May 10 WATCH: U.S. to limit asylum at Mexico border, ‘very difficult’ days as COVID-19 restrictions end By María Verza, Colleen Long, Morgan Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through. Continue reading
May 09 Title 42 ends this week. Here’s what to expect By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 6:10 Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez discusses pressure on border towns as Title 42 ends By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Shelters throughout Texas have been overwhelmed as more and more people are crossing the border as the U.S. prepares to end Title 42, a policy linked to the pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel migrants. Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez,… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:13 El Paso mayor on surge of migrants in the city as COVID-era immigration order expires By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Cities on the southern border are preparing for the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy that allowed officials to turn away millions of migrants over the last three years. El Paso has declared a state of emergency ahead… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 10:26 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on end of Title 42 border policy and debt ceiling showdown By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the end of the Title 42 immigration order and the ongoing showdown over raising the debt… Continue watching
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 03 Watch 6:39 How border communities are preparing for increase in migrants as Title 42 ends By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens The Biden administration is rushing to prepare for an increase in migrants at the southern border as the pandemic-era deportation policy Title 42 is set to end in a matter of days. An additional 1,500 troops are being sent to… Continue watching
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
Feb 21 Biden administration to limit asylum to migrants who pass through a 3rd nation By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The measure stops short of a total ban but imposes severe limitations on asylum for any nationality except Mexicans, who don't have to travel through a third country to reach the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:29 What happens when U.S. COVID emergency measures end in May? By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau Since the start of the pandemic, both former President Trump and President Biden have repeatedly renewed a special declaration of a national and public health emergency. But the government’s approach toward COVID has dramatically changed and Biden said he would… Continue watching