Jan 02 Watch 7:22 New York City looks to amend 'right to shelter' rule as it struggles to house migrants By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Christine Romo, Sam Weber Over the weekend, several buses carrying migrants who'd recently crossed the southern border were headed to New York, but they were diverted instead to New Jersey. It's the most recent effort by officials to manage a crisis that has seen… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:04 How child migrants are put to work in unsafe and illegal conditions By Laura Barrón-López, Shoshana Dubnow Migrant children in the U.S. are working some of the most dangerous jobs in the country and private auditors assigned to root out unlawful labor practices often overlook child labor. The most common job for migrant children is also one… Continue watching
Jan 01 Mayor in New Jersey reports buses of migrants taking trains bound for New York City By Associated Press Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said the executive order signed recently by Mayor Eric Adams of New York requires bus operators to provide at least 32 hours' advance notice of arrivals and to limit the hours of drop-off times. Continue reading
Dec 31 Mexico, Venezuela resume repatriation flights amid U.S. pressure to curb migration By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 28 WATCH: New York City officials give update on response to surge of arriving migrants By News Desk and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The New York City mayor's chief of staff Camille Joseph Varlack and chief counsel Lisa Zornberg spoke with reporters Thursday about the city's ongoing migrant crisis. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 8:38 White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border By Stephanie Sy, Matt Loffman The Biden administration is closing out 2023 in much the same way it began, with headlines about a migrant crisis. Border patrol agents are encountering a record number of people entering the country and cities are struggling to keep up… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:21 Why the U.S. immigration system is strained and unable to handle record number of migrants By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura On the U.S.-Mexico border, agents are encountering 10,000 migrants a day. House Speaker Johnson urged President Biden to take executive action to stem the tide of migration even as senators continue negotiations on a deal to fix an immigration system… Continue watching
Dec 21 Texas sends 1st plane carrying over 120 migrants from southern border to Chicago By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Texas has begun flying migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago. Gov. Greg Abbot's office says the first flight carried more than 120 people and took place Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 20 4 things to know about Texas' new law letting police arrest migrants who illegally enter the U.S. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press A new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this week will allow police to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and give local judges the authority to order them to leave the country. Continue reading
Dec 20 EU officials hail a major migration deal after years of stagnant talks. But critics worry about the rights of asylum-seekers By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Critics say the deal will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage dubious deals with countries that people leave to get to Europe. Continue reading