Articles for Border Authorities

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 …

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US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis
11 months, 4 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 …

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Feral pigs 'deliberately' released in South Australia, Limestone Coast authorities say
1 year, 4 months ago

Feral pigs 'deliberately' released in South Australia, Limestone Coast authorities say

ABC  

South Australian authorities say more than 80 feral pigs culled in the state's South East were likely released illegally by members of the community. Key points: The Limestone Coast Landscape Board has culled three feral pig populations in the past 18 months The fine for illegally releasing feral pigs is up to $125,000 The SA-Victoria border area is of particular …

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Authorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border
2 years, 2 months ago

Authorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Two brothers — including one who has been a warden at a detention center that has housed immigrants — have been arrested in Texas after authorities say one of them opened fire on a group of migrants getting water near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man and shooting a woman in the stomach. The shooting happened Tuesday …

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Who is responsible for the deaths of children at EU borders?
2 years, 2 months ago

Who is responsible for the deaths of children at EU borders?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of children die or are harmed when fleeing for safety to and within Europe due to violent border control policies. These children died or got lost at European borders – stretching from the English Channel to the Balkans, and the Mediterranean – and borders of Europe’s key partners in migration controls, Turkey and Libya. Children are placed in these …

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AP sources: Asylum limits at border expected to end May 23
2 years, 8 months ago

AP sources: Asylum limits at border expected to end May 23

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to people familiar with the matter. Critics say Title 42 has been an excuse to avoid asylum obligations under U.S. law and international treaty, buying Biden time to create …

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Hundreds of Africans cross into Spain’s Melilla for 2nd day
2 years, 9 months ago

Hundreds of Africans cross into Spain’s Melilla for 2nd day

Associated Press  

MADRID — Hundreds of people tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from Morocco, authorities said Thursday. Spanish security forces activated an “anti-intrusion” mechanism early Thursday to confront what the government’s delegation described as “extreme violence” by trespassers who “threw stones, used hooks and sticks” at border agents. People …

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Biden promised change at the border. He’s kept Trump’s Title 42 policy to close it and cut off asylum
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden promised change at the border. He’s kept Trump’s Title 42 policy to close it and cut off asylum

LA Times  

In March 2020, the Trump administration put into place one of the most controversial and restrictive immigration policies ever implemented at the U.S. border — and in January, President Biden quietly continued it. “The Biden administration’s use of Title 42 is flatly illegal,” said Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union, who sued the Trump administration over the policy, …

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