
Texas governor redeploys National Guard to border as Title 42 ends
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to send up to 10,000 National Guard members and 40% of the state's troopers to the border.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to send up to 10,000 National Guard members and 40% of the state's troopers to the border.
The expiration of Title 42 is just days away. Although there is consensus something needs to be done, lawmakers are struggling to find a solution.
Republican governors have bused migrants to New York City. Now NYC plans to relocate migrants to the suburbs, and local leaders are not happy.
The U.S. humanitarian aid will be allocated to communities assisting with people waiting for immigration proceedings to move forward.
In response to a presidential order to send 1,500 troops to the Texas border with Mexico, Gov. Gregg Abbott said Texas will send troops as well.
The White House says Congress needs to pass immigration reform. Congressional Republicans say it is up to the White House to stop migrants.
The U.S. and Mexico announced an agreement this week to tighten border immigration policies and deter illegal crossings.
Troops won't be on hand to conduct law enforcement at the border, but retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré says they can assist with humanitarian efforts.
The troops will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with migrants, but will aid in administrative duties.
Interviews will be done by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, not by Border Patrol agents, and everyone will have access to legal counsel.
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Texas officials are offering a reward to help capture a man accused of killing a family of five.
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The migration centers are going to open in Colombia and Guatemala, and additional locations will be disclosed in the following weeks.
The migrants are mainly from Central America, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.
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An advocate for migrants said they had been doused with gasoline.
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A look at how the current White House polices the border, as compared to the previous administration.
For the first time, DACA program recipients will be able to sign up for health insurance through Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
U.N. groups say the number of migrants crossing a dangerous area between Colombia and Panama could soar to as many as 400,000 this year.
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Scripps News explores what life is like just across the border in Mexico, where people are living in dangerously poor conditions while seeking asylum.
U.S. immigration officials say migrants will be screened while they are in U.S. custody a plan started by Trump and previously removed by Biden.
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Though policies have changed at the U.S.-Canada border, asylum seekers are still taking the risk and hoping for good outcomes.
The El Mozote massacre is one of the most widely known killings in the history of the Americas, leaving between 800 and 1,000 civilians dead.
A deadly blaze at a Mexican border city detention center injured at least 27 men, with 23 still in the hospital. At least 40 were killed.
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Images from the scene showed rows of bodies lying under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas.
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Migrants routinely travel through Uvalde, Texas, where the migrants were stopped, often leading to high-speed vehicle pursuits.
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Authorities from both sides have been eager to end the process that allowed immigrants to pursue asylum cases without using official crossings.
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The migration deal eliminates a loophole under existing rules that will allow both countries to turn away asylum seekers at the countries' borders.
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A former attorney and community activist turned her basement into a center to help migrants seeking asylum complete their applications.
Between last October and January 31, crossings at one part of the northern border skyrocketed to historic highs.
A pair of 30-foot walls stand at Friendship Park, once a gathering spot for people on different sides of the border.
A large group of migrants was pushed back after rushing the the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday.
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