Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children
3 years, 8 months ago

Small Texas border town is route to US for migrant children

Associated Press  

ROMA, Texas — As darkness sets on the Rio Grande, U.S. Border Patrol agents hear pumps inflating rafts across the river in Mexico. Roma, a town of 10,000 people with historic buildings and boarded-up storefronts in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, is the latest epicenter of illegal crossings, where growing numbers of families and children are entering the United States to seek asylum. Of that total, about 450 to 500 are unaccompanied minors and the rest are families who are being allowed to stay, at least temporarily, if the children are under 7 and if they can’t immediately be returned to Mexico, which has reduced the number of families it will accept into shelters in the state of Tamaulipas, south of the Rio Grande Valley, the official said. “It is wrong, and it is the direct consequence of policy decisions by the Biden administration to stop building the wall, to return, to catch and release and to end the stay in Mexico policy.” In 2019, Central American migrants favored crossing in a nearby area of the Rio Grande Valley, but a wall built during Donald Trump’s presidency has pushed them closer to Roma, where the channel is relatively narrow but the current is brisk. Asked how he knew of Biden’s positions, he said, “people who talk.” Maynor Cruz, 29, said Biden’s policies had nothing do with his decision to leave San Pedro Sula, Honduras, about two months ago, but he heard that families with young children were being allowed to remain in the United States.

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Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment, an attorney involved in the case says. The Justice Department has told opposing attorneys it will ask a federal judge on Friday to terminate …

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Migrant children who wait in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Border Patrol to process them are in the agency’s custody and are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment, a judge ruled. “We expect CBP to comply with the court’s order swiftly, and we remain committed to holding CBP accountable …

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says

LA Times  

Migrants are seen through the border fence as they camp outside a gate in El Paso. Migrant children who wait in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Border Patrol to process them are in the agency’s custody and are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment, a judge has ruled. The issue of …

Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at US-Mexico border
9 months ago

Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally sowed confusion at the nation’s border with Mexico on Wednesday as sheriffs, police chiefs and migrants waited for direction. Yolanis Campo, 42, who traveled from Colombia and crossed the Rio Grande to …

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday. Others were told they would never see their wife and child again.” Travis Considine, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, said …

April 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 8 months ago

April 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

Ukrainian refugees play with frisbees as they wait in front of a gymnasium in Tijuana, Mexico on Tuesday April 5. In the past two weeks, unaccompanied Ukrainian minors, mostly teenagers, have entered the US through the southern border after leaving their war-torn country, according to a source familiar with the US Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter …

Large numbers of single adult illegal immigrants are seen being released into Texas
2 years, 10 months ago

Large numbers of single adult illegal immigrants are seen being released into Texas

Daily Mail  

A large number of single, adult illegal immigrants were released from federal custody in Texas on Tuesday. A large group of men were transported on buses to a 'border patrol drop off' station in Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday before being taxied to the airport where they were flown to Houston, San Antonio, Miami, and Atlanta They were released by ICE …

Data | Unaccompanied minors apprehended at the US-Mexico border climb to a ten-year high in 2020
3 years, 1 month ago

Data | Unaccompanied minors apprehended at the US-Mexico border climb to a ten-year high in 2020

The Hindu  

Close to 1.7 million migrants tried to illegally enter the U.S. between October 2020 and September 2021, the highest recorded figure for any 12-month period since 1960. Illegal entry attempts The graph shows the number of migrants encountered by the U.S. Border Patrol each year across the U.S.-Mexico border. Click to remove AMP mode Indians among migrants The graph shows …

US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat
3 years, 5 months ago

US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — U.S. officials say the number of migrant families they encountered at the border in June increased by 25% from the previous month even as summer temperatures rise in the deserts and mountain terrain of the southwestern borderlands. According to new numbers released Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection tallied 55,805 members of families with children in June, compared …

US and Mexico are putting migrant minors in ‘harm’s way’: report
3 years, 6 months ago

US and Mexico are putting migrant minors in ‘harm’s way’: report

Al Jazeera  

A report published by Amnesty International found that the US and Mexico returned tens of thousands of migrant children. “What we have found is that both the US and Mexican governments were sending tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children back to their countries of origin without adequate screening for the harm that they could face there,” Brian Griffey, Amnesty’s …

