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Congress unlikely to include a pathway to citizenship in its border deal
Border security is a key component of a broader legislative deal that lawmakers are rushing to complete before the end of the year.
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US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
Biden’s administration said it plans to have “multiple” deportation flights a week to Venezuela, according to a U.S. Transportation Department waiver on travel restrictions.
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Biden admin reaches deal with migrants separated from their families under Trump
The Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration reached a legal settlement Monday that allows the families to live and work in the U.S. for three years while receiving housing, mental health and legal assistance to apply for asylum.
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Judge denies bid to prohibit US officials from turning back asylum-seekers without app appointment
U.S. officials can continue to refuse asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don’t have appointments on a mobile phone app.
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Mexico's president rejects US-funded migrant transit centers
Migrant transit centers financed by the United States have been set up in Guatemala to receive applications from Central American citizens seeking to apply for work visas, family reunifications or refugee status
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Thousands of faith leaders could be deported due to green card processing change
Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.
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Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges.
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2-month-old baby found abandoned on the Texas-Mexico border
Border patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, according to Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez.
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He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court
The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system’s proceedings.
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Pope Francis insists Europe doesn't have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports
Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty.
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Venezuelan man travels 3,000 miles to US-Mexico border with his pet squirrel: ‘They gave each other courage'
The 23-year-old man and his pet squirrel are an unusual but blunt reflection of the emotional choices migrants make over what to take — and what to leave behind — as they embark on the dangerous trip north. Here’s their touching story.
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Border Patrol temporarily separated families this summer, court filing says
A pediatrician tasked by the federal court in Los Angeles to monitor the conditions of migrant children in U.S. government custody revealed in a recent court filing that some children were temporarily separated from their parents while in Border Patrol custody this summer due to overcrowding.
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Biden administration proposes more protections for migrant farm workers under H-2A visa program
The proposal would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take on seasonal jobs in the U.S. agriculture industry.
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Atlantic City community members calling out anti-immigrant rhetoric from officials over asylum seekers
A local community is calling out anti-immigrant rhetoric after a suggestion was made that asylum seekers could be headed to stay at Atlantic City Airport to help New York City deal with the influx. Federal, state and local officials held a news conference to discuss the idea last week where leaders spoke out against the idea and on Tuesday community...
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There are almost 4 million more open roles than job seekers in the US. Here's why some economists think the immigration and labor crises are related
The U.S. has more than 9 million open roles and only 5.8 million job seekers. Here’s why some economists think the immigration and labor crises are related.
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Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says
A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.
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Thousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
Thousands of migrants from the West African country of Mauritania have arrived in the U.S. in recent months, following a new route taking them to Nicaragua and up through the southern border.
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New York City suggests housing migrants in infamous jail closed after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to house migrants in a notorious federal jail that was closed after disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there led to its squalid conditions being deemed unsafe for humans.
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More than 60 Senegalese migrants feared dead after boat is found
The boat was found with seven bodies off the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde, off the coast of Senegal.
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Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to temporarily stay in place as case plays out
An appeals court is allowing a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place in a major win for the Biden administration.