Mar 25 WATCH: Biden discusses how the U.S. is addressing migrant children at the border By Associated Press President Joe Biden says he’s committed to making progress on overhauling the U.S. immigration system, bolstering gun laws and strengthening voting rights. Continue reading
Mar 24 White House officials, lawmakers to tour border facility By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Josh Boak, Associated Press The visit to a facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, comes as the Biden administration faces a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration By Associated Press Mexico's top diplomat for North America said the talks will focus on the two countries "joint efforts for secure, safe and regulated migration."… Continue reading
Mar 19 With increased migrant arrivals, confusion reigns over Biden policies By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A new migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, shows how confusion has undercut the message from U.S. President Joe Biden that it's not the time to come to the United States. Continue reading
Mar 16 Child border crossings surging, straining U.S. facilities By Ben Fox, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month. Continue reading
Mar 16 Homeland Security chief defends U.S. handling of border crossings By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Biden administration's head of Homeland Security is defending a policy of allowing unaccompanied children crossing the southwest border to remain in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 10 U.S. reports surge of children at southwest border, a challenge for Biden By Ben Fox, Associated Press The number of kids crossing by themselves has risen 60 percent to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places to hold them amid the pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 02 Police say 13 killed when semitruck hit SUV carrying 25 people By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Authorities don't know yet if the SUV had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into the path of the big rig. Authorities are working with the Mexican consulate to identify the victims. Continue reading
Feb 22 U.S. reopens Texas tent facility to hold immigrant teenagers By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent, a sign of growing worries about how children are treated in government custody. Continue reading
Jan 26 AP report: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued the new memo to federal prosecutors across the nation, saying the department would return to its previous policy and instructing prosecutors to act on the merits of the cases. Continue reading