Jan 13 What is Title 42 and what does it mean for immigration at the southern border? By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, amid controversy and backlash about the administration’s allocation of resources to the southern border. The visit came days after he announced a new, restrictive policy… Continue reading
Dec 28 What’s the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s Title 42 ruling? By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The case will be argued in February, and the stay will be maintained until the justices decide the case. Continue reading
Dec 27 Supreme Court keeps pandemic-era immigration limits in place indefinitely By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:56 Frigid temperatures create dangerous conditions for migrants gathering near border By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Sam Lane Just days before Christmas, the future of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 remains uncertain. The Supreme Court put a hold on its expiration date this week. Now thousands of migrants and communities along the southern border are caught… Continue watching
Dec 23 Future of Title 42 remains uncertain on the border and in Washington By Colleen Long, Associated Press The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Washington, it hasn't been much better. Continue reading
Dec 22 Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill to finance government, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round of aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 21 Thousands of migrants wait at U.S.-Mexico border to see if asylum restrictions end By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold as they waited for the Supreme Court to rule on whether and when restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. would lift. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 6:12 Border communities try to balance needs of residents and migrants amid humanitarian crisis By William Brangham In normal times, asylum seekers who make it to the U.S. border are entitled to a hearing. But during the pandemic, emergency rule Title 42 allowed officials to deport certain migrants. Monday, the Supreme Court put a hold on a… Continue watching
Dec 20 Suspense over future asylum rules builds at border after SCOTUS order By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Continue reading
Dec 19 Supreme Court temporarily blocks lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wednesday. Continue reading