Migrant Surge At Border Is On Pace To Be The Biggest In Nearly 2 Decades
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant Surge At Border Is On Pace To Be The Biggest In Nearly 2 Decades

NPR  

Migrant Surge At Border Is On Pace To Be The Biggest In Nearly 2 Decades President Biden is telling migrants "don't come," as a humanitarian crisis grows at the U.S. border with Mexico. NOEL KING, HOST: President Biden had this message for people who are coming through Central America and Mexico to the U.S. border. The president said his administration is sending most people who cross the border back to Mexico. KOCHERGA: Well, across the border in Juarez, Mexico, they've got their own surge to deal with, not only as more people arrive to try and enter the U.S. but those that are being sent back to Mexico.

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How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump
6 days, 17 hours ago

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Raw Story  

Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the United States ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations. A rush to the border by migrants trying to enter the United States before the start of Trump's second term predicted by some activists has failed to materialize. - Negotiation - AFP Venezuelan …

Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House
1 week ago

Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House

Firstpost  

Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on imports from Mexico over the influx of migrants as well as drug trafficking View of the border between El Paso, Texas, United States, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on …

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants
1 week ago

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants

Hindustan Times  

As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. “We’re praying for God’s protection because we don’t expect anything from the government.” Now, as US President-elect Donald Trump …

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees

CNN  

CNN — Mexico hopes to strike a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to limit the number of third-country deportees it could receive from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. “We hope to have an agreement with the Trump administration,” Sheinbaum said Thursday during her daily press conference adding that Mexico is “in solidarity with everyone, but main …

Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says
3 weeks ago

Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says WASHINGTON, - The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, a senior U.S. border official told Reuters, part of a months-long trend that undercuts President-elect Donald Trump's claim illegal immigration is out of …

Trump's ‘stop migration’ agreement with Mexican president to effectively close Southern border and hamper drug inflow
Trending News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's ‘stop migration’ agreement with Mexican president to effectively close Southern border and hamper drug inflow

Hindustan Times  

Two days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Canada and Mexico as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs, he said he spoke with the Mexican president and she “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico." US President-elect Donald Trump said November 27, 2024 that Mexico's leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, had agreed …

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change
Trending News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico’s president. But she suggests no change

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. Trump said Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico.” Sheinbaum indicated separately on social media that she told Trump that Mexico is already “taking care of” migrant caravans, calling it an “excellent conversation.” “We reiterate …

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. A look at what the numbers and studies say about border crossings, fentanyl smuggling and whether there’s a connection between immigration and crime: Border crossings Economics and business experts say Trump’s proposed 25% tax …

Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory

Daily Mail  

A caravan of thousands of migrants travelling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. has shrunk to about half its original size following Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday - amid fears the president elect could close the southern border. Migrants walk in a caravan along a highway on their way to the U.S. border, in Villa Comaltitlan, Mexico …

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it’s not expected to halt migration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it’s not expected to halt migration

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election instantly changed calculations for millions of migrants or potential migrants across the globe. Migrants take cover from the rain after arriving at a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States. Migrants gather …

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it's not expected to halt migration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it's not expected to halt migration

New Indian Express  

On Tuesday night, Bárbara Rodríguez, a 33-year-old Venezuelan, should have been sleeping after walking more than eight miles through southern Mexico's tropical heat with some 2,500 others from at least a dozen countries. Martha Bárcena, Mexico’s former U.S. ambassador during most of Trump’s first administration, said migrants were the losers from his immigration policies and that could happen again. “If …

Mexico is bracing for a new Trump presidency after threats of tariffs, deportations, attacks
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mexico is bracing for a new Trump presidency after threats of tariffs, deportations, attacks

LA Times  

The election of Donald Trump — whose campaign featured incendiary proposals on tariffs, immigration and combating drug trafficking — is sending shock waves through Mexico, a nation with close economic, social and cultural ties to its northern neighbor. “It’s not just campaign rhetoric.” Economists had warned that even a small rise in tariffs on Mexico’s goods could lead to more …

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election
2 months ago

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election

Associated Press  

A large group of 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday in a bid to reach the United States. The development comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, which has been a key issue regarding immigration. The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, believe a new administration in the U.S. could put an end to asylum appointments through an online system called …

Four migrants apprehended at Mexico border for every minute Kamala Harris has been vice-president
2 months, 1 week ago

Four migrants apprehended at Mexico border for every minute Kamala Harris has been vice-president

The Telegraph  

Roughly four migrants have been apprehended at the US border with Mexico every minute since Kamala Harris became vice-president, figures show. The Border Patrol has recorded 7.1 million migrant encounters at the southwestern border since February 2020, or 3.8 encounters every minute. This is almost quadruple the number under Donald Trump, the former president, who saw just 2.1 million migrants …

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
4 months ago

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, as they journey toward the U.S. border. World & Nation Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone …

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico, officials said Saturday, potentially easing strains on the Mexican government and lessening dangers for people trying to reach the U.S. border to claim asylum. Migrants will be able to schedule appointments on …

Illegal entry at US-Mexico border dropped by 29 percent in June
5 months, 1 week ago

Illegal entry at US-Mexico border dropped by 29 percent in June

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Unaccompanied minor migrants wait to be transported by the US Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States from Mexico in La Joya, Texas, US, April 7, 2021. Arrests for illegally crossing the US-Mexico border dropped by 29 percent in June over the previous month, the lowest count of Joe Biden's presidency, according to …

Fact check: What did Biden and Trump claim about immigration in the debate?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact check: What did Biden and Trump claim about immigration in the debate?

