immigration

The EU announces 210 million euros in aid to help Mauritania curb migration

By Associated Press

The EU has announced 210 million euros to help the coastal nation of Mauritania combat irregular migration, as the number of migrants making the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Europe rises sharply.

Americans are increasingly worried about immigration and national identity, poll shows

By Laura Santhanam

A fifth of Americans said neither the Republican Party nor Democratic Party did a good job in handling immigration, a sense of dissatisfaction that has worsened in recent years, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

What's in the Senate's sweeping $118 billion immigration and foreign aid bill?

By Lisa Desjardins

Along with funding for Ukraine and Israel, as well as humanitarian assistance for people fleeing Gaza, this bill is a dramatic rewriting of the asylum system.

How the bipartisan border deal would transform the U.S. immigration system

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

The most significant immigration reform proposal in a generation is now in the hands of the Senate. The bipartisan deal would tighten asylum rules and allow for partial border shutdowns while increasing enforcement and opening some new avenues for legal…

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Sen. Murphy on border security bill: 'This is an old-fashioned compromise'

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

A bipartisan Senate deal to fund border security, Israel and Ukraine looks like a no-go after Republican House Speaker Johnson called it "dead on arrival." Amna Nawaz discussed the plan and its reaction with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut,…

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House speaker declares Senate border and Ukraine deal 'dead on arrival'

By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The bill is a long-shot effort to overcome skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. But he quickly dismissed its chance of passage.

Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator, posted on social media Friday that a deal had been reached and text of the bill would be released over the weekend.

House Homeland Security Committee votes along party lines to advance Mayorkas impeachment

By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Mayorkas has been meeting with senators on a border security package and argues the Republicans should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border issues.

Biden says he would shut down U.S.-Mexico border 'right now' if Congress sends him a deal

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine, Biden offered fresh assurances Saturday night that he would be willing to close the U.S.-Mexico border if lawmakers would only send him a bill to sign.

Speaker Johnson warns Senate's bipartisan border deal will be 'dead on arrival' in House

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

He sent a letter to colleagues that supported an effort by hardline conservatives following the lead of Donald Trump to sink the compromise on border and immigration policy.