Fewer children cross US border in May but numbers stay high
3 years, 6 months ago

Fewer children cross US border in May but numbers stay high

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of unaccompanied children and families entering the U.S. illegally on the Mexican border dropped sharply in May but remained unusually high, authorities said Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a message to those thinking of making the journey during her visit Monday to Guatemala City: “Do not come.” The administration again quietly posted numbers on its …

US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal crossings, providing one of the more detailed accounts of a chapter in U.S. immigration history that drew widespread condemnation. The Biden administration’s Family Reunification Task Force count …

Migrant children in US: The ‘cards are stacked against’ them
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant children in US: The ‘cards are stacked against’ them

Al Jazeera  

Children travelling alone in search of protection are allowed into the US, but face a host of hurdles once they arrive. Within an average of 30 days, most children are released to a “sponsor” – a parent, relative or family friend in the US – while they pursue their asylum claims. Vetting process Kathleen Goss is a children’s services specialist …

US agents encounter more single adults crossing border
3 years, 7 months ago

US agents encounter more single adults crossing border

Associated Press  

LA JOYA, Texas — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young children in one line and unaccompanied children in another. But while asylum-seeking families and children dominate public attention, single adults represent a growing number of border encounters, nearly two of every three in April. Some current …

Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
3 years, 7 months ago

Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, while more adults were found coming without families, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities encountered 17,171 children traveling alone, down 9% from 18,960 in March, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but still well above the …

Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April
3 years, 7 months ago

Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April

Al Jazeera  

New data shows the number of migrant children travelling alone to the US dropped by 12 percent from March to April. The number of migrants arriving at the United States’ southern border with Mexico rose slightly during the month of April compared with the previous month, according to the latest official figures, while the number of children travelling alone to …

US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
3 years, 7 months ago

US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump’s presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calls “just the beginning” of a broader effort. He described them as children who were 3 years old at the time and …

Mexico sees massive increase in children near US border: UNICEF
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico sees massive increase in children near US border: UNICEF

Al Jazeera  

Children are staying in overcrowded shelters in Mexico and more than half are without their parents, rights group says. Mexico has seen a nine-fold increase in the number of migrant children arriving since the beginning of the year, the United Nation’s child rights agency said, warning that many children are being held in overcrowded shelters near the country’s border with …

Policy changes help drive US migrant crossings to new highs
3 years, 8 months ago

Policy changes help drive US migrant crossings to new highs

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Paying a smuggler, Edgar Mejia could afford to take only one child with him to the United States. About four in 10 border encounters last month were with families and unaccompanied children — many from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — at a time when policies in the U.S. and Mexico favor them staying in the United …

EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?
3 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?

Associated Press  

Nearly 19,000 children traveling alone were stopped at the Mexican border in March, smashing previous highs set during periods of heavy child migration in 2014 and 2019. Border encounters — a widely used but imperfect gauge that tells how many times U.S. authorities came across migrants — rose sharply during Donald Trump’s final months as president, from an unusually low …

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
3 years, 8 months ago

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor’s hardline immigration tactics. The huge increase in children traveling alone — some as young as 3 — and …

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. …

Number of child migrants crossing the border alone hits an all-time high in March
3 years, 8 months ago

Number of child migrants crossing the border alone hits an all-time high in March

LA Times  

Young unaccompanied migrants ages 3 to 9 watch television in a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna, Texas, on March 30. U.S. officials picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Biden as he reverses …

‘How can I get him from there?’ Young migrants stuck in Border Patrol backlog
3 years, 8 months ago

‘How can I get him from there?’ Young migrants stuck in Border Patrol backlog

LA Times  

The 10-year-old boy crossed the Rio Grande with hundreds of other migrants last week. Border Patrol agents are supposed to ask youths if they have a contact in the U.S. and allow the child to speak with them, Escamilla said — the press tour showed youths in spaces labeled “phone rooms.” But Christopher’s relatives still had not spoken with him …

Why are so many migrant children going to the US?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why are so many migrant children going to the US?

