Immigration

As migrants cross illegally into the U.S. from Canada at historically high levels, U.S. officials have begun flying migrants apprehended at the northern border south to Texas. 

From Oct. 1 to Feb. 28, about 2,000 migrants crossed the border between Canada and New Hampshire, Vermont and New York south through the forests, compared to just 200 crossings in the same period the previous year.

Such rumors are a recurrent problem. Last month, messages began circulating “that there were going to be buses on the U.S. side to take them to Canada … and when they arrived, they were told it was a lie,” a U.N. official said

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants entering the United States from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities.

Blaming the border crisis on the president has been a popular talking point among the his critics.

The Biden administration says it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through

“Let’s come together on immigration,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday. “Let’s at least pass my plan to provide the equipment and officers to secure the border and a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers.

Migrants must apply for asylum in court, but many are now in legal limbo without court dates and charging documents, unaware they’re passing their one-year deadline to apply.

A federal task force has reunited nearly 700 children who were separated from their families during the Trump administration.

Twenty states with GOP attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over a major change in immigration policy.

The Biden administration has launched an online appointment system for migrants to be exempt from limits on seeking asylum, its latest major step to overhaul border enforcement.

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador challenged U.S. President Joe Biden to end an attitude of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America and the Caribbean as the two leaders met on Monday, making for a brusque opening to a summit of North American leaders.

A Nevada case shined a light on a U.S. immigration law and its little-known history after a federal judge called the rule racist and struck it down.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to stop busing migrants to Chicago after Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter, warning that the city has no additional room to accommodate more arrivals. NBC 5’s Karen Aguilar reports.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to detail action his administration will take to improve border security and immigration processes. “Until Congress passes the funds, a comprehensive immigration plan to fix the system completely, my administration is going to work to make better at the border using the tools we have available to us now.”

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally.

President Joe Biden says he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico.

The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday.

The policy, which was set to expire this year, allows border officials to turn away some asylum seekers because of public health concerns.

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week.