Dec 23 Watch 6:56 Frigid temperatures create dangerous conditions for migrants gathering near border By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Sam Lane Just days before Christmas, the future of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 remains uncertain. The Supreme Court put a hold on its expiration date this week. Now thousands of migrants and communities along the southern border are caught… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 13:00 Brooks and Capehart on Zelenskyy's visit to Washington and defending democracy abroad New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's trip to Washington, the Jan. 6 committee report and if Congress should consider barring… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Thousands of asylum seekers wait along border as Title 42 remains in place In our news wrap Wednesday, thousands of migrants waited along the southern U.S. border hoping for the end of a pandemic-era asylum ban, a second massive winter storm in as many weeks is rolling into the nation's midsection, labor troubles… Continue watching
Dec 21 Thousands of migrants wait at U.S.-Mexico border to see if asylum restrictions end By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold as they waited for the Supreme Court to rule on whether and when restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. would lift. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 6:12 Border communities try to balance needs of residents and migrants amid humanitarian crisis By William Brangham In normal times, asylum seekers who make it to the U.S. border are entitled to a hearing. But during the pandemic, emergency rule Title 42 allowed officials to deport certain migrants. Monday, the Supreme Court put a hold on a… Continue watching
Dec 20 Suspense over future asylum rules builds at border after SCOTUS order By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: White House says an end to Title 42 doesn't mean an open border By Associated Press Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the southern border. Continue reading
Dec 18 Mayor of El Paso declares state of emergency over influx of asylum seekers By Associated Press The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border. Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. expects more migrants when asylum restrictions end, DHS says By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week. Continue reading
Dec 14 Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel, killing 4 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A small boat laden with migrants capsized in darkness in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four people and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the… Continue reading