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Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown
2 months ago

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s coverage of Donald Trump’s transition back to the White House. SAN DIEGO — “Build the Wall” was Donald Trump’s rally cry in 2016, and he acted on his promise by tapping military budgets for hundreds of miles of border wall with Mexico. “I don’t have words yet, too many feelings,” Moreno said, her voice breaking as she spoke …

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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  

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. But in Tijuana, directors of four large shelters said …

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High court could free Biden to end Trump asylum policy
2 years, 8 months ago

High court could free Biden to end Trump asylum policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers. Questions from conservative and liberal justices during nearly two hours of arguments suggested that the court could free the administration to end the “Remain in Mexico” policy that forces some people seeking asylum in the …

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Some asylum aspirants pin hopes on Trump-era policy
2 years, 11 months ago

Some asylum aspirants pin hopes on Trump-era policy

Associated Press  

REYNOSA, Mexico — A revived Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. court is reviled by immigration advocates and repudiated by the Biden administration, which acted under a judge’s order. Sánchez’s optimism reflects the desperation of migrants who have seen asylum shut down under U.S. restrictions that deny humanitarian protections on grounds of preventing spread …

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Court won’t allow reversal of Trump remain-in-Mexico policy
3 years ago

Court won’t allow reversal of Trump remain-in-Mexico policy

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to the Biden administration’s attempt to undo former President Donald Trump’s policy requiring people seeking asylum in the United States to remain in Mexico while their asylum claims are processed. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a Texas-based federal judge’s decision maintaining Trump’s policy, formally known as …

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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 …

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Biden vowed to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, but families are still being separated
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden vowed to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, but families are still being separated

LA Times  

Carmen Ochoa’s three children each live in a different country. Ochoa and her two eldest children claimed asylum at the border bridge from Matamoros to Brownsville, Texas, and were sent back to Mexico to await the outcome of their immigration case under President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. Peck said that the administration has no plans at the moment to …

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With migrant arrests on the US-Mexico border rising, Joe Biden's administration has been left scrambling for solutions
3 years, 9 months ago

With migrant arrests on the US-Mexico border rising, Joe Biden's administration has been left scrambling for solutions

ABC  

Orbelina de Leon Lopez has never recovered from losing her daughter to a Guatemalan gang. A crisis on America's border They arrived in early March, at Mexico's northern border, but Ms de Leon Lopez and her daughters still needed help to cross into the United States. According to the Pew Research Centre, last month's arrests at the border were "far …

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US Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ to stay in place
4 years, 10 months ago

US Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ to stay in place

Al Jazeera  

Immigrant rights groups blast the ruling, saying the policy endangers thousands along the US-Mexico border. Had the Supreme Court allowed the decision to remain, asylum seekers who crossed the border in Arizona and California would not have been subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols. Asylum seekers face grave danger and irreversible harm every day this depraved policy remains in effect,” …

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Immigration: US is sending migrants back to Mexico. Thousands have missed a court date
5 years ago

Immigration: US is sending migrants back to Mexico. Thousands have missed a court date

CNN  

Washington CNN — The whereabouts of thousands of migrants waiting in Mexico for their upcoming court date in the United States is unknown, according to attorney accounts and data analyzed by CNN. Half of the people waiting in Mexico for a scheduled court date were not present at their last hearing, according to data from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access …

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Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect

India Today  

A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the US as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum. Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan called the high court's go-ahead a "big victory" in the administration's effort to …

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