-
Justices Appear to Side With Biden Administration Over Ending ‘Remain in Mexico' Rule
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.
-
New Plan Aims to Make It Easier for Ukrainians to Enter US, Just Not Via Mexico Border
The Biden administration is making it easier for refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine to come to the United States from Europe while trying to shut down an informal route through northern Mexico that’s emerged in recent weeks.
-
Djokovic Detention Draws Focus to Australia's Asylum-Seekers
Novak Djokovic has spent a fourth day among the unwilling occupants of Melbourne’s Park Hotel
-
‘I Feel Like I Can Be Open': Trans Migrant on Fleeing Violence, Seeking Asylum in US
A farmworker in northern New England, who is a member of two marginalized communities, is sharing a rarely heard story with NECN, aiming to open eyes to what drives some LGBTQ+ people to seek political asylum in the United States. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve known that I’ve been a man,” said Christian, through an interpreter....
-
Haitians Heading to US Change Plans, Ready to Wait in Mexico
As U.S. authorities moved out the last of the more than 14,000 migrants who gathered beside a border bridge in Del Rio, thousands of other Haitians en route between the border and South America are coming to the realization that a window of time has closed.
-
Shadow Docket Supreme Court Decisions Could Affect Millions
Traditionally, the process of getting an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court takes months and those rulings are often narrowly tailored.
-
Supreme Court Halts Reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico' Policy
The Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. Justice Samuel Alito issued the temporary stay late Friday night
-
US Says Order Coming This Week on Border Asylum Restrictions
A Justice Department attorney says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public health order that has prevented people from seeking asylum at the nation’s borders
-
US Gives More Asylum-Seekers Waiting in Mexico Another Shot
The U.S. Homeland Security Department says thousands of asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for their court hearings will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection
-
Central American Nations Deploy Troops to Reduce Migration
The Biden administration has struck an agreement with three Central American nations to temporarily surge troops to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of migration to the U.S. border
-
Mysterious New System at Border Keeps Migrants Guessing
The fate of thousands of migrant families who have recently arrived at the Mexico border is being decided by a mysterious new system under President Joe Biden
-
Asylum Seekers Begin to Arrive in Az. as Biden Border Policies Take Effect
Busloads of asylum seekers have started to arrive in Tucson, Arizona, for the first time since President Joe Biden began reversing border policies implemented by former President Donald Trump, city officials said.
-
US Unwinds Trump Policy Making Asylum-Seekers Wait in Mexico
The Biden administration is moving to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the U.S. It ends their long wait in Mexico and unravels a key anti-immigration policy of former President Donald Trump
-
Biden to Slowly Allow 25,000 People Seeking Asylum Into US
The Biden administration says an estimated 25,000 people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico will be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind through immigration courts
-
Pop-Up School for US Asylum Seekers Thrives Despite Pandemic
It started as a kind of pop-up school on a sidewalk to teach reading, writing and math to Central American children living in a camp of U.S. asylum seekers stuck in Mexico.