NPR  

Fact check: What did Biden and Trump claim about immigration in the debate? toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Without a doubt, the issue of immigration is playing a big role in the 2024 presidential campaign — and it was certainly one of the main points of contention between President Biden and former President Donald Trump in Thursday night's debate. Here …

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says

Associated Press  

TUCSON, Arizona — Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday. AP AUDIO: Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden’s halt to asylum processing AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the dropping number of illegal border crossings. The …

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions

NPR  

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At the Southern border, the Department of Homeland Security says encounters with migrants crossing without authorization have gone down significantly in the last few weeks. NPR's immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd has been reporting from the California-Mexico border, and she's there now. And then earlier this month, the …

Biden REJECTS claims his border policies led to surge in migrant crossings and addresses being president at 85 in TIME interview
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden REJECTS claims his border policies led to surge in migrant crossings and addresses being president at 85 in TIME interview

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden, 81, says he wishes he took earlier action to reverse Donald Trump's border policies. President Joe Biden insists he 'can do better any anybody' as president in 2024 amid concerns over his age and dismissed his policies on illegal immigration exacerbated the southern border crisis 'You are 81 years old, and would be 86 by the time …

Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally
7 months, 1 week ago

Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times  

At dawn came a dozen men, women and children from Nepal. World & Nation Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone into the U.S. Driving the numbers is a …

US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
7 months, 1 week ago

US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration, authorities said Wednesday, bucking the usual spring increase. Mexico won’t allow more than 4,000 illegal crossings a day to the U.S., Alicia Barcena, Mexico’s foreign relations secretary, told reporters Tuesday, down from more than …

Despite a fortified border, migrants will keep coming, analysts agree. Here's why.
8 months ago

Despite a fortified border, migrants will keep coming, analysts agree. Here's why.

NPR  

Despite a fortified border, migrants will keep coming, analysts agree. Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. southern border is as fortified as ever and Texas is carrying out its own enforcement to stop people from crossing illegally, yet observers and analysts agree on this: migrants not only will continue …

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, …

Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
9 months ago

Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month. According to figures from Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents made 140,644 arrests of people attempting to enter the country between the legal border crossing points during February. The Biden administration counters by saying Republicans failed to …

Here’s how an immigration surge hurts — and helps — the US economy
9 months ago

Here’s how an immigration surge hurts — and helps — the US economy

CNN  

New York CNN — The US economy defied forecast after forecast predicting an imminent recession over the past two years. A boom in immigration was part of the recipe, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a “60 Minutes” interview on CBS last month. That contributed to net immigration of 3.3 million people into the US in 2023, well above …

On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation’s broken immigration system and how to fix it. You know and I know it’s the toughest, most efficient, …

Biden AND Trump will visit the border on the same day: 2024 rivals to clash in Texas during crisis that has seen 7.3 MILLION migrants enter since Joe took office and just days after illegal immigrant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden AND Trump will visit the border on the same day: 2024 rivals to clash in Texas during crisis that has seen 7.3 MILLION migrants enter since Joe took office and just days after illegal immigrant

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden and Donald Trump will make dueling visits to the border on Thursday as illegal immigrant remains a top issue headed into the 2024 election. Joe Biden and Donald Trump will make dueling visits to the border on Thursday when they are both in Texas On his visit, Biden 'reiterate his calls for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics …

Biden and Trump both plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday, angling for advantage on immigration
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump both plan trips to the Mexico border Thursday, angling for advantage on immigration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S-Mexico border on Thursday, as both candidates try to turn the nation’s broken immigration system to their political advantage in an expected campaign rematch this year. Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, an area that often sees large numbers …

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, …

Mexico saw a huge increase in migrants from Africa and Venezuela in 2023, authorities say
10 months, 1 week ago

Mexico saw a huge increase in migrants from Africa and Venezuela in 2023, authorities say

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they saw a huge increase in the number of migrants from Africa and Venezuela entering the country in 2023. Mexico’s Interior Department said year-end figures showed that nine times more migrants from Africa entered Mexico in 2023, with numbers rising from 6,672 in 2022, to 59,834 in 2023. The report also showed the number …

Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela
10 months, 1 week ago

Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday. The only months of Biden’s presidency with fewer border arrests were in June 2023, after pandemic-related asylum restrictions lifted, and February 2021, his first full month …

GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Build more wall. “President Biden needs Congress to be able to address the situation at the border,” said Kathleen Bush-Joseph, a lawyer and policy analyst at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute. “That is the simplest way to put it.” The $118 billion bipartisan proposal in Congress would overhaul the asylum system to provide faster and tougher enforcement, as …

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 …

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden: I’d shut Mexican border ‘right now’ if Congress let me

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has said he would close the US-Mexico border “right now” if Congress handed him the power by passing a sweeping immigration bill. Mr Biden’s plans, unveiled on Friday, would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to close the border if illegal crossings surpassed 4,000 in a day and order it to do so if the figure …

Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December since monthly numbers have been released, authorities said Friday, exposing a growing vulnerability for President Joe Biden in his campaign for a second term. The Border Patrol tallied 249,785 arrests on the Mexican border in December, up 31% from 191,112 in November and up 13% …

Biden and the big border debacle
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden and the big border debacle

Al Jazeera  

Shortly before Christmas, an extended Venezuelan family of 10 crossed into the United States from Mexico with a large contingent of other asylum seekers – part of a December “migrant surge” that propelled the panties of US politicians and media into a massive bunch. On December 18 alone when US Customs and Border Protection tallied a record of more than …

Biden's migrant crisis: Illegal border crossings have jumped 277% from Trump's term - with overwhelmed Border Patrol struggling to cope with influx from Mexico, Cuba AND Canada
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden's migrant crisis: Illegal border crossings have jumped 277% from Trump's term - with overwhelmed Border Patrol struggling to cope with influx from Mexico, Cuba AND Canada

Daily Mail  

Migrants continued to enter the US illegally in near-record numbers last year, in a trend that will weigh on President Joe Biden as he defends his record against his likely 2024 election challenger, Donald Trump. Excluding migrants quickly expelled under pandemic-era rules, the Border Patrol recorded 3,295,029 apprehensions from fiscal years 2021 to 2023, roughly coinciding with Biden's first three …

Migrants sent from Texas to Illinois taken to Chicago
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants sent from Texas to Illinois taken to Chicago

CNN  

CNN — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to send thousands of migrants to major cities around the country with little notice. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter, “there was no communication …

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action

CNN  

Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border is overwhelming already-stretched resources and prompting urgent talks with Mexican officials as December border crossings reached a record monthly high. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is heading to Eagle Pass, Texas, along the southern border January 8 for an “operational visit” regarding immigration enforcement efforts, the Department of …

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States?

Al Jazeera  

Every day thousands of people try to cross Mexico’s border to enter the United States. More than 10,000 people entered the United States every day this week. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Mexico to ask for support in keeping migrants within its borders. Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests: Rebekah Wolf – Senior advocacy strategist at the American Immigration Council, …

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez
11 months, 3 weeks ago

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez

News 18  

A top US delegation is to meet with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the US southwestern border. “Secretary Blinken will discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere and identify ways Mexico and the United States will address border security challenges, including …

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis

CNN  

CNN — Senior US officials held a “very productive meeting” with their Mexican counterparts Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said, as Washington seeks help from Mexico City to drive down southern border crossings that have placed increasing pressure on President Joe Biden. “The regional challenge of migration requires regional solutions and we appreciate Mexico’s commitment to continue its …

Northern Mexico: More than 11,000 migrants waiting amid border surge
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Northern Mexico: More than 11,000 migrants waiting amid border surge

CNN  

CNN — While thousands of migrants enter the US illegally every day, more than 11,000 people continue to wait in shelters and camps on the Mexican side of the border, CNN has learned from community leaders. The waiting migrants feel “desperate,” according to Cañas – but many have put trust in mechanisms like the CBP One app, which automates scheduling …

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 …

Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue
1 year ago

Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A delegation of top U.S. officials is expected to visit Mexico soon as negotiations over how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries’ shared border continue on Capitol Hill. Kirby said Biden asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall to travel to Mexico in the …

Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue
1 year ago

Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue

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 A delegation of top U.S. …

Over 1,000 migrant families separated at border near San Diego since September, advocates say
1 year ago

Over 1,000 migrant families separated at border near San Diego since September, advocates say

LA Times  

Nearly 1,100 migrant families have been separated while being processed at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego since September, immigrant advocacy groups said in a letter sent Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security that seeks an investigation into the matter. The separations stem from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing practice of releasing high volumes of migrants to street …

America's NORTHERN border sees 550% increase in migrant apprehensions, as more than 6,000 crossers from 79 countries are nabbed
1 year, 1 month ago

America's NORTHERN border sees 550% increase in migrant apprehensions, as more than 6,000 crossers from 79 countries are nabbed

Daily Mail  

The US border with Canada has seen a 550 percent surge in migrant apprehensions, with 6,925 apprehensions in fiscal year 2023. America's northern border has seen a 550 percent surge in migrant apprehensions, with 6,925 in fiscal year 2023 There is no fencing along the crossing and much of the area is woods and dirt paths The northern border is …

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