Number of migrants fell 50% at US southern border after new immigration policy
1 year, 7 months ago

Number of migrants fell 50% at US southern border after new immigration policy

India Today  

The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50 per cent during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, US officials said Monday. But a high number of migrants are still in US custody, although the number has fallen “significantly” since last week, said Blas Nunez-Neto, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security. At one point last week, more than 27,000 migrants were in custody along the border, a number that may top 45,000 by the end of May if the powers to more quickly release migrants from custody when facilities are over capacity are curtailed, said Matthew Hudak, deputy Border Patrol chief, in a court filing last week related to the lawsuit. Nunez-Neto said border officials had been encountering a little less than 5,000 people a day since Title 42 expired at midnight Thursday and new US enforcement measures went into effect Friday.

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Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
4 months, 1 week ago

Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended, authorities said Friday. Asylum was halted at the border June 5 because arrests for illegal crossings topped a threshold of 2,500 a day, though a lack of deportation flights prevents authorities from …

US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, U.S. authorities said, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon. But the monthly tally was expected be around 57,000 when all are tallied, down from …

U.S. border arrests during July plummeted to a new low for Biden’s presidency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. border arrests during July plummeted to a new low for Biden’s presidency

LA Times  

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection last year in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. arrests at the Mexican border have plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for the Biden presidency, authorities said, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may …

Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold
5 months, 1 week ago

Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, according to figures released Monday that provide another window on the impact of a new rule to temporarily suspend asylum. Arrests totaled 83,536 in June, down from 117,901 in May to mark the lowest tally since January 2021, …

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with …

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico
8 months, 1 week ago

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February, the first time since 2017 that arrests fell in March from the previous month. Tucson, …

Authorities encountering record amount of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge
1 year ago

Authorities encountering record amount of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge

CNN  

Washington CNN — Federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9,600 migrant encounters along the US southern border in December, according to a Homeland Security official, among the highest amounts ever recorded as the US wrestles with an unprecedented surge. Last month, border authorities apprehended about 192,000 migrants between ports of entry, a 2% increase compared with the …

Adult migrants are held in border facilities too long amid Biden administration policy changes, sources say
1 year, 5 months ago

Adult migrants are held in border facilities too long amid Biden administration policy changes, sources say

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden’s new asylum policy has contributed to migrants remaining in border facilities for more than 10 days and some for up to 30 days, multiple sources told CNN, as the administration toughens its posture on the US-Mexico border. Last week, of the more than 10,000 people in CBP custody, more than 1,000 of them had been …

Border encounters remain low nearly a month after Title 42 lifted, DHS says
1 year, 6 months ago

Border encounters remain low nearly a month after Title 42 lifted, DHS says

CNN  

CNN — The number of daily encounters along the US-Mexico border has remained low nearly a month after a pandemic-era restriction used by authorities to swiftly turn away migrants was lifted, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Authorities had been bracing for a surge in illegal crossings following the expiration of Title 42 last month, and while officials caution …

What is the new reality for migrants at the US southern border?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is the new reality for migrants at the US southern border?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, May 25 at 19:30 GMT: Earlier this month, as the Biden administration announced the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, the United States also saw the end of a controversial Trump-era public health regulation, known as Title 42. It allowed the US government to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border to seek asylum, on …

‘We want to be Americans’: Migrants flow through Mexico’s southern border after Title 42’s end
1 year, 7 months ago

‘We want to be Americans’: Migrants flow through Mexico’s southern border after Title 42’s end

LA Times  

Migrants cross the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Guatemala and Mexico, on May 9. But here, some 1,000 miles from the Rio Grande, the chaotic scene is business as usual: Huge numbers of U.S.-bound migrants — mostly South and Central Americans, but also a mix of people from Africa, Asia and Europe — are making illegal crossings of …

Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits
1 year, 7 months ago

Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has help lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-related asylum limits expired last week, U.S. officials said Wednesday. “We continue to see encouraging signs that the measures we have put in place are working,” Nuñez-Neto told reporters, adding on a …

Number of migrants fell 50% at US southern border after immigration changes
1 year, 7 months ago

Number of migrants fell 50% at US southern border after immigration changes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, U.S. officials said Monday. But a high number of migrants are still in U.S. custody, although the number has fallen “significantly” since last week, said Blas Nunez-Neto, assistant …

Border crossings off from last week’s highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app
1 year, 7 months ago

Border crossings off from last week’s highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico’s border with the United States. Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead on a new U.S. government mobile app that grants 1,000 people daily an appointment to cross the border and seek …

US returns 2,400 people to Mexico since end of Title 42: Official
1 year, 7 months ago

US returns 2,400 people to Mexico since end of Title 42: Official

Al Jazeera  

US says Mexico and Guatemala have also beefed up border agents on their southern border in wake of new asylum policy. The United States has sent approximately 2,400 people – including Cubans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans – back to Mexico since a contentious border policy known as Title 42 expired late last week, a US official has said. The end of …

