Jul 20 Watch 5:40 Why more migrants are attempting a life-threatening Pacific Ocean route to enter the U.S. 2023 was one of the deadliest years on record for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. Experts say tougher enforcement is pushing migrants to take more dangerous risks, like using the Pacific Ocean to try to reach San Diego from… Continue watching
Jul 18 Migrant children suffered ‘severe’ sexual abuse under housing provider’s care, DOJ says By Paul Weber, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children, has engaged in “severe, pervasive" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care over the past eight years, the Justice Department alleges. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 7:29 How Biden’s immigration order shields undocumented spouses and children of citizens By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens President Biden unveiled an executive action that offers protections to undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens. At a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of DACA, the Obama-era action that protects young undocumented immigrants, Biden laid out his… Continue watching
Jun 14 On 2nd day of summit in Italy, G7 leaders focus on migration, AI and economic security By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on Friday, the second and final day of their summit in Italy. The G7 leaders stressed their determination to meet… Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 5:26 Biden order restricts how many migrants can seek asylum at southern border By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz President Biden signed an executive order that temporarily blocks migrants from seeking asylum when border encounters hit a certain number. The president used the announcement to set himself apart from his predecessor and chief rival, former President Trump. The move… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 7:40 Sen. Mark Kelly explains why he supports Biden’s plan to limit who can seek asylum By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday limiting the number of migrants who can seek asylum at the southern border. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat from the border state of Arizona, is supporting the president’s move. He joined Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 6:00 Biden considers temporarily closing southern border to curb flow of migrant crossings By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens The Biden administration is preparing an executive action that would allow the president to temporarily shut down the southern border. This comes amid pressure from both sides of the aisle to curb the flow of border crossings. White House Correspondent… Continue watching
May 10 A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Under current law, certain mandatory bars make people ineligible for asylum, for example, if they've been convicted of a serious crime. But a judge makes the final determination on whether the person qualifies for asylum and that process can take… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:18 Biden proposal would expedite deportation of migrants ineligible for asylum By Laura Barrón-López The Biden administration proposed new changes to the asylum system that would expedite the removal of certain migrants. The new rules would apply to migrants with criminal histories or deemed as national security risks and would be unlikely to receive… Continue watching
Apr 19 New York closes in on $237 billion state budget with plans on housing, migrants, bootleg pot shops By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The raft of proposals was expected to pass through the Legislature late Friday and potentially into the weekend, almost three weeks after the budget was due. Continue reading