Aug 24 Texas trial to begin in lawsuit over Biden parole policy for migrants from 4 countries By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press A key portion of President Joe Biden's immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people from Central America and the Caribbean is set to be debated in a Texas federal courtroom. Continue reading
Aug 07 Group of asylum-seekers to be housed on a barge as UK government seeks to cut costs By Danica Kirka, Associated Press British news media reported Monday that the asylum-seekers were transferred to the Bibby Stockholm, a barge stacked with temporary accommodation blocks that will ultimately house up to 500 men. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 8:43 Syrian refugee elected mayor in German town as anti-immigrant sentiment rises By Malcolm Brabant, Mike Muhlberger For eight years, the NewsHour has been running a series called Desperate Journey tracking major events in migration across the world. Much of the time, we're reporting on tragedies but occasionally there’s a glimpse of light. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant… Continue watching
Jul 11 The UK government faces-off with the House of Lords over its contentious migration bill By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Illegal Migration Bill, once passed, would require officials to detain and deport people who cross the English Channel to Britain in small boats. Continue reading
May 18 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas as agency struggles with overcrowding By Valerie Gonzalez, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Her death comes a week after a 17-year-old Honduran boy, Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, who was traveling alone, died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody. Continue reading
May 08 Biden promises to veto any House GOP bill on border enforcement By Colleen Long, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden would veto a House GOP bill that aims to restrict asylum, build more border wall and cut a program that allows migrants a chance to stay in the U.S. lawfully. Continue reading
May 08 More migrants cross border as U.S. to end Title 42 restrictions By Rebecca Santana, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants. Continue reading
May 04 At CPAC, Hungary’s Viktor Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration By Justin Spike, Associated Press Hungary's populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a "virus" in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital on Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Mayorkas announces plan to open migration centers in other countries in bid to slow surge By Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration will open migration centers in Guatemala and Colombia for asylum seekers heading to the U.S.-Mexico border in a bid to slow what’s expected to be a surge of migrants seeking to cross the border as pandemic-era immigration… Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27. Continue reading