May 09 Watch 6:10 Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez discusses pressure on border towns as Title 42 ends By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Shelters throughout Texas have been overwhelmed as more and more people are crossing the border as the U.S. prepares to end Title 42, a policy linked to the pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel migrants. Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez,… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:13 El Paso mayor on surge of migrants in the city as COVID-era immigration order expires By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Cities on the southern border are preparing for the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy that allowed officials to turn away millions of migrants over the last three years. El Paso has declared a state of emergency ahead… Continue watching
May 05 WATCH: Mayorkas says U.S. faces 'very challenging' circumstances along border as asylum limits end By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that authorities faced “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end. Continue reading
May 03 U.S. and Mexico officials agree on tighter immigration policies at border By Colleen Long, Associated Press A U.S. homeland security adviser spent Tuesday meeting with Mexico’s president and other top officials, emerging with a five-point plan. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:56 Chicago warns of humanitarian crisis as city struggles to house migrants By John Yang, Claire Mufson More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since August, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing asylum-seekers to so-called sanctuary cities as a protest against immigration policies. City officials say daily arrivals have increased tenfold over the last two… Continue watching
Apr 27 WATCH: Mayorkas announces plan to open migration centers in other countries in bid to slow surge By Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration will open migration centers in Guatemala and Colombia for asylum seekers heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to slow what’s expected to be a surge of migrants seeking to cross the border as pandemic-era immigration… Continue reading
Apr 23 3,000 migrants begin protest walk through Mexico after detention center fire By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press Around 3,000 migrants set out Sunday on what they call a mass protest procession through southern Mexico to demand the end of detention centers like the one that caught fire last month, killing 40 migrants. Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: HHS Inspector General testifies before House committee on unaccompanied migrant children By News Desk The Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Christi Grimm testified Tuesday before a House committee on unaccompanied migrant children. Continue reading
Apr 13 Biden says he's expanding health care access for Dreamers By Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Joe Biden says his administration is expanding eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Continue reading
Apr 12 Mexican immigration agency chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants By Fabiola Sanchez, Sonia Pérez D., María Verza, Associated Press Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants last month. Continue reading