Al Jazeera  

There’s an influx of children migrating through the southern border with Mexico. The United States Border Patrol estimates that up to 22,000 children could cross the border with Mexico in April. President Joe Biden promised a more humane treatment of migrants than his predecessor, but images of a crowded migrant processing centre in Donna, Texas, with thousands of children crammed …

Smugglers drop children over US-Mexico border wall: US police
3 years, 8 months ago

Smugglers drop children over US-Mexico border wall: US police

Al Jazeera  

US Border Patrol has released video showing two children – 3, 5 – being physically dropped into the US by smugglers. “On Tuesday evening, a Santa Teresa agent utilising camera technology observed a smuggler dropping two young children from the top of the approximately 14-foot-high border barrier,” the CBP said in a statement on Wednesday. “I’m appalled by the way …

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
3 years, 8 months ago

Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility

Associated Press  

DONNA, Texas — The Biden administration for the first time Tuesday allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 people, including children and families, were crammed into a space intended for 250 and the youngest were kept in a large play pen with mats on the floor …

Expelled from US at night, migrant families weigh next steps
3 years, 8 months ago

Expelled from US at night, migrant families weigh next steps

Associated Press  

REYNOSA, Mexico — In one of Mexico’s most notorious cities for organized crime, migrants are expelled from the United States throughout the night, exhausted from the journey, disillusioned about not getting a chance to seek asylum and at a crossroads about where to go next. The Border Patrol has said the vast majority of migrants are expelled to Mexico after …

VP Harris to Tackle US Border Influx: How Difficult is The Job?
3 years, 8 months ago

VP Harris to Tackle US Border Influx: How Difficult is The Job?

The Quint  

The new Biden administration has been under flak from critics, with both Republicans, as well as Democrats warning of a “burgeoning humanitarian crisis” as an increasing number of migrant children try to enter the US. Republicans have also blamed Biden, saying that the migrant crisis at the Mexican border worsened once he started rolling back Trump’s policies. Citing agency data, …

Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley
3 years, 8 months ago

Border crossings strain resources in Rio Grande Valley

Associated Press  

HARLINGEN, Texas — Elmer Maldonado spent a week in immigration custody with his 1-year-old son after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. One night, the Honduran father and son slept on the dirt under a bridge shivering from the cold temperatures at an intake site where large groups of migrants turn themselves in to Border Patrol officers. …

US: Pentagon approves request to house migrant minors in Texas
3 years, 8 months ago

US: Pentagon approves request to house migrant minors in Texas

Al Jazeera  

US officials are scrambling to house and process an increase in unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border. The Pentagon has approved a request to house unaccompanied migrant children at two US military facilities in the southern state of Texas, amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving at the border. The request comes as President Joe Biden has faced a burgeoning …

How Current US-Mexico Border Crisis Compares With Peak of Trump Era in 2019
3 years, 9 months ago

How Current US-Mexico Border Crisis Compares With Peak of Trump Era in 2019

News 18  

Joe Biden is not the first US president to face a growing number of migrants at the US-Mexico border — and he won’t be the last. And the number of unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border in March is on pace to surpass May 2019, the highest month that year in arrests of minors, according to preliminary data reviewed by …

Border Patrol holds migrant families for days under a south Texas bridge
3 years, 9 months ago

Border Patrol holds migrant families for days under a south Texas bridge

LA Times  

Asylum seekers detained by Border Patrol, including minors and babies, sleep on the ground while waiting over 12 hours without food and water before being bused to Border Patrol facilities for processing in south Texas. A spokesman for Border Patrol who was authorized to speak only on background said it was “not the norm” for migrants to be held under …

Migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico warns flood of asylum seekers will continue to worsen
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico warns flood of asylum seekers will continue to worsen

Daily Mail  

A migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico has warned that the flood of asylum seekers will only continue to worsen under Joe Biden's relaxed immigration policies. A migrant who crossed into Texas from Mexico warned that the flood of asylum seekers will only continue to worsen under Joe Biden's relaxed immigration policies in an interview with Fox News on …

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 …

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases
3 years, 9 months ago

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases

NPR  

Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Seeing the growing number of minors held in jail-like facilities near the U.S.-Mexico border, John Sanders can't help thinking of Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez. "My greatest fear and the hardest thing for me when I was at CBP …

