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July 30, 2021 at 3:16 pm

Advocates end work with US to pick asylum-seekers in Mexico

Two organizations say they are ending cooperation with the Biden administration to identify the most vulnerable migrants waiting in Mexico to be admitted to the...

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting with Native American community leaders about voting rights together with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC115 DCMC115

July 29, 2021 at 3:00 am

Harris releases strategy to tackle migration’s root causes

Vice President Kamala Harris says efforts to address root causes of migration from Central America won't produce immediate results as she unveils a broad strategy...

July 14, 2021 at 10:44 am

‘God opened the door’: Mystery surrounds US asylum picks VIEW

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — In a packed camp for migrant families on Mexico's side of the busiest U.S. border crossing, Nelson Membreño has lived through...

July 13, 2021 at 11:25 am

US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated...

June 23, 2021 at 1:52 pm

Border Patrol chief who supported Trump’s wall is forced out

CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol was forced out of his job Wednesday, after less than two years in a...

FILE – In this May 17, 2021 file photo, a group of migrants mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua wait along a road after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, in La