Texas Sheriff Investigating Migrant Flights To Martha's Vineyard
A San Antonio-area sheriff is investigating two flights out of his county last week, which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed responsibility for.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Immigration
More Migrants Arrive In D.C. As White House Slams Republican Governors
More than 50 migrants were bused to the home of Vice President Kamala Harris, while New York officials expected at least six more buses to arrive.
| Scripps News Staff and AP
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sends Migrants To Massachusetts By Plane
Republican governors sent more migrants to Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Florida Governor Relocates Migrants From Texas To Martha's Vineyard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used state-appropriated funds to send two planes of migrants from San Antonio to the upscale island in Massachusetts.
| AP and Nathaniel Reed
Border Patrol: 9 Migrants Die Crossing Swift Texas River
CBP said U.S. crews rescued 37 others from the river and detained 16 more, while Mexican officials took 39 migrants into custody.
| AP
Venezuelan Migrants Faced Dangerous Journey To Flee Country
Hundreds of asylum-seeking migrants continue arriving in New York City in what has become a crisis in the Big Apple.
129 More Migrants Arrive In New York City From Texas
The New York City mayor's office says 129 people arrived at the Port Authority Bus Terminal Wednesday looking for asylum in the U.S.
The Biden Administration To End 'Remain In Mexico' Border Policy
President Biden and his administration are ending the "Remain in Mexico" border policy, that the Trump administration started.
U.S. To Issue ID Cards To Migrants Awaiting Deportation Proceedings
The Biden administration is seeking $10 million for the so-called ICE Secure Docket Card to replace paper and help people follow their court hearings.
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Why Are Border Encounters At An All-Time High?
CBP estimates show one in four people agents encountered in May were caught crossing the border more than once.
López Obrador Urges Rejecting U.S.-Mexico Border 'Status Quo'
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador is using a visit to the White House to call for rejecting the “status quo” on the border.
| AP
A Survivor Of The Migrant Trailer: 'They Couldn't Breathe'
Last week, 53 migrants died after being abandoned and trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer near San Antonio, Texas.
| AP
Supreme Court: President Biden Properly Ended Trump-Era Asylum Policy
President Joe Biden suspended the program on his first day in office in January 2021. But some lower courts ordered it reinstated.
| AP
Official: 27 Dead Migrants Found In San Antonio Believed To Be Mexican
Mexico's National Immigration Institute: 27 of the victims were from Mexico, 14 were from Honduras, 7 from Guatemala, 2 from El Salvador, 1 had no ID.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
50 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned In San Antonio Heat
It's among the deadliest of tragedies that have claimed thousands of lives in recent decades as people attempt to cross the U.S. border from Mexico.
| AP
Why can't Congress agree on immigration?
Here, we have more immigrants than any other country in the world, with more than 40 million people born in another country living in the U.S.
President Biden, Leaders Reach Migration Pact Despite Attendance Flap
A set of principles to be announced Friday includes legal pathways to enter countries, border management and aid to communities affected by migration.
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Court Ruling On Title 42 Extends Uneven Treatment For Asylum-Seekers
A federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction, blocking an end to the pandemic-related limits on those seeking asylum.
| AP
Judge: COVID Asylum Restrictions Must Continue On Border
The Justice Department said the administration will appeal, but the ruling virtually ensures that restrictions will not end as planned on Monday.
| AP
Fewer Immigrants In U.S., Worker Shortage Driving Prices Up
The Census Bureau released new data showing the pandemic worsened a years-old trend, now resulting in the lowest immigration rate in decades.
TX Border Security Project Draws Criticism For Political Agenda, Cost
The political blowback against Gov. Abbott's massive border security program is coming from advocacy groups, Democrats and the National Guard itself.
Less Immigrant Labor In U.S. Contributing To Price Hikes
By some estimates, the U.S. now has an 2 million fewer immigrants than it would have if the pace had stayed the same.
| AP
What Is Title 42, And What Does It Mean For U.S. Immigration?
Title 42 is the section of federal law that the CDC used in March 2020 to essentially close the southern U.S. border to asylum seekers.
Immigration Groups Ramp Up Efforts To Help Migrants When Title 42 Ends
According to the DHS, temporary detention housing will be increased at various points all along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Supreme Court Hears Fight Over Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico
The justices are hearing arguments over the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which President Biden originally suspended on his first day in office.
| AP
Migrant Crossings Spike As U.S. Plans To Lift Curb On Asylum
Immigration authorities stopped migrants 221,303 times along the Southwest border in March, a 33% increase from a month earlier.
| AP
Volunteers, Church Groups Help Ukrainian Refugees In Mexico
The visa requirements in Mexico are less strict for Ukrainians, so refugees are arriving in Tijuana and then making their way to the U.S.
In Real Life: Asylum
In a follow-up to the original documentary "Asylum," Kate Grumke heads to El Salvador to examine the root causes of surging migration to the U.S.
| Newsy
Will Lifting Title 42 Overwhelm Border Communities?
Christian Bryant explores what impacts Title 42 has had on immigration thus far and what impacts will come once it is scheduled to end in May.
