US returns first asylum seekers to violent Nuevo Laredo
5 years, 5 months ago

US returns first asylum seekers to violent Nuevo Laredo

Associated Press  

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — A U.S. policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through clogged U.S. immigration courts expanded to a fourth Mexican border city Tuesday with the arrival of a first group of migrants to the violent city of Nuevo Laredo. Nuevo Laredo marks the first new city for the policy since U.S. and Mexican officials struck an agreement on June 7 that called for its immediate expansion. “We are working with the government of Mexico to expand Migrant Protection Protocols to allow the U.S. to more effectively assist legitimate asylum-seekers and individuals fleeing persecution and deter migrants with false or meritless claims from making the journey,” the Department of Homeland Security said. On Monday, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said 327 migrants awaiting U.S. asylum hearings had found jobs in northern Mexico and that companies had offered 3,700 positions.

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U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take

Associated Press  

NOGALES, Mexico — Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. Volunteer Edith Garcia prepares soup to serve migrants, mostly Mexican nationals deported from the U.S., at the San Juan …

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden’s asylum ban takes hold
6 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes hold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

Associated Press  

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. “Mexico is the wall,” said Josue Martínez, a psychologist at Villahermosa’s only migrant shelter, Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito, which was bracing for a crush of people under Biden’s measure to halt asylum processing when U.S. officials …

Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
1 year, 4 months ago

Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say

The Independent  

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Online asylum appointments halted at Laredo, Texas, border crossing
1 year, 6 months ago

Online asylum appointments halted at Laredo, Texas, border crossing

LA Times  

U.S. asylum seekers being returned by U.S. authorities under the so-called Remain in Mexico program are escorted by a Mexican migration agent as they walk back into Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The Biden administration said Tuesday that the reason it has halted online asylum appointments at the international crossing in Laredo, Texas, was because of the “security situation” across the border …

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

The US is seeing an influx of migrants at its southern border with Mexico as a pandemic-era policy came to an end this week. “The question keeps coming up: ‘What now?’ I’ve been asking that question for two years, with no answers,” Nicholls said. “We are at a situation we’ve never been at before.” ‘It may not be enough’ Leaders …

US bears ‘moral weight’ of Mexico migrant tragedy: Advocates
1 year, 9 months ago

US bears ‘moral weight’ of Mexico migrant tragedy: Advocates

Al Jazeera  

Ciudad Juarez blaze that killed at least 38 migrants comes amid increasingly restrictive policies at US-Mexico border. US Customs and Border Protection has been allowing people to seek asylum at a US port of entry only after they secure an appointment through a mobile app that immigrant rights groups say is “unreliable”. “It is just a mountain of countries that …

The Three Amigos and the US war on asylum seekers in Mexico
2 years ago

The Three Amigos and the US war on asylum seekers in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

For decades, Mexican leaders have promised more humane migration policies only to wage a brutal war on migrants on behalf of the US. For his first international foray of 2023, United States President Joe Biden has swung down to Mexico City to attend the latest iteration of the North American Leaders’ Summit, charmingly dubbed the “Three Amigos Summit”. One major …

Migrants flee more countries _ regardless of US policies
2 years ago

Migrants flee more countries _ regardless of US policies

The Independent  

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Migrants gather in Mexico near U.S. border as Trump asylum restrictions near expiration
2 years ago

Migrants gather in Mexico near U.S. border as Trump asylum restrictions near expiration

LA Times  

Senda de Vida 2 in Reynosa, Mexico, is among the shelters housing more would-be asylum seekers this week. Thousands of migrants packed shelters on Mexico’s border with the United States on Friday as the end neared for Trump-era asylum restrictions. U.S. border cities, most notably El Paso, Texas, are also facing a daily influx of migrants that the Biden administration …

New crisis brewing for Venezuelans turned back at US border
2 years, 2 months ago

New crisis brewing for Venezuelans turned back at US border

Al Jazeera  

New deal allowing US to send Venezuelan asylum seekers back to Mexico at southern border sows confusion and frustration. Luis says the agents cited the policy known as “Title 42”, which enables US immigration authorities to expel migrants and asylum seekers to Mexico under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic. People aren’t given their due process; they’re simply detained and …

