Sep 18 US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas By Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that it moved about 2,000 of the migrants who had gathered under and near a bridge in the border city of Del Rio to other locations on Friday for processing and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Thousands of Haitian migrants converge in Texas border town By Associated Press Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds briefing at U.S.-Mexico border By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press While some migrants are flown directly to their Central American nations, the U.S. government has started flying some to southern Mexico, where where Mexican authorities carry them the rest of the way to Guatemala's border, even if they're not Guatemalan. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 6:56 ACLU: Biden administration making excuses for not changing this Trump-era asylum policy President Joe Biden’s administration has taken a very different stance from his predecessor on many immigration issues. But it also has also just extended a Trump-era rule that allows some asylum-seekers to be expelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Jul 30 U.S. sues Texas to block state troopers from stopping migrants By Associated Press The Justice Department asked for an immediate block on Gov. Greg Abbott's order issued Wednesday, which allows the Texas Department of Public Safety to "stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion" that it transports migrants. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:23 Here’s how Border Patrol apprehends, aids migrants stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border By Lorraine Rivera, Arizona Public Media The number of apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have climbed steadily this year. In May alone, border agents reported more than 180,0000 encounters with migrants. Lorraine Rivera of Arizona Public Media reports from the ground with U.S. Customs and Border… Continue watching
Jul 09 U.S. stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy By Ben Fox, Associated Press The new directive doesn't bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from initiating proceedings to deport migrants without legal status. But it would not longer jail them if they are pregnant, nursing or have given birth within the past year while they… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court says no right to bond hearing for some immigrants By Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: On border tour, Harris cites ‘progress’ in ‘tough’ situation By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she was "glad to be here" on her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as leader of the Biden administration's response to a migration spike that's drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:56 Exploring the economic argument for a return to open US borders By Paul Solman Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has made a number of moves to change former President Trump's hardline immigration policies. But just last week, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a tough message in Guatemala, telling its citizens not… Continue watching