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ELLIOT SPAGAT

ELLIOT SPAGAT

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Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money

Buses dropped off hundreds of migrants at a San Diego bus stop instead of at a reception center that had been serving as a staging area because it ran out of local funding sooner than expected

Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money
Crime|Election|News|US

The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate

The killing of nursing student in Georgia has become an issue in the 2024 presidential campaign

The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
News|US|World

US asylum restriction aimed at limiting claims has little impact given strained border budget

U.S. asylum officers were instructed nearly a year ago to apply a higher screening standard on people who cross the border illegally to claim asylum after passing though another country

US asylum restriction aimed at limiting claims has little impact given strained border budget
News|US

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits

Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism, starting with the choice of location

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
Election|News|Opinion

Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly

A union of immigration judges has been ordered to get supervisor approval to speak to anyone outside the Justice Department, potentially quieting a frequent critic of heavily backlogged immigration courts in an election year

Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly
US

Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants

In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social media that the Biden administration had secretly flown hundreds of thousands of migrants to the United States

Fact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
Americas|News

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US

An immigration crackdown in Mexico has hit Venezuelans especially hard

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US
News|US|World

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps

A federal judge sharply questions the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children who are waiting for agents in makeshift camps

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps
News|US|World

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights

The Biden administration says it has sent about 50 Haitians back to their country, marking its first deportation flight in months to the Caribbean nation struggling under surging gang violence

US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
Business|Economy|News|US

Lottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse

Authorities say lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year

Lottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse
News|US|World

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants

The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
Americas|News|US

New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants

The Biden administration is creating a new process aimed at cutting the time it takes to decide the fates of newly arrived migrants in immigration courts from years to roughly six months

New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants
News|Americas|Crime|US|World

The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly

U.S. figures show that San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April

The latest hot spot for illegal border crossings is San Diego. But routes change quickly
News|US|World

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help 'gain control' of the border

The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration is responding to President Joe Biden's effort to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border by acknowledging challenges posed by increasing migrant crossings

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help 'gain control' of the border
News|US|World

How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work

President Joe Biden has ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive

How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
News|Uncategorized|US|World

Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum

A sense of uncertainty prevails among migrants after President Joe Biden invoked powers to suspend asylum for people who cross the border illegally

Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum
News|Political|US

Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce

President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border

Some nationalities escape Biden's sweeping asylum ban because deportation flights are scarce
News|US

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says

The Homeland Security Department says arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended

Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum processing, Homeland Security says
US|World

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

The Biden administration's asylum halt that has led to a 40% drop in arrests for illegal border crossings this month falls hardest on nationalities most susceptible to being deported

Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take
News|US|World

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump

The Homeland Security Department says more than 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will be eligible for a major expansion of temporary legal status because conditions in the Caribbean nation are unsafe for return

Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
Crime|Political|US

Donald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first

Donald Trump may link immigration to violent crime more effectively than any American politician before him, but he’s hardly the first to promote the unfounded narrative

Donald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first
News|US

FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention

Issues around illegal immigration were the focus of the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee

FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention
News|Opinion|US|World

Behind Biden's asylum halt: Migrants must say if they fear deportation, not wait to be asked

Border Patrol agents are breaking from a practice in effect since 1997 by no longer asking migrants if they fear deportation

Behind Biden's asylum halt: Migrants must say if they fear deportation, not wait to be asked
News|Political|US|World

US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency

U.S. arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, raising prospects a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon

US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency
News|US

US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud

The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors

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