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — Jose Maria Garcia Lara got a call asking if his shelter had room for a dozen Venezuelan migrants who were among the first expelled to Mexico under an expanded U.S. policy that denies rights to seek asylum. The U.S. expelled Venezuelans to Tijuana and four other Mexican border cities since Wednesday, said Jeremy MacGillivray, deputy director of …

Mexico relocates migrant camp; Haitians appear at border
2 years, 8 months ago

Mexico relocates migrant camp; Haitians appear at border

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have relocated a migrant camp that sprung up in a park in the border city of Reynosa, moving about 2,000 people from Central American and Haiti to a shelter in the city, across the border from McAllen, Texas. But on Monday, people in another border city, Nuevo Laredo, said hundreds of migrants, …

‘Remain in Mexico’: US sends 2 men to Mexico under revived policy
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Remain in Mexico’: US sends 2 men to Mexico under revived policy

Al Jazeera  

Policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for US court cases has been denounced as a ‘humanitarian disaster’. US President Joe Biden’s administration and the Mexican government announced last week that they had reached an agreement to relaunch the controversial programme, also known as “Remain in Mexico”. The move drew widespread condemnation from international observers and human rights groups …

EXPLAINER: What is the revived US policy on Mexico border?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What is the revived US policy on Mexico border?

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration on Monday reinstated a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, seeking to comply with a court order and agreeing to changes and additions demanded by Mexico. About 70,000 asylum-seekers have been forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy that President Donald Trump …

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
3 years, 1 month ago

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans Thursday to reinstate the Trump-era policy and agreed to Mexico’s conditions for resuming it. Mexico’s foreign relations secretary said in light of U.S. concessions Mexico will allow returns, expected to begin …

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
3 years, 1 month ago

US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

The Independent  

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At US-Mexico border, asylum seekers maintain hope amid hardships
3 years, 1 month ago

At US-Mexico border, asylum seekers maintain hope amid hardships

Al Jazeera  

The US reopened its borders this week to non-essential travellers, but most asylum seekers continue to be turned away. Makeshift camps house hundreds along the US-Mexico border, where US authorities this fiscal year detained a record-high 1.7 million migrants trying to enter the country. I want to go to the United States, but with my mom,” a girl named Evelyn, …

US plans to reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy next month
3 years, 2 months ago

US plans to reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy next month

The Independent  

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EXPLAINER: Mexico confronts complex position on immigration
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Mexico confronts complex position on immigration

India TV News  

Mexico has faced immigration pressures from the north, south and within its own borders in recent weeks, putting it in an increasingly difficult position. Thousands of migrants continue to cross its southern border, the United States sends thousands more back from the north and there’s the renewed prospect of the U.S. making asylum seekers wait in Mexico for long periods …

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system
3 years, 4 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 …

Conditions worsen at asylum seekers’ camps in north Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

Conditions worsen at asylum seekers’ camps in north Mexico

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, México — Crowding and unsanitary conditions are getting worse at informal camps set up in northern Mexico by asylum seekers waiting to make asylum claims in the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden has abandoned some of former president Donald Trump’s hardline policies, most notably one that forced asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. …

U.S. gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot

The Hindu  

Thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection, the U.S. Registration begins on June 23 for asylum-seekers who were subject to the “Remain in Mexico” policy and either had their cases dismissed …

Asylum seekers with cases closed under ‘Remain in Mexico’ can come to U.S. to pursue claims
3 years, 6 months ago

Asylum seekers with cases closed under ‘Remain in Mexico’ can come to U.S. to pursue claims

LA Times  

A family from Honduras waits in Mexico in March, more than a year after being refused asylum. Asylum seekers under the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy whose cases were closed — many for reasons beyond their control, including kidnappings and court rulings against the government — will now be able to come into the U.S. to pursue asylum claims, the …

U.S. formally ends policy for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. formally ends policy for asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

LA Times  

The Biden administration on Tuesday formally ended a Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. A seven-page memo by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas marked the end of the Migrant Protection Protocols, which returned about 70,000 asylum seekers to Mexico from January 2019 until it was halted on President …

Many wait uneasily as Biden unwinds key Trump asylum policy
3 years, 7 months ago

