‘Significant Surge’ of crossings at US-Mexico border
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House Republicans say Biden immigration bill will cause ‘catastrophe’ on Mexico border
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Led by Rep. James Comer, 19 Republicans asked the Biden administration to take a tougher stance on the US-Mexico border.Greg Nash/Pool via AP House Republicans on Friday asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take a tougher approach on the … Read More
Biden national security adviser: ‘Our borders are not open’
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Honduran boys whose family wants to seek asylum in the U.S., play on the sidewalk in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Thousands of people are waiting to claim asylum and more come each day, falsely believing they will be … Read More
Migrants waiting at US-Mexico border at risk of coronavirus, health experts warn
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AUSTIN, Texas – Thousands of asylum seekers crammed in border towns near the Texas-Mexico border awaiting U.S. immigration hearings are at risk of dying from coronavirus because of poor health access and unsafe conditions, advocates say. In Matamoros, where about 2,000 migrants live in a … Read More
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at U.S. borders to fight virus
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FILE – In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo, a Border Patrol agent talks with a group suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol … Read More
Trump administration starts returning migrants deep into Mexico to combat border crisis
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The Trump administration has started returning Mexican migrants deep into the country’s interior as part of an expanding effort to deter illegal immigration and combat the ongoing crisis at the border. The Department of Homeland Security started running flights from Tucson, Ariz., … Read More
“Remain in Mexico” policy: Migrant crisis continues at southern border
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The U.S. policy implemented in January 2019, means asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border will be returned to Mexico to wait for the duration of their U.S. immigration proceedings, leaving hundreds of migrants detained along … Read More
Trump administration expands program to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico
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The Trump administration this week added a new location to a Department of Homeland Security program that turns away asylum seekers who arrive at official crossing points at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) was implemented Monday in … Read More
500 religious groups, leaders seek end to ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
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Demonstrators protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 23, 2019. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters via CNS.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Calling the federal government’s migration protection protocols – also known as the “Remain in Mexico” … Read More