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Politics Dec 19

Supreme Court temporarily blocks lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Nation Dec 18

Asylum-seeking migrants cross the Rio Bravo river in Ciudad Juarez
Mayor of El Paso declares state of emergency over influx of asylum seekers

The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.

By Associated Press

Politics Dec 15

Migrants from Venezuela in the caravan heading to the U.S. border, in Villa Comaltitlan, Mexico on November 20, 2021. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/REUTERS
U.S. expects more migrants when asylum restrictions end, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week.

By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Nation Sep 08

Migrants arrive at Union Station in Washington
Watch 8:37
D.C. mayor declares emergency as Republican governors send migrant buses to Washington

Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday as thousands of migrants have been sent to the nation's capital from Texas and Arizona over the last several months. Buses are going to New York City and Chicago as…

By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Karina Cuevas

Nation Jun 28

Multiple States Hold Primary Elections
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News Wrap: Primary elections are held in six states

In our news wrap Tuesday, primary elections are being held in six states with several marquee races including in Colorado and New York, rescuers in Ukraine searched for survivors in the ruins of a burned-out shopping mall hit by Russian…

Jun 28

Watch 7:16
How U.S. immigration policy is pushing migrants to take more dangerous routes

By Stephanie Sy

The U.S. and Mexican governments are investigating the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history. At least 51 people died after they were trapped in a sweltering tractor-trailer abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy…

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