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 amid the arrival of a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America, which he characterized as an “invasion.” Initially the troops laid razor wire and conducted other tasks, but later the White House expanded their authority, allowing them to use force and provide crowd control to protect border agents. Jonathan Blazer, director of border strategies for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement that the move amounted to “political optics.” “People who have been forced to flee their homes and embark on arduous, dangerous journeys for the chance to seek legal protection in the U.S. should be met with compassion — not military troops,” he said. “President Biden has had years to prepare for the long-overdue end to Title 42.” Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, sidestepped a question about political implications, saying: “Clearly, felt that there was a need for the Department of Defense to assist so that they can continue to do their important work.” Biden also signed an executive order Thursday “to order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to active duty to address international drug trafficking.” The executive order pre-authorized the Department of Defense to fulfill the request for troops by DHS.

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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 …

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings
10 months ago

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is now considering taking executive action to raise the standards used to process and screen asylum-seekers at the southern border. President Joe Biden is preparing to issue an executive order that would increase standards during 'credible fear interviews' for asylum seekers crossing the southern border The order, according to a Wednesday report, would adopt a 'last in, …

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border mission
1 year, 4 months ago

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 troops from the U.S.-Mexico border mission

LA Times  

Migrants are escorted by a U.S. Army soldier after entering into El Paso from Juarez, Mexico, to be processed by immigration authorities on May 10. The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends

Al Jazeera  

Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires. A contentious United States policy that has allowed authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at the border with Mexico has officially ended, as President Joe Biden’s administration readies for an expected influx of arrivals. Washington also finalised a new rule this …

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-Mexico border will be ‘chaotic for a while’ amid troops deployment: Joe Biden
1 year, 7 months ago

US-Mexico border will be ‘chaotic for a while’ amid troops deployment: Joe Biden

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden predicted Tuesday that the US-Mexico border would be “chaotic for a while" when pandemic-related restrictions end, as 550 active-duty troops began arriving and migrants weighed whether or when to cross. "It's going to be chaotic for a while.” Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke for roughly an hour Tuesday to discuss the border. Agents …

Biden: US-Mexico border will be ‘chaotic for a while’
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden: US-Mexico border will be ‘chaotic for a while’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden predicted Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border would be “chaotic for a while” when pandemic-related restrictions end, as 550 active-duty troops began arriving and migrants weighed whether or when to cross. “It’s going to be chaotic for a while.” Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke for roughly an hour Tuesday to discuss the …

Editorial: With Title 42 ending, Biden relies on the same failed immigration policies
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: With Title 42 ending, Biden relies on the same failed immigration policies

LA Times  

Dozens of immigrants from as far away as India and Africa wait to be processed by Customs and Border Protection officers Friday along the border wall in Somerton, Ariz. The border management strategy known as Title 42 has allowed the United States to expel asylum-seeking migrants en masse for the past three years using a public health pretext. Operation Hold …

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 …

Explained: Title 42 and how its expiration will affect immigration at the US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained: Title 42 and how its expiration will affect immigration at the US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

The United States is getting ready to lift COVID-19 restrictions that have blocked migrants caught at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, a major policy shift with humanitarian and political implications. In April, the US Border Patrol apprehended some 183,000 migrants, according to preliminary data provided by Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a 13 …

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 …

Timeline: Title 42 expulsions at the US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

Timeline: Title 42 expulsions at the US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration is preparing for end of contentious US policy that let authorities turn away most asylum seekers. August 2021: The Biden administration renews Title 42, saying lifting the policy would “exacerbate overcrowding at facilities and create significant public health risks”. September 2021: A federal judge rules that the Biden administration must stop using Title 42 expulsions against families with …

What to expect as Biden sends 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

What to expect as Biden sends 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Refugee advocates call on US President Joe Biden to ‘rethink’ plan to send additional soldiers to southern border. Refugee advocates are calling on United States President Joe Biden to stop militarising the country’s southern border with Mexico, after his administration said it would send 1,500 additional troops to the region. The Biden administration said the extra troops will play a …

Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy
1 year, 7 months ago

Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy

CNN  

CNN — A bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina and independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona introduced immigration legislation Thursday intended to counter an influx of migrants expected at the border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week. The legislation is not a true extension of Title 42, which allowed border authorities to quickly …

US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border
1 year, 7 months ago

US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Mexican officials have agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions next week. With Mexico now behind the U.S., plus an announcement Tuesday that 1,500 active-duty U.S. troops are deploying south for administrative support, …

Plans set in motion as Biden administration eyes end of Covid-era border restriction
1 year, 7 months ago

Plans set in motion as Biden administration eyes end of Covid-era border restriction

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration, already facing an increase in border crossings, is setting plans in motion to manage an anticipated influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week, sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security previously released a six-pillar plan that outlined the department’s operations post-Title 42, including setting up additional …

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. 4e9c7e3f8c004404a9a438c8f1e90110 Then-President Donald Trump deployed active-duty troops to the border to assist border patrol personnel in processing large migrant caravans, on top of National Guard forces that were already working …

U.S. to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. to temporarily send 1,500 troops to Mexico border

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon said on May 2, in preparation for a possible rise in illegal immigration when COVID-19 border restrictions lift later this month. The 90-day deployment of active-duty troops will supplement the work of the U.S. Border Patrol but not carry out law enforcement …

Biden administration to send 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border for expected migrant surge
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden administration to send 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border for expected migrant surge

The Independent  

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Biden admin to send 1,500 troops to southern border for support roles ahead of expected migrant surge
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden admin to send 1,500 troops to southern border for support roles ahead of expected migrant surge