Many wait uneasily as Biden unwinds key Trump asylum policy

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — In March of 2020, Estela Lazo appeared before Immigration Judge Lee O’Connor with her two children, her muscles tensed and a lump in her throat. “We will continue to sort of build out eligibility based on vulnerability.” In San Diego more than 5,600 cases were dismissed, many by only two judges -- Scott Simpson, a former attorney …

‘I’m trapped here’: Haitian asylum seekers languish in Mexico
3 years, 8 months ago

‘I’m trapped here’: Haitian asylum seekers languish in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Unable to get US asylum and facing discrimination in Mexico, Haitians say they have nowhere to go and are losing hope. I felt that I needed to leave.” As thousands of asylum seekers have streamed northward to the US-Mexico border in recent months in hopes of entering the US, Haitians say they are facing a second layer of agony: anti-Black …

‘I don’t feel safe’: Migrants face attacks, threats in Mexico
3 years, 8 months ago

‘I don’t feel safe’: Migrants face attacks, threats in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

New report finds 492 attacks against migrants stuck at US-Mexico border or expelled from US to Mexico since January 21. “That Title 42 continues to be affirmed as a public health measure is deeply troubling,” said Nicole Ramos, director of the border rights project at Al Otro Lado, a legal and humanitarian aid group. Since January 21, the day after …

‘Stuck in limbo’: Metered asylum seekers stranded in Mexico
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Stuck in limbo’: Metered asylum seekers stranded in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of migrants on informal waitlists have been in limbo in Mexico for months with no clarity on their fates. “It’s been mostly horrible.” The Strauss Center, a University of Texas research group, says there are at least 16,250 asylum seekers on nine metering waiting lists. On his first day in office, he reversed a legacy of his predecessor Donald …

Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico rattled by delays to US entry
3 years, 10 months ago

Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico rattled by delays to US entry

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has promised to roll back Trump-era programme that forced migrants to remain in Mexico pending US hearings. The United States has abruptly cancelled plans to bring asylum seekers into Texas at two ports of entry, dashing the hopes of hundreds who have been waiting for months in Mexico under a Trump-era policy President Joe Biden promised to …

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
3 years, 10 months ago

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

The Hindu  

After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country starting Friday as they wait for courts to decide on their cases, unwinding one of the Trump administration’s signature immigration policies that President Joe Biden vowed to end. U.S. officials are warning people not to come to the U.S.-Mexico …

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
3 years, 10 months ago

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking …

First batch of asylum seekers waiting in Mexico allowed into US
3 years, 10 months ago

First batch of asylum seekers waiting in Mexico allowed into US

Al Jazeera  

In a reversal of a Trump-era policy, more than 25,000 asylum seekers will be allowed to pursue their claims in the US. “These people were pre-selected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as being particularly vulnerable and they were the first people to be processed,” Taylor Levy, an immigration lawyer based in California who represents asylum seekers …

Biden to slowly allow 25,000 people seeking asylum into US
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden to slowly allow 25,000 people seeking asylum into US

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind through immigration courts. President Joe Biden’s administration declined to publicly identify the three crossings out of fear it …

Biden administration to start processing ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum seekers in California
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden administration to start processing ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum seekers in California

LA Times  

Migrants await the outcome of their U.S. immigration cases in a tent encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, in 2019. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a statement that the “initial phase” of restarting asylum processing marks “another step in our commitment to reform immigration policies that do not align with our nation’s values,” but he cautioned that at the …

Asylum seekers in limbo look to US election with hope and fear
4 years, 2 months ago

Asylum seekers in limbo look to US election with hope and fear

Al Jazeera  

Medellin, Colombia – When Jose Luis Pino walks outside in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, he is too scared to speak. “We’re just trying to survive until our court date.” He is among more than 67,000 asylum seekers including Cubans, Venezuelans and Central Americans who are stuck on the US border due to a Trump administration policy, Migrant Protection Protocols, also known …

Asylum seekers attend border court amid outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Asylum seekers attend border court amid outbreak

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. immigration courts sharply scaled back operations Monday but have stopped well short of a total shutdown demanded by employees, including judges and government attorneys. “Most of the children are asleep in their parent’s arms.” The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review late Sunday postponed preliminary hearings for people who aren’t in custody through April …

