Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum woes
1 year, 9 months ago

Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum woes

LA Times  

Cars line up at the Paso del Norte international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, below, on the border with El Paso, Texas, top, on Nov. 8, 2021. A large group of migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was blocked from crossing a bridge to El Paso over the weekend, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said. The migrants were “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry,” and physical barriers were put up to restrict their entry at the Paso del Norte International Bridge on Sunday afternoon, spokesman Roger Maier said in a statement to the Associated Press on Monday. Video of the scene at the Paso del Norte bridge on Sunday showed hundreds of migrants brush past Mexican National Guard officers on the Mexican side, some carrying children on their shoulders. In addition, the Biden administration has said it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through.

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Crossing the Border: A Journey Through Dangers and Desperation
2 months ago

Crossing the Border: A Journey Through Dangers and Desperation

The Quint  

A journalist's journey along the Mexico-US border reveals the perilous journey faced by migrants attempting to cross illegally into the US. Despite the warm welcome offered by Mexican passengers, the passport check and the lack of thorough scrutiny by customs officials highlight the dangers and complexities of crossing the border. The article sheds light on the challenges faced by migrants, …

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden’s asylum ban takes hold
6 months, 1 week ago

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden’s asylum ban takes hold

Associated Press  

MATAMOROS, Mexico — Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change. In Tijuana, directors of four large shelters said this week that they haven’t received a single migrant deported since the asylum ban took effect. …

Mexican officials try to stop US-bound migrants
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexican officials try to stop US-bound migrants

CNN  

Ejido Jacumé, Baja California, Mexico CNN — The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. Evelio Contreras/CNN Striking differences Increased patrols are visible on the Mexican side of the border wall both in urban, congested areas of Tijuana, and inland, amid the scrub and …

Dozens of truckers set off in 'Take Our Border Back' convoy to protest overwhelming surge of migrants crossing from Mexico in Texas, California and Arizona
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens of truckers set off in 'Take Our Border Back' convoy to protest overwhelming surge of migrants crossing from Mexico in Texas, California and Arizona

Daily Mail  

A convoy of conservative activists, who call themselves 'God's Army', set off for this country's southern border on Monday to protest the numbers of migrants breaking into the United States Dozens of people joined the self-styled grassroots movement 'Take Our Border Back' in Norfolk, Virginia where organizers slammed the Biden administration for leaving the U.S. frontiers 'wide open.' A convoy …

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol
11 months, 1 week ago

Texas arrests migrants at border park, defying Biden order to stop blocking Border Patrol

LA Times  

The Texas National Guard continued blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents’ access to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass after the federal government’s deadline Wednesday night. Gen. Ken Paxton that said the state had until Wednesday night to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from having full access to the Shelby Park area or it would refer the matter to the Justice …

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
11 months, 1 week ago

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings

Hindustan Times  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Later that night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said three migrants, including two children, drowned near the park after Texas officials “physically barred” Border Patrol agents from entering. U.S. authorities described the drownings as underscoring the need …

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings
11 months, 1 week ago

Migrant deaths in Rio Grande intensify tensions between Texas, Biden administration over crossings

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Later that night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said three migrants, including two children, drowned near the park after Texas officials “physically barred” Border Patrol agents from entering. U.S. authorities described the drownings as underscoring the need …

Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks in a remote Texas jail on local trespassing charges after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Since 2021, Texas authorities have arrested nearly 10,000 migrants on misdemeanor trespassing charges under what Abbott has called …

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
1 year, 1 month ago

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border. The contingent, including many women and children, later stopped walking at Huixtla, another town in the southern state of Chiapas, where they tried to get …

El Paso ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals
1 year, 3 months ago

El Paso ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals

Al Jazeera  

Border city in Texas pleads for help amid a dramatic increase in asylum seekers crossing into the US from Mexico. Thousands of refugees and migrants are continuing to cross the United States border from Mexico, pushing the city of El Paso in the state of Texas “to a breaking point” and leaving President Joe Biden’s administration scrambling to stem the …

