Sep 06 Mexico says it has successfully reduced flow of migrants by U.S. deadline By Maria Verza, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Activists say Mexico's crackdown has only forced migrants into greater desperation and more illicit, dangerous routes. Continue reading
Sep 05 Groups sue Trump administration over immigrant medical care By Associated Press The Trump administration has ended a program that allows foreign nationals to work legally and receive health benefits for up to two years while they or their family members receive medical treatment. Continue reading
Sep 04 Separated migrant children suffered trauma, watchdog report finds By Colleen Long, Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press The children showed more fear, feelings of abandonment and post-traumatic stress symptoms than children who were not separated. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: At least 4 dead, 29 missing in California boat fire Four people died and another 29 are missing and feared dead after a dive boat caught fire and sank off the coast of Southern California. All five crew members survived by jumping in the water, but the Coast Guard is… Continue watching
Aug 29 Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to a CDC report. Continue reading
Aug 27 UN says 40 migrants feared dead in capsizing off Libya By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group reported it had gotten a call from… Continue reading
Aug 26 A look inside the facilities where migrant families are detained By Gretchen Frazee Trump administration officials have described the centers, where migrants could be detained indefinitely under new rules, as “campus-like settings,” but immigration advocates say they are more like prisons. Continue reading
Aug 20 Italy prosecutor orders evacuation of migrant rescue ship By Colleen Barry, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Italy's interior minister had refused to open Italian ports, even after six countries stepped forward to take the migrants and despite a fissure in Italy's imploding governing coalition. Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. sued over Honduran man's suicide after he was separated from his family By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The lawsuit alleges Marco Antonio Muñoz "yelled and screamed in desperation" as he was "dragged" away from his wife and child inside the Border Patrol's processing center in McAllen, Texas. Continue reading
Aug 18 Migrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Several migrants jumped into the sea from a Spanish rescue boat Sunday in a thwarted bid to reach shore in Italy, where the government's hard-line interior minister has refused to let the 107 passengers disembark. Continue reading