‘Remain in Mexico’ is just one US response to asylum-seekers
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Remain in Mexico’ is just one US response to asylum-seekers

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings. About 18% of people subject to the policy, known officially as “Migrant Protection Protocols,” are caught crossing the border illegally after their initial encounter, according to Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. The government plans to expand the …

US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans
4 years, 11 months ago

US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in December, with Mexicans outpacing Central Americans among the detainees, authorities said Thursday. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, who leaves office next week, said Wednesday that his government has not agreed to take Mexican asylum-seekers — only …

Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala
5 years ago

Mexican asylum seekers fear deportation to Guatemala

Al Jazeera  

Under new US rules, Mexican asylum seekers can be flown to Guatemala to seek refuge there instead. “I can’t go home, they’ve already kidnapped my brother and son,” said Carlos, a Mexican trying to reach the US via the border city of Tijuana. “Going to Guatemala is like walking straight into the lion’s den,” Eugenio said, explaining he feared that …

Few Asylum-Seekers Winning Cases Under 'Remain In Mexico' Program
5 years ago

Few Asylum-Seekers Winning Cases Under 'Remain In Mexico' Program

NPR  

Few Asylum-Seekers Winning Cases Under 'Remain In Mexico' Program Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP It was never easy for migrants to win asylum cases in U.S. immigration courts. They had no choice, Stopher says, as the migrant shelters in town refuse to unlock their doors until the light of day because it's notoriously dangerous outside, and …

Migrants stuck in lawless limbo within sight of America
5 years, 1 month ago

Migrants stuck in lawless limbo within sight of America

Associated Press  

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — The gangsters trawling Nuevo Laredo know just what they’re looking for: men and women missing their shoelaces. “I mean, it really is like the nightmare scenario.” ___ Yohan, a 31-year-old Nicaraguan security guard, trudged back across the border bridge from Laredo, Texas, in July with his wife and two children in tow, clutching a plastic case …

12 Asylum-Seekers Julián Castro Escorted To The U.S. Border Sent Back To Mexico
5 years, 3 months ago

12 Asylum-Seekers Julián Castro Escorted To The U.S. Border Sent Back To Mexico

NPR  

12 Asylum-Seekers Julián Castro Escorted To The U.S. Border Sent Back To Mexico Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP From Texas Public Radio Julián Castro, Presidential Candidate, Tours Asylum Seekers' Camp In Matamoros Latin America Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S. Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S. …

Tent courts open as latest hurdle for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
5 years, 3 months ago

Tent courts open as latest hurdle for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

LA Times  

Honduran asylum seeker Alejandra Amador, 24, arrives at the border bridge to Laredo, Texas, before dawn with 4-year-old daughter, Nathaly, to attend her U.S. immigration court hearing at a massive new tent next to the bridge. At 4:30 a.m. Monday, 19 migrants were ushered across the dividing line of an international bridge connecting Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, and …

Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S.
5 years, 3 months ago

Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S.

NPR  

Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S. Mexico appears ill-equipped to handle the asylum seekers that a recent U.S. court ruling says must stay south of the border. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This week's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding President Trump's asylum ban puts Mexico in a difficult position. The ruling essentially bars migrants …

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers
5 years, 3 months ago

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence agreed Tuesday to expand the policy “to the fullest …

Migrants returned to Mexico face threat of kidnapping, extortion
5 years, 4 months ago

Migrants returned to Mexico face threat of kidnapping, extortion

LA Times  

Maria Salazar of Honduras sits with her daughter Isabella Salazar, 2, and close to 200 other asylum seekers in the parking lot of an immigration agency in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Aug. 1. The case has dramatized the systematic fashion of abductions and shakedowns faced by migrants and others at an especially sensitive time — when U.S. authorities have been …

US, Mexico widen asylum crackdown to push back all migrants
5 years, 4 months ago

US, Mexico widen asylum crackdown to push back all migrants

Associated Press  

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — A Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico has evolved into a sweeping rejection of all forms of migrants, with both countries quietly working to keep people out of the U.S. despite threats to the migrants’ safety. Some people sent to wait in the Mexican border cities of Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros said …

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