May 20 U.N. refugee agency calls on U.S. to end asylum restrictions By Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It's named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to… Continue reading
May 20 Mexican president draws U.S. into dispute over governor By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Despite diplomatic protocols, and Mexico's own confidentiality laws, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador showed a copy of a letter sent by the U.S. Embassy's legal attaché asking for information on Garcia Cabeza de Vaca as part of a U.S. money-laundering… Continue reading
May 04 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: White House aims to vaccinate 70 percent of American adults by July 4 In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House plans to distribute more COVID-19 shots to states where demand is higher as it aims to vaccinate 70 percent of U.S. adults with at least one dose by July 4. An elevated… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:42 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… Continue watching
Mar 18 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. Continue reading
Mar 18 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. Continue reading
Mar 16 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. Continue reading
Mar 06 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… Continue reading
Feb 19 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. Continue reading
Feb 04 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. Continue reading