling illegal immigration an ‘invasion’ By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an "invasion."… Continue reading
Oct 24 Border patrol agents sending migrants to false city addresses, sowing confusion By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The snafus suggest a pattern of Border Patrol agents, particularly in Texas, sending migrants without friends or family in the United States to offices that get no notice. The places often don’t have space to house migrants. Yet because those… Continue reading
Oct 24 U.S. Border Patrol is sending migrants to offices around the country, but no notice given By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press About a dozen migrants who recently arrived in the U.S. and agreed to share documents they received when they were released from U.S. custody while they seek asylum after crossing the border with Mexico. Most had no idea where they… Continue reading
Oct 18 More than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help during human smuggling operation By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Federal authorities say they are trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico during a human smuggling operation. The nationality of the migrants awaiting help on Mona Island on Tuesday wasn’t immediately known. 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