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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
2 months, 2 weeks ago

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

The Independent  

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Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s massive, debt-fueled passenger rail building program is not going to end with the administration of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but will instead double, he said Wednesday. López Obrador said his successor, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, is planning to build three passenger train lines running from the capital to some cities on the U.S. border. Sheinbaum’s …

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Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration. The encounter also comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity between the United States and Mexico and with other countries in the region as the administration of …

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California city becomes ground zero of America's border crisis with more crossings than any other region
7 months, 1 week ago

California city becomes ground zero of America's border crisis with more crossings than any other region

Daily Mail  

It's official - San Diego is the new ground zero for the border crisis in the US, seeing the most migrant apprehensions of anywhere else last month. At least 37,370 migrants entered the US through the San Diego sector, which includes all of Southern California except for El Centro on the Arizona state line, according to the US Border Patrol. …

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A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes
9 months ago

A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes

Associated Press  

A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan, authorities announced Wednesday, as Kyiv’s forces extend their campaign of long-range strikes that aim to put the Kremlin under pressure. They are not easy, but we will do it.” Russia’s Defense Ministry said that it intercepted …

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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 …

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Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed
11 months, 1 week ago

Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ‘s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings accused the state Thursday of a new escalation as state troopers closed a large public park along the Rio Grande without asking permission. The park is a new tension point in Eagle Pass, where large …

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Visa-free group trips bring vitality back to border city
1 year, 1 month ago

Visa-free group trips bring vitality back to border city

China Daily  

People from Russia buy baozi, or steamed stuffed buns, at a morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Oct 14.The two countries resumed visa-free group travel services in September. "We will integrate various elements to improve tourism management and quality of services, and develop Heihe into a modern border city." Between June and August, the peak season for …

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Visa-free group trips bring vitality back to border city
1 year, 1 month ago

Visa-free group trips bring vitality back to border city

China Daily  

People from Russia buy baozi, or steamed stuffed buns, at a morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Oct 14.The two countries resumed visa-free group travel services in September. "We will integrate various elements to improve tourism management and quality of services, and develop Heihe into a modern border city." Between June and August, the peak season for …

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As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US
1 year, 3 months ago

As migrants overwhelm a Texas border city, others wait in Mexico for appointments to enter the US

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Waiting three weeks and counting to cross into Texas, Lila sat in a shelter on the Mexico border Friday feeling trapped: The cartels make it too dangerous to turn around and the U.S. government offers no guarantees if she keeps going. The unfolding response in Eagle Pass, where the mayor declared an emergency, illustrates how Border …

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Eric Adams says New York City's migrant crisis will DESTROY the Big Apple as he warns that 10,000 illegal asylum seekers arriving EVERY month will flood EACH of the five boroughs: 'The city we knew, w
1 year, 3 months ago

Eric Adams says New York City's migrant crisis will DESTROY the Big Apple as he warns that 10,000 illegal asylum seekers arriving EVERY month will flood EACH of the five boroughs: 'The city we knew, w

Daily Mail  

He admitted he doesn't see a solution - and slammed the lack of help from Joe Biden The former top cop's fury comes as over 110,000 refugees have flooded the city New York City Mayor Eric Adams has torn into the migrant crisis crippling the Big Apple - which he warned will 'destroy' the city without urgent action. New York …

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Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter

Associated Press  

MATAMOROS, Mexico — At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Mexico’s immigration agency and a Catholic aid group are offering what may be at least a partial solution to conditions in this and other camps just …

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Wagner mercenaries in Belarus move closer to the Polish border, Poland's prime minister says
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner mercenaries in Belarus move closer to the Polish border, Poland's prime minister says

ABC  

Over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Wagner group in Belarus have moved closer to the Polish border and could pose a threat to Poland, the Polish prime minister has said. Key points: Mr Morawiecki said the move was part of a process of "hybrid attacks" on Poland conducted from Belarus Poland has moved more than 1,000 troops to the border …

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Texas sends busload of 42 migrants to Los Angeles
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas sends busload of 42 migrants to Los Angeles

LA Times  

Greg Abbott said Wednesday that migrants had been transported from Texas to Los Angeles and dropped off at Union Station. “Los Angeles is a major city that migrants seek to go to,” the Republican governor said, “particularly now that its city leaders approved its self-declared sanctuary city status.” The migrants made a stop at Union Station before being taken to …