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is making plans to send an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border in anticipation of an influx of migrants when the Title 42 public health authority expires next week, sources familiar with the planning told CNN. These 1,500 military personnel will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, …

Biden administration sending 1,500 more soldiers to Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden administration sending 1,500 more soldiers to Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Troops will assist with administrative duties as Biden administration prepares for end of Title 42 border restriction. The administration of US President Joe Biden is sending 1,500 additional soldiers to the United States border with Mexico as the country prepares for the lifting of contentious, pandemic-era restrictions later this month. The soldiers will perform “non-law enforcement duties” such as data …

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 …

Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 people a month
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 people a month

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiraled since he took office two years ago. “Do not, do not just show up at the border,” Mr. Biden said as he …

Joe Biden Tells Illegal Migrants to Stay Away From US Border
1 year, 11 months ago

Joe Biden Tells Illegal Migrants to Stay Away From US Border

News 18  

President Joe Biden on Thursday warned undocumented migrants to stay away from the US border while opening the door to limited legal arrivals from four impoverished countries, in a delicate balancing act on one of the country’s most explosive political issues. Wendy Young, head of Kids in Need of Defense, which advocates for unaccompanied refugee and migrant children, said the …

Biden announces major border strategy shift, expands Trump policy
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden announces major border strategy shift, expands Trump policy

LA Times  

A migrant family climbs the northern bank of the Rio Grande in December after crossing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in their attempt to enter El Paso. The Biden administration announced a major shift to its immigration strategy Thursday, expanding the use of a Trump-era policy that gives border agents the power to quickly turn back migrants at the border while …

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 …

Photos: Uncertainty among asylum seekers at border over US rules
2 years ago

Photos: Uncertainty among asylum seekers at border over US rules

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of asylum seekers have converged on the US border with Mexico, anticipating the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, but there is no clear indication of what the process might be to enter the United States. People have been denied rights to seek asylum under US and international law 2.5 million times since March 2020 on grounds of preventing COVID-19 under …

Venezuelans stranded in Mexico hold out hope Biden will shift border policy: ‘I want to have faith’
2 years ago

Venezuelans stranded in Mexico hold out hope Biden will shift border policy: ‘I want to have faith’

LA Times  

Rosa Maria Trejo got to the Mexican capital thanks to a brother residing in Arizona who sent money to help finance the difficult trip from their native Venezuela. “My brother tells me it’s best to wait here until the situation in the United States changes.” Tens of thousands of Venezuelans who are stuck in Mexico appear to be making the …

US states argue to keep contentious border policy in place
2 years, 7 months ago

US states argue to keep contentious border policy in place

Al Jazeera  

US court is hearing challenge to Biden administration’s plan to end Title 42 restriction at US-Mexico border this month. A group of 21 US states have argued that the Biden administration’s plan to lift a contentious border restriction that barred most asylum seekers from seeking protection at the US-Mexico border was made without sufficient consideration of the effects it would …

Federal judge plans to temporarily force Biden administration to keep rule that turns migrants away at the US-Mexico border
2 years, 7 months ago

Federal judge plans to temporarily force Biden administration to keep rule that turns migrants away at the US-Mexico border

Raw Story  

By Emily Hernandez, The Texas Tribune A federal judge in Louisiana plans to temporarily block the Biden administration from ending Title 42, a pandemic-era health order used by federal immigration officials to expel migrants, including asylum-seekers, at the U.S.-Mexico border. The temporary restraining order is expected in a lawsuit brought by Louisiana, Arizona and Missouri after the Centers for Disease …

Title 42 and the border: Why what we’re seeing now is different
2 years, 8 months ago

Title 42 and the border: Why what we’re seeing now is different

CNN  

CNN — More migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border, and officials say they expect the number to grow. “We have every expectation that when the CDC ultimately decides it’s appropriate to lift Title 42, there will be an influx of people to the border,” White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said on Wednesday. Asked whether she was ready for …

US to end ‘Title 42’ border restriction in May: Reports
2 years, 8 months ago

US to end ‘Title 42’ border restriction in May: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration expected to revoke contentious policy by May 23 but decision not yet finalised, AP and Reuters say. US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to lift a contentious border policy that prevents most asylum seekers from applying for protection in the United States, after calls to end “Title 42” have grown louder in recent weeks. “We are near …

US court rules Biden can continue expulsions at US-Mexico border
2 years, 9 months ago

US court rules Biden can continue expulsions at US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Judges ruled that the arrivals ‘have no right to be in the United States’ and can be immediately expelled. A group of impacted asylum seekers and migrants, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and other non-profit organisations, sued over the expulsion policy known as Title 42, which the administration of President Joe Biden, who took office more than a …

Biden could STOP the expulsion of migrant families by July 31
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden could STOP the expulsion of migrant families by July 31

Daily Mail  

The White House is considering ending a border policy signed under Donald Trump that allowed migrant families to be sent back to Mexico after they crossed into the U.S., according to a report on Sunday. The Biden Administration is considering revoking the policy known as Title 42 by July 31, Axios reported, as a record 170,000 migrants crossed the border …

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 …

US to turn back ‘vast majority’ of migrants at Mexico border
3 years, 10 months ago

US to turn back ‘vast majority’ of migrants at Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has left in place a Trump-era order that allows US authorities to expel migrants to Mexico. Speaking to reporters, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the policy would remain in place to give the administration of President Joe Biden time to implement more “humane” asylum processing systems. “The vast majority of people will be turned away.” …

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