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Child dropped over Mexico-U.S. border in footage captured by surveillance camera

Child dropped over Mexico-U.S. border in footage captured by surveillance camera

A heartbreaking scene was captured of a person appearing to drop a child over the Mexico-California border.

May 22, 2023 5:47pm EDT
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans

After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.

May 12, 2023 4:07pm EDT
Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.

May 12, 2023 6:41am EDT
Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires

Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires

Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.

May 11, 2023 11:08pm EDT
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends

House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.

May 11, 2023 9:20pm EDT
10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration

10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration

New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.

May 11, 2023 9:41am EDT
Philadelphia receives its 20th bus of asylum seekers since last November

Philadelphia receives its 20th bus of asylum seekers since last November

A migrant bus carrying more than two dozen asylum seekers from the Texas boarder arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday, making it the 20th the city has received since November. 

May 10, 2023 11:21pm EDT
Philadelphia receives its 20th bus of asylum seekers
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Philadelphia receives its 20th bus of asylum seekers

A migrant bus carrying more than two dozen asylum seekers from the Texas boarder arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday, making it the 20th the city has received since November. 

May 10, 2023 10:15pm EDT
US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs

US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs

The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.

May 10, 2023 10:27am EDT
Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says

Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says

The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.

May 10, 2023 9:59am EDT
What is Title 42 and how has the US used it to curb migration?

What is Title 42 and how has the US used it to curb migration?

This week marks the end of pandemic restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. Here's what to know.

May 10, 2023 6:54am EDT
Migrant surge seen along US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end

Migrant surge seen along US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end

The U.S. is preparing for the end of Title 42, a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

May 8, 2023 9:46am EDT
Protesters gather outside Philadelphia immigration office ahead of planned deportation of local father

Protesters gather outside Philadelphia immigration office ahead of planned deportation of local father

Christian M’Bagoyi first came to the U.S. over 20 years ago from West Africa seeking asylum, which was denied. A removal order has been in place since, but in the last two decades Christian has put down roots in this country working as a carpenter and buying a home with his wife in South Philadelphia.

May 2, 2023 7:01pm EDT
Biden sends 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border for migrant surge

Biden sends 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border for migrant surge

The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions, according to three administration officials.

May 2, 2023 3:14pm EDT
Texas Mass Shooting: Governor's office retracts statement about immigration status for one of the victims

Texas Mass Shooting: Governor's office retracts statement about immigration status for one of the victims

"We regret if the information was incorrect and detracted from the important goal of finding and arresting the criminal," a spokesperson for Governor Greg Abbott said in an emailed statement.

May 1, 2023 3:56pm EDT
US readies second attempt at speedy asylum screenings at Mexico border

US readies second attempt at speedy asylum screenings at Mexico border

The Biden administration is making its own attempt at speedy asylum screenings at the border, insisting it will be different than under President Donald Trump.

May 1, 2023 8:22am EDT
Tunisia coast sees 210 migrant bodies wash ashore in 2 weeks

Tunisia coast sees 210 migrant bodies wash ashore in 2 weeks

Preliminary examinations of the bodies indicated that the migrants were from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the National Guard’s Houssemeddine Jebabli.

April 29, 2023 6:43pm EDT
Co-founder of fundraising group promising to help Trump construct border wall sentenced to 4 years in prison

Co-founder of fundraising group promising to help Trump construct border wall sentenced to 4 years in prison

Brian Kolfage was sentenced Wednesday for defrauding donors to the We Build the Wall effort.

April 26, 2023 2:34pm EDT
Border Patrol seizes $900K in meth disguised as candy, food

Border Patrol seizes $900K in meth disguised as candy, food

More than 100 pounds of methamphetamines were seized at the U.S.-Mexico border after authorities found the drugs disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.

April 22, 2023 11:34am EDT
9 men trying to enter US from Canada treated for exposure

9 men trying to enter US from Canada treated for exposure

Nine men who entered the United States illegally from Canada were rescued from a sub-freezing bog and given medical treatment for exposure to the cold, authorities said Wednesday.

April 20, 2023 9:08am EDT
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