Dec 19 Watch 7:20 Texas legislator defends new law allowing police to arrest migrants who entered illegally By Stephanie Sy, Ali Schmitz A new Texas law makes it a state crime to illegally cross the southern border into Texas. In the past, courts have ruled that only the federal government has the right to enforce immigration laws and civil rights have already… Continue watching
Dec 19 Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Civil rights organization have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants suspectedly of crossing the border illegally and permit judges to order them to leave the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 19 Border crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh tougher restrictions By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The numbers have nudged negotiators for the White House and congressional Democrats to consider major limits to asylum as part of a deal for Ukraine aid. Continue reading
Dec 16 Migrants face eviction from emergency shelters in New York City as holidays approach By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given… Continue reading
Dec 15 Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Rescue vessels picked up 66 people in all, including the person who died, after the boat was spotted around five miles off the coast of Grand-Fort-Philippe at around 12:30 a.m. local time on Friday. Continue reading
Dec 05 Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk By Claire Savage, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press Despite recent assurances from Mayor Brandon Johnson's office that the shelter site was safe for temporary use, Pritzker's office pulled the plug on the project Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Analysts warn that Pakistan's anti-immigration crackdown risks radicalizing deported Afghans By Riazat Butt, Associated Press More than 250,000 Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as the government rounds up, arrests and kicks out foreigners who it says are in the country illegally. Continue reading
Nov 08 Massachusetts to begin denying shelter beds to homeless families, putting names on a waitlist By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The number of homeless families seeking emergency shelter in Massachusetts is nearing a 7,500-family threshold, past which Democratic Gov. Maura Healey says the state can no longer guarantee shelter. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: White House discusses meetings with big city mayors on additional support for migrant services By Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden administration officials hosted big city mayors at the White House on Thursday to discuss how to manage a growing number of migrants, one day after those leaders sent a letter asking for more federal help. Continue reading
Nov 01 Mayors of 5 big cities press for meeting with Biden to address surge of migrants By Colleen Long, Associated Press he mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities. Continue reading