Jun 29 Migrant aid ship captain arrested; Italy police boat rammed By Annalisa Camilli, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The German captain of a humanitarian rescue ship with 40 asylum-seekers aboard rammed an Italian border police motorboat as she docked at a tiny Mediterranean island Saturday in defiance of Italy's anti-migrant interior minister and was immediately arrested as jeering… Continue reading
Jun 26 Trump blames Democrats for deaths of migrants, and Dems fire back By Jill Colvin, Deb Riechmann, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Trump said the deaths could have been prevented and castigated Democrats for failing to pass legislation he claimed would stop people from trying to make the dangerous trek. Continue reading
Jun 25 The Ocasio-Cortez and Cheney dispute over ‘concentration camps,’ explained By Gretchen Frazee Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently called the migrant detention facilities on the U.S.-Mexico border "concentration camps." Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, has called on her to apologize for the remarks. Continue reading
Jun 25 Acting Customs and Border Protection chief resigns amid migrant detention outrage By Associated Press Lawyers who visited CBP facilities last week described squalid conditions: inadequate food, lack of medical care, and children trying to care for toddlers. Continue reading
Jun 25 Migrant woman and children found dead near U.S.-Mexico border at start of summer By David Warren, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press A law enforcement official close to the investigation said the four were overcome by the heat after fording the river. Continue reading
Jun 25 White House threatens to veto migrant aid bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press The White House says the $4.5 billion measure would hamstring the administration's border security efforts because it lacks money for beds that would allow it to detain more migrants. Continue reading
Jun 24 Hundreds of migrant children transferred from Texas facility with ‘inhumane’ conditions By William Brangham Hundreds of migrant children on Monday were reported to have been transferred out of a Texas facility following uproar over their treatment. But on Tuesday, 100 children were moved back to the facility in Clint, Texas, which was described as… Continue reading
Jun 22 ICE raids delayed ahead of Pence’s ‘Latinos for Trump’ rollout in Miami By Meredith Lee Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to be in Miami, one of the 10 cities where ICE planned to conduct its operations, to launch a ‘Trump for Latinos’ campaign. Local immigrant advocates say the raids may have proposed a scheduling… Continue reading
Jun 17 Overcrowding and abuse witnessed at Mexico migrant detention center By Maria Verza, Associated Press Siglo XXI, said to be the largest immigration detention center in Latin America, is a secretive place off-limits to public scrutiny where cellphones are confiscated and journalists aren't allowed inside. Continue reading
Jun 09 Mexico-US tariff deal: Questions, concerns for migration By Peter Orsi, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Other than a vague reiteration of a joint commitment to promote development, security and growth in Central America, the agreement focuses almost exclusively on enforcement and says little about the root causes driving the surge in migrants seen in recent… Continue reading