Sep 19 Watch 4:30 U.S. authorities accelerate removal of Haitian asylum-seekers from Texas-Mexico border By PBS NewsHour Weekend Thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have gathered under a bridge in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where officials have declared a local state of emergency. The crisis has spotlighted Biden's continued use of a Trump-era deportation policy,… Continue watching
Sep 17 Thousands of Haitian migrants converge in Texas border town By Associated Press Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge. Continue reading
Aug 10 Six EU nations want migrants forced back to Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Six European Union countries want the forced deportation of migrants back to Afghanistan to continue despite the government in Kabul suspending such “non-voluntary returns.”… Continue reading
May 12 Watch 7:01 How smugglers seduce Central American migrants with the 'American Dream' By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Patty Gorena Morales, Julia Galiano-Rios More migrants were arrested or detained along the southern border in April than during any other month in the last 20 years. Desperate to make it to the U.S., many Central American migrants are being influenced by smugglers and their… Continue watching
Mar 25 WATCH: Biden discusses how the U.S. is addressing migrant children at the border By Associated Press President Joe Biden says he’s committed to making progress on overhauling the U.S. immigration system, bolstering gun laws and strengthening voting rights. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 4:54 The long, dangerous road through the Darien Gap and a chance encounter in Brooklyn Last August, special correspondents Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico brought us the extraordinary stories of people so desperate to improve their lives they headed through the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. During their… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:45 In Germany, countering the growing influence of anti-immigrant policies For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:10 Death toll surges as migrants try to reach Europe There’s been a surge in the numbers of people drowning in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as migrants from Africa try to reach Europe. Activist groups are blaming European Union policies for their deaths and have been critical… Continue watching
Nov 12 74 migrants drown after boat breaks down off Libya coast, U.N. says By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N. migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 8:05 Record migrant English Channel crossings drive right-wing backlash in UK By Malcolm Brabant The United Kingdom is planning tough new legislation to facilitate the deportation of undocumented migrants. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised the action after more than 6,000 asylum seekers crossed the English Channel this summer from the French port of Calais. Continue watching