Border crossings are off from last week's highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app
1 year, 7 months ago

Border crossings are off from last week's highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead …

‘We’re going to America’: Border hope and fear as Title 42 ends
1 year, 7 months ago

‘We’re going to America’: Border hope and fear as Title 42 ends

Al Jazeera  

Three years ago, when the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt, changing the way people live, it also fundamentally disrupted an act as old as humanity itself: migration. In the United States, then-President Donald Trump’s administration introduced an emergency health order to stop the spread of COVID-19, targeting people looking to enter from the country’s southern border. The …

Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42
1 year, 7 months ago

Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42

CNN  

CNN — Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted. The motion said surging migration coupled with the termination of Title 42 “is overwhelming U.S. Customs and …

AP PHOTOS: Crowds of migrants wait at the border as Title 42 gives way to new rules
1 year, 7 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Crowds of migrants wait at the border as Title 42 gives way to new rules

Associated Press  

At points all along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, crowds of migrants clutching sacks of belongings or holding the hands of children waited to apply for asylum as new immigration rules took effect. In San Diego, a woman holding a baby held up a wristband to a U.S. border guard to say she was among those waiting longest. Border agents …

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire

Hindustan Times  

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire The US ended a three-year-old asylum restriction, Title 42, stirring fear among migrants that the changes would make it more. The US ended a three-year-old asylum restriction, Title 42, stirring fear among migrants that the changes would make it more difficult for them to stay on. On the …

Title 42 ends: U.S. sees a record migration influx of more than 10,000 people a DAY
1 year, 7 months ago

Title 42 ends: U.S. sees a record migration influx of more than 10,000 people a DAY

Daily Mail  

Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expired, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace the COVID-era order. Here immigrants lined up to be processed to make asylum claims at a makeshift migrant camp in El Paso Migrants cross the Rio …

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system
1 year, 7 months ago

Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system

The Independent  

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Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires
1 year, 7 months ago

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

Associated Press  

MATAMOROS, Mexico — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation’s beleaguered immigration system. The imminent end of the rules known as Title 42 stirred fear among migrants that the changes would make it more difficult for …

Countdown to Title 42: Migrants Await Fate at the US-Mexico Border
1 year, 7 months ago

Countdown to Title 42: Migrants Await Fate at the US-Mexico Border

News 18  

Hundreds of migrants from around the world seeking a better life in the United States have instead found themselves trapped in squalid conditions near the Mexican border, tantalizingly close to their destination, and desperate. “We are very tired and hungry and I have been here for six days,” said Pham Thanh, 28, of Vietnam, speaking through the bollards of a …

Title 42 expires in HOURS: Migrants keep heading to the border in Texas, Arizona and California
1 year, 7 months ago

Title 42 expires in HOURS: Migrants keep heading to the border in Texas, Arizona and California

Daily Mail  

The end of Title 42 immigration authority that the administration has been anticipating for a year has finally arrived, with border agents and officials bracing for uncertain after affects and migrants still rushing to the border. That included about 1,000 arrivals a day in Yuma, Arizona Tuesday, with migrants gathered in Ciudad Juárez hoping to cross border checkpoints when Title …

Photos: Migrants amass along the border as Title 42 nears expiration
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Migrants amass along the border as Title 42 nears expiration

LA Times  

As Title 42 is set to expire, security officials are bracing for what could be an unprecedented influx of migrants seeking asylum along the southern border. Somerton, Arizona Immigrants turn themselves over to U.S Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Ariz., on May 11. San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico Immigrants wait under tents to turn themselves over …

US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears
1 year, 7 months ago

US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears

Al Jazeera  

Policy that has allowed US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at Mexico border will end on Thursday. US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing for the end of a controversial public health order that has allowed authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at the United States border with Mexico. First imposed by former US President Donald Trump …

‘Risk it all': Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rules
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Risk it all': Migration rises ahead of end to asylum rules

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Under a set of white tents at the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, dozens of Venezuelan men waited. But he also stressed that the situation at the border is “extremely challenging.” He spoke from a location in Brownsville where U.S. officials had set up a tent and facilities like portable bathrooms for migrants. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent …

Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week
1 year, 7 months ago

Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week

CNN  

CNN — The United States is bracing for the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction this week, with officials fearing it will spur a surge of migrants and exacerbate an already challenging humanitarian crisis at the southern border. “No matter how much we are prepared, I don’t think we are going to be prepared enough,” John Martin, deputy director of …

U.S. authorizes sending 1,500 troops to southern border before Title 42 ends
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. authorizes sending 1,500 troops to southern border before Title 42 ends

LA Times  

Biden to send 1,500 active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 order expires. U.S. officials said the 1,500 Army and Marine Corps troops, requested by the Homeland Security Department, will fill critical “capability gaps,” such as watching for crossings, monitoring camera feeds, data entry and warehouse support. In 2018, then-President Trump sent 5,800 active-duty troops to the southern border …

Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico
1 year, 9 months ago

Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants who enter the United States illegally from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities. Wetherell, an appointee of President Donald Trump, criticized a decision to stop building a border wall, end a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. …