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Shocking footage shows Chicago police station lobby filled with migrants amid border crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

Shocking footage shows Chicago police station lobby filled with migrants amid border crisis

Daily Mail  

Law enforcement officials in Chicago are having their duties impacted by the dozens of illegal migrants camped out in a police station New footage shows a Chicago police station filled with mattresses and dozens of illegal migrants, as the city struggles to house the hundreds of border crossers arriving there each day. Dozens and dozens of illegal migrants are sleeping …

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Eric Adams calls for migrants to be sent to EVERY U.S. city
1 year, 7 months ago

Eric Adams calls for migrants to be sent to EVERY U.S. city

Daily Mail  

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called for migrants to be sent to every major city in America as he continues to try and solve the Big Apple's overwhelming immigrant crisis. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called for migrants to be sent to every major city in America as he continues to try and solve the Big …

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End of Title 42 hasn’t stopped migrants’ push north to US from across the Americas
1 year, 7 months ago

End of Title 42 hasn’t stopped migrants’ push north to US from across the Americas

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — For weeks, Solangel Contreras raced. But after missing that cutoff, robbed in Guatemala and crossing into Mexico shortly after the program ended Thursday night, Contreras, 33, had only one certainty in her mind: “We’re going to keep going.” Confusion has rippled from the U.S.-Mexico border to migrant routes across the Americas, as migrants scramble to understand complex …

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
2 years, 3 months ago

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Daily Mail  

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attacked Texas Governor Greg Abbott's faith during a seething address that saw the Democrat tear into the politician for bussing illegal migrants to her city. The comments came less than a month after Lightfoot proudly proclaimed her city would welcome migrants amid the unrest at the southern border - a sentiment she seemed to backtrack on …

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Republican congressman blames President Biden for the deaths of nine migrants
2 years, 3 months ago

Republican congressman blames President Biden for the deaths of nine migrants

Daily Mail  

President Biden has been slammed for his handling of the border crisis as nine migrants died while trying to cross the Rio Grande in Texas to gain access to the US. Congressman Tony Gonzales has criticized President Biden over the deaths of nine migrants who died last week while trying to cross the Rio Grande to gain access to Texas …

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Ukraine to hold peace talks with Russia on border with Belarus
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine to hold peace talks with Russia on border with Belarus

Daily Mail  

Ukraine war latest, at a glance Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warns the West's sanctions on Russia are pushing the Kremlin into WWIII The EU has unveiled a new package of sanctions against Putin's regime, closing off its airspace to all Russian planes and banning Kremlin propaganda outlets Russia Today and Sputnik Kyiv and Moscow will hold peace talks at the …

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Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear final protesters
2 years, 10 months ago

Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear final protesters

Al Jazeera  

Police say arrests were made and vehicles towed away at the border crossing near Windsor amid rallies against COVID-19 measures. The Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between the United States and Canada, has reopened after police cleared anti-coronavirus protesters who had occupied the bridge for almost a week. The bridge’s owner, Detroit International Bridge Co, said in a statement …

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For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US
2 years, 10 months ago

For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US

Associated Press  

SOMERTON, Ariz. — Seated on a metal folding chair in the front row among dozens of asylum-seekers awaiting COVID tests in Arizona, Gloria Estela Vallora reaped the benefits of her Colombian passport. Mexico’s Interior Department said the latest move responded to a tenfold increase in Venezuelans traveling “in an irregular manner to a third country,” a clear reference to the …

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Uzbek border city wary of Taliban next door
3 years, 4 months ago

Uzbek border city wary of Taliban next door

India Today  

Residents of an Uzbek city near the Afghan border woke up to the prospect of having the Taliban as neighbours once again as the militant group's military takeover of Afghanistan loomed. Termez -- a quiet provincial capital with wide Soviet-style streets -- appeared calm despite a night of mayhem when dozens of Afghan troops fleeing the Taliban came over the …

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Bomb-laden drone falls at school in Saudi border city; no injuries
3 years, 6 months ago

Bomb-laden drone falls at school in Saudi border city; no injuries

India TV News  

A bomb-laden drone fell on Sunday at a school in Saudi border city Asir, the country's Defence Ministry said. The Saudi Press Agency said Yemen's Houthi militia was responsible for the attack. The incident was the latest of the frequent attacks launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels against Saudi targets, especially border cities. The Saudi-UAE-led coalition intervened in Yemen in March …

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