Some U.S. border crossings still shut as cities and agents deal with increase in migrants
1 year, 3 months ago

Some U.S. border crossings still shut as cities and agents deal with increase in migrants

LA Times  

The week began in Eagle Pass with rumors that large crowds of migrants might show up. “But this time, something happened.” The unfolding response in Eagle Pass, where the mayor declared a state of emergency, illustrates why Border Patrol agents have become overwhelmed in recent days by asylum seekers along parts of the U.S. border with Mexico. Homeland Security said …

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
1 year, 3 months ago

After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents

Associated Press  

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — A group of migrants from China surrendered to a Border Patrol agent in remote Southern California as gusts of wind drowned the hum of high-voltage power lines, joining others from Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and elsewhere in a desert campsite with shelters made from tree branches. In tiny Eagle Pass, Texas, nearly 6,000 migrants crossed from …

Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt
1 year, 3 months ago

Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt

Associated Press  

HUEHUETOCA, Mexico — A Mexican railway operator announced Tuesday it is temporarily suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process. In recent days, there have been about a “half-dozen regrettable cases of injuries or deaths” among migrants hopping freight cars, the company said …

US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect
1 year, 7 months ago

US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials on Friday were still assessing the effects of new regulations adopted …

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions
1 year, 7 months ago

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Daniel Mora said most of the migrants took heed of flyers distributed this week by U.S. immigration authorities offering …

Huge number of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin
1 year, 7 months ago

Huge number of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin

Associated Press  

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Biden administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. U.S. officials have detailed steps they’ve taken, including increasing deportation flights, as they prepare for what many are expecting to be a substantial increase in migrants …

Texas border city struggles with large arrival of migrants
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas border city struggles with large arrival of migrants

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Shelters in a Texas city struggled to find space Saturday for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico, testing a stretch of the U.S. border that is typically equipped to handle large groups of people fleeing poverty and violence. “It’s a quite concerning because the logistical challenge that we encounter is …

Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to US-Mexico border
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

Ciudad Juarez : More than a thousand migrants in northern Mexico surrendered to U.S. border authorities, frustrated by recent asylum policies, and shaken by a fire at a nearby migrant detention center that killed dozens this week. A Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said the agency was processing over a thousand migrants who turned themselves in on Wednesday in El …

Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum woes
1 year, 9 months ago

Agents stop crowd at Texas border crossing amid asylum woes

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A large group of migrants in Mexico who were poised to barge into the U.S. over the weekend were blocked from crossing a bridge leading from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said. The migrants were “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry,” and physical barriers …

Top Republican blames President for migrants storming El Paso bridge
1 year, 9 months ago

Top Republican blames President for migrants storming El Paso bridge

Daily Mail  

Republicans are placing the blame squarely on President Joe Biden after another large migrant caravan of at least 1,000 people tried to rush a border checkpoint in Texas over the weekend. A group of 'at least 1,000' migrants clashed with Mexican military and U.s. Customs and Border Protection officers as they rushed a checkpoint between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, …

Hundreds of migrants attempt to storm the US-Mexico border
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds of migrants attempt to storm the US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

Images on social media showed a group that included many women and children running towards the border, shouting “to the USA.” Mexico: Hundreds of people tried to storm the US-Mexico border on Sunday, after a rumor that migrants would be allowed to cross into the United States. Images on social media showed a group that included many women and children …

Mexican military and US border officers repel more than 1,000 migrants
1 year, 9 months ago

Mexican military and US border officers repel more than 1,000 migrants

Daily Mail  

Heavily-armed Mexican military and US Customs and Border Protection officers were manning the El Paso border on Sunday evening after 'at least a 1,000' migrants unsuccessfully tried to rush a checkpoint. Hundreds of migrants stormed the Paso del Norte, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in the hopes of crossing into El Paso on March 12 The migrants accumulated on the bridge before …

Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans
1 year, 10 months ago

Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a pandemic-era order, the Biden administration said Wednesday. “It is incomprehensible that some states who stand to benefit from these highly effective enforcement measures are seeking to block them and cause …