Daily border encounters have dropped by more than half in January, DHS official says
1 year, 11 months ago

Daily border encounters have dropped by more than half in January, DHS official says

CNN  

Washington CNN — Daily migrant encounters along the US-Mexico border have dropped by more than half in January compared to last month, a Homeland Security official tells CNN, citing the expansion of a Trump-era Covid restriction and recently launched programs to legally migrate to the US. Last month, border authorities wrestled with a spike in border encounters, averaging around 7,000 …

US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border
1 year, 11 months ago

US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration on Thursday launched an online appointment system as the only way for migrants to get exceptions from pandemic-era limits on asylum — the U.S. government’s latest major step in eight days to overhaul border enforcement. CBPOne is replacing an opaque, bewildering patchwork of exemptions to a public health order known as Title 42 under …

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike
2 years ago

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The drawn-out saga of Title 42, the set of emergency powers that allows border officials to quickly turn away migrants, has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. Title 42 allows border officials to deny people the right to seek asylum, and they have done so 2.5 million times since March 2020. “I don’t know why it’s taking them …

Asylum seekers are gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border. This is why
2 years ago

Asylum seekers are gathering at the U.S.-Mexico border. This is why

LA Times  

The first time Mari Marin Bastidas tried to claim asylum at the U.S. border, she was turned away by authorities who said a policy instituted to slow the spread of COVID-19 meant her case would not even get a hearing. “I’m not going back anymore.” The fate of the policy now rests with the U.S. Supreme Court as anxiety and …

US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end
2 years ago

US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security said more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week, when a Texas congressman says some border officials estimate about 50,000 migrants could be waiting to cross into the U.S. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said Customs and Border Protection officials told …

US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end
2 years ago

US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Department of Homeland Security …

US braces for 14,000 migrants per day, proposes draft rule to cut down number of migrants
2 years ago

US braces for 14,000 migrants per day, proposes draft rule to cut down number of migrants

Firstpost  

The first week of December alone saw around 9,000 migrants cross the southern border to enter the US. The draft rules would apply to families and adults who enter the US illegally as well as those who arrive at legal ports without previous authorisation The Joe Biden administration is anticipating the crossing of about 14,000 migrants per day from the …

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend
2 years ago

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend

Al Jazeera  

Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border. The US border city of El Paso, Texas, has said an estimated 5,105 asylum seekers are in custody as of Monday, after a wave of people crossed the Rio Grande River over the weekend. And so you’re kind of at a loss.” …

Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high
2 years, 2 months ago

Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Migrants were stopped 227,547 times in September at the U.S. border with Mexico, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency. U.S. officials say …

Border Patrol paroles migrants to avoid massive overcrowding
2 years, 6 months ago

Border Patrol paroles migrants to avoid massive overcrowding

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — The warehouse on a busy but unremarkable strip of auto repair shops and convenience stores draws little attention from passersby. By law, the Homeland Security Department may parole migrants into the United States “only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” Parolees can apply for asylum within a year. The head …

Biden administration paroles migrants to reduce overcrowding
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration paroles migrants to reduce overcrowding

Al Jazeera  

US Border Patrol says it turned to parole because it lacks space to hold migrants and resources are ‘overwhelmed’. The United States Border Patrol paroled more than 207,000 migrants who crossed from Mexico from August through May, including 51,132 in May, a 28 percent increase from April, according to court records. The head of the Border Patrol’s parent agency says …

Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month
2 years, 6 months ago

Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. border authorities stopped migrants more often on the southern border for a fourth straight month in May, apparently unaffected by expectations that pandemic-era limits on asylum may be lifted. Migrants were stopped 239,416 times in May, up 2% from 235,478 in April and up 33% from 180,597 in May 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. …

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration
2 years, 8 months ago

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration

NPR  

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration Enlarge this image toggle caption Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration is moving to end sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. Since March 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used the …

Migration at US-Mexico border still high, despite Biden’s efforts
3 years, 6 months ago

Migration at US-Mexico border still high, despite Biden’s efforts

Al Jazeera  

More than 180,000 migrants crossed into the US border in May, a 20-year high and up slightly from last month. The number of migrants arriving in the United States through its southern border with Mexico remained high during the month of May, despite sustained diplomatic efforts by the Biden administration to stem the surge. According to statistics published by the …

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month
3 years, 8 months ago

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month

NPR  

Almost 19,000 Migrant Children Stopped At U.S. Border in March, Most Ever In A Month Enlarge this image toggle caption Dario Lopez-Mills/AP Dario Lopez-Mills/AP The number of migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border in March was the most in at least 15 years, as agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended nearly 172,000 people, according to Biden administration officials. …

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades
3 years, 9 months ago

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades

Hindustan Times  

Photos: US faces biggest migrant surge in two decades A surge of migrants on the Southwest border between the US and Mexico has the Biden administration on the defensive. A surge of migrants on the US southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it's …

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