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Exploring how and why so many migrants are crossing the southern border

By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Julia Galiano-Rios

As the Biden administration continues to face questions about its response plan to stem the influx of migrants, Senior National Correspondent Amna Nawaz was on the southern border last night, watching as several people crossed into the United States. She…

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Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings increase

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

The GOP is hoping immigration can unite the party heading into next year's elections, when control of Congress is at stake.

Biden plans to send COVID-19 shots to Mexico, Canada

By Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday.

Homeland Security chief defends U.S. handling of border crossings

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The Biden administration's head of Homeland Security is defending a policy of allowing unaccompanied children crossing the southwest border to remain in the U.S.

U.S. gives hope to previously denied asylum seekers in camp

By María Verza, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

The new opening for people previously denied came as Mexican authorities worked to close the improvised camp along the banks of the Rio Grande, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, that has housed thousands of asylum seekers over the more…

U.S. unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico

By Elliot Spagat, Julie Watson, Associated Press

The Biden administration is moving to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the U.S. It ends their long wait in Mexico.

Desperation grows as Mexico runs out of vaccines

By Eduardo Verdugo, Associated Press

Mexico is scrambling to line up shipments of Russia's Sputnik vaccine, but no new doses are expected to arrive until mid-month.

A dozen police officers charged in massacre of 19 people in Mexico

By Associated Press

Prosecutors in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas say they have arrested a dozen state police officers for allegedly killing 19 people, including Guatemalan migrants.

How chef Gabriela Cámara had to adapt her restaurant for the pandemic

By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown

Like countless others in the restaurant world, the Mexican chef's Contramar faced an uncertain future once the coronavirus pandemic hit. As restaurants continue to adapt, Cámara spoke about the lasting impacts on Mexico's food scene.

Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19

By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Mexico's director of epidemiology, said the 67-year-old had a "light" case of COVID-19 and was "isolating at home." Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says he's still working as president.