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
3 years, 9 months ago

Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy led a delegation of a dozen …

Surge of migrant families and youths overwhelms Border Patrol in Texas
3 years, 9 months ago

Surge of migrant families and youths overwhelms Border Patrol in Texas

LA Times  

Families are sheltered at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission, Texas, after being released from immigration. There’s no other way to claim it than a Biden border crisis,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday after touring a Border Patrol migrant processing center in El Paso with a GOP congressional delegation. Congressional Democrats have insisted that the …

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows

NPR  

Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. government had 4,276 unaccompanied migrant children in custody as of Sunday, according to a Department of Homeland Security document obtained by NPR. "The Border Patrol facilities have become crowded with children …

Soaring migration levels puts pressure on Joe Biden
3 years, 9 months ago

Soaring migration levels puts pressure on Joe Biden

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden faced mounting pressure Monday from Republicans over his handling of a surge in migrants -- including thousands of unaccompanied children -- arriving at the US-Mexican border. On January 20, his first day in office, Biden scrapped several of Trump's contentious immigration policies, including halting new construction of a border wall and proposing legislation to create a citizenship …

U.S. orders emergency agency to help with child migration surge
3 years, 9 months ago

U.S. orders emergency agency to help with child migration surge

The Hindu  

The Biden administration ordered the government’s disaster emergency agency on Saturday to help with a surge in migrant children crossing the southern border that has overwhelmed processing facilities. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support an effort to temporarily house thousands of children who crossed the US-Mexico border alone amid criticisms that authorities …

Immigrant Children Packed Into Texas Border Patrol Tent For Days
3 years, 9 months ago

Immigrant Children Packed Into Texas Border Patrol Tent For Days

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HOUSTON — Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren’t enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant detention centers. During the administration of former President Donald Trump, attorney visits to Border Patrol stations revealed …

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end
3 years, 9 months ago

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren’t enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant detention centers. During the administration of former President Donald Trump, attorney visits to Border Patrol stations revealed severe problems, including …

Migrant families keep arriving as officials say they fear the '39,000 not apprehended' this year
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant families keep arriving as officials say they fear the '39,000 not apprehended' this year

Daily Mail  

Migrant families were continuing to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, as one of Joe Biden's senior officials admitted that his more tolerant approach was likely encouraging many to try and enter, and border patrol officials spoke of their concerns about the large numbers slipping through the net. A group of migrants from Guatemala are seen in Texas on …

Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February
3 years, 9 months ago

Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February

NPR  

Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February Enlarge this image toggle caption Cedar Attanasio/AP Cedar Attanasio/AP The number of asylum-seeking migrants, including unaccompanied minors, crossing the southwest border into the U.S. is soaring, leaving the Biden administration scrambling to find appropriate care and housing for thousands of children. U.S. Customs and Border Protection released the latest statistics on …

Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again
3 years, 9 months ago

Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again

NPR  

Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images A record number of migrant children and teenagers are being held in warehouse-like detention facilities run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near the southern border, and new documents obtained by NPR show that the number of …

Biden team seeks to let separated migrant families stay in US
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden team seeks to let separated migrant families stay in US

Al Jazeera  

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said establishing a more humane policy at the US southern border is going to take time. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blasted the previous administration under President Donald Trump which separated more than 5,400 children from their parents under Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy. “And if, in fact, they seek to reunite here in the United States, we …

In Biden’s early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border
3 years, 10 months ago

In Biden’s early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The day after she gave birth in a Texas border hospital, Nailet and her newborn son were taken by federal agents to a holding facility that immigrants often refer to as the “icebox.” Inside, large cells were packed with women and their young children. Warning signs are emerging of the border crises that marked former President Donald Trump’s …

Judge Urges US To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids
4 years, 2 months ago

Judge Urges US To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids

News 18  

A federal judge on Thursday urged the Trump administration to do more to help court-appointed researchers find hundreds of parents who were separated from their children after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border beginning in 2017. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw refrained from issuing an order during a hearing in San Diego and instead asked Justice Department attorneys to explore ways …

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