May 11 Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Harris appeals for Mexican cooperation on immigration In our news wrap Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris appealed for cooperation in a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to curb the rise in migrants arriving at the U.S. border. Pfizer has started the application process… Continue watching
May 04 Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy By Renata Brito, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Approximately 130 people are believed to have died between April 21 and April 22 as they waited in vain for someone to save them, roughly 30 miles from the Libyan coast. It was the deadliest wreck so far this year… Continue reading
May 04 Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap after delay backlash By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Julie Watson, Associated Press President Joe Biden formally raised the nation's cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in replacing the record-low ceiling set by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Mississippi begins clean up after tornadoes leave major damage In our news wrap Monday, people across Mississippi spent the day cleaning up after multiple tornadoes struck on Sunday. The daily average of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is below 50,000 for the first time since October. President Biden… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:10 How the US plans to reunite more than 1,000 families that remain separated at the border The White House announced Monday it would reunite four families that U.S. officials separated at the southern border during Donald Trump's presidency. Over 5,500 children were taken from their parents to deter illegal immigration since July, 2017. Department of Homeland… Continue watching
May 03 Biden administration begins reuniting some families separated at U.S.-Mexico border By Associated Press The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: Biden promises India help to combat COVID, including sharing vaccines In our news wrap Tuesday, President Joe Biden promised India help, including supplying vaccines. The Biden administration also laid out new initiatives on immigration as numbers crossing the southern border hit records, and raised the federal minimum wage to $15… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 8:44 Why asylum seekers on either side of the southern border still face an uncertain future By Amna Nawaz, Lena I. Jackson, Adam Raney, Julia Galiano-Rios In February, President Joe Biden announced plans to wind down "Remain in Mexico" - the Trump administration policy that forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while immigration courts considered their cases. But thousands are still… Continue watching
Apr 20 Biden approves more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves By Ben Fox, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers who will be allowed to work in the U.S. this year as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic. Continue reading