Oct 14 Watch 5:24 Why thousands of migrants are being detained by the U.S. as witnesses By John Yang, Harry Zahn and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been sent to jail and held as potential witnesses in human smuggling cases, many for six months or longer. A New York Times investigation examined this largely overlooked… Continue watching
Oct 06 Southern Mexico bus crash kills at least 16 migrants, injures dozens By Associated Press Authorities say least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, the latest in a series of migrant deaths in Mexico amid a surge in migrants traveling toward the U.S. border. Continue reading
Oct 05 Biden administration will soon resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, officials say By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press The resumption of deportation flights comes not long after the administration increased protected status for Venezuelans who arrived to the U.S. before July 31, and is the latest effort to deal with swelling numbers of migrants amid increasing pressure to slow… Continue reading
Sep 28 EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day. Continue reading
Sep 28 Shelters for migrants fill up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum. More than 220,000 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year. Continue reading
Sep 23 Granting of temporary legal status for Venezuelan migrants draws mixed reactions By Regina Garcia Cano, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration's grant of temporary legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans already in the U.S. may complicate its messaging abroad. Critics say it encourages others to come, but others say Venezuelans will come with or without prospects for temporary… Continue reading
Sep 23 Visiting France, Pope Francis challenges European nations to open ports to migrants By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press For a second straight day in the French port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at European countries that have used “alarmist propaganda” to justify closing their doors to migrants, and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead. Continue reading
Sep 21 What's behind the influx of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Migrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained nationwide more than ever. The U.S. has had immigration surges before so what's different now, and why?… Continue reading
Sep 21 U.S. allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere. Continue reading
Sep 19 UK inquiry finds migrants awaiting deportation are kept 'in prison-like' conditions at a detention center By Associated Press Inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves said migrants suffered "shocking treatment" at the Brook House Immigration Removal Center near Gatwick Airport, south of London. Continue reading