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 …

El Paso grapples with surge of migrants, braces for more
2 years ago

El Paso grapples with surge of migrants, braces for more

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Authorities in El Paso, Texas, described a humanitarian crisis Thursday as they grapple with the daily release of roughly 1,600 migrants to local shelters and the streets of the border city amid preparations for even larger flows if Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week as scheduled. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser told a news conference that …

U.S. Border Patrol sees rise in migrants with criminal records arrested for crossing southern border
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. Border Patrol sees rise in migrants with criminal records arrested for crossing southern border

Daily Mail  

Customs and Border Protection figures show a steady rise in the arrest of migrants with criminal records caught trying to illegally cross into the US. A migrant with an arrest warrant for drug possession in Colorado was taken into custody by El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents in Deming, New Mexico, on January 12. At least 244 migrants with criminal …

Texas border crossing where migrants made camp to reopen
3 years, 2 months ago

Texas border crossing where migrants made camp to reopen

Associated Press  

DEL RIO, Texas — The Texas border crossing where thousands of Haitian migrants converged in recent weeks will be partially reopened late Saturday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. CBP temporarily closed the border crossing between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, on Sept. 17 after the migrants suddenly crossed into Del Rio and made camp around the U.S. …

Texas border camp emptied as US continues to deport Haitians
3 years, 3 months ago

Texas border camp emptied as US continues to deport Haitians

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 30,000 migrants, many of them from Haiti, had been camping underneath Del Rio International Bridge. US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said “there are no longer any migrants in the camp underneath the Del Rio International Bridge”. Nearly 30,000 migrants, many of them from Haiti, had been camping underneath Del Rio International Bridge in the past two …

‘They shouldn’t be here’: Texas border town divided by Haitian influx
3 years, 3 months ago

‘They shouldn’t be here’: Texas border town divided by Haitian influx

LA Times  

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge near the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas. “All those trucks are stuck here because they can’t cross,” said Dehoyos, 66, wearing a Del Rio Feed & Supply cap, western belt and boots. “They cross every day, but now they can’t.” This border town …

Civil and human rights leaders decry treatment of Haitian migrants at southern border
3 years, 3 months ago

Civil and human rights leaders decry treatment of Haitian migrants at southern border

LA Times  

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen Tuesday at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas. Civil and human rights groups on Wednesday criticized the White House’s immigration policies for inflicting “cruelty on Black, Brown and Indigenous immigrant communities,” according to a letter sent by the organizations to President Biden. The letter …

US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home
3 years, 3 months ago

US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

India TV News  

The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signaled the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. In all, U.S. authorities moved to expel many of …

Thousands of migrants camp under US-Mexico bridge
3 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of migrants camp under US-Mexico bridge

Al Jazeera  

More than 10,000 migrants are waiting under the bridge to be processed by US authorities in the latest border crisis. Late on Thursday, the mayor of Del Rio Texas said 10,503 migrants were under the Del Rio International Bridge which connects to Ciudad Acuna, Mexico – up from 8,200 in the morning. “I need the administration to recognise that there …

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system
3 years, 3 months ago

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers join caravan bound for Mexico City to demand expedited asylum proceedings. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean departed the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Saturday in a caravan headed to the country’s capital, where they hoped to seek expedited asylum proceedings. The caravan comes after days of …

Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US
3 years, 5 months ago

Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US

Associated Press  

DEL RIO, Texas — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande and nearly collapsing onto someone’s backyard lawn, where, seconds before, she stepped on American soil for the first time. I didn’t stop moving for one second.” Last month, 7,484 Venezuelans were encountered by Border …

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 …

Border crossings on pace for two-decade high as smugglers exploit high hopes for Biden
3 years, 9 months ago

Border crossings on pace for two-decade high as smugglers exploit high hopes for Biden

LA Times  

As dusk closed in on the Texas border with Mexico, Melania Rivera and her 3-year-old twin boys climbed up the banks of the Rio Grande, at last setting foot in the United States. “A lot of them think that now that Trump is gone, if they arrive with children it will be easy to cross into the United States,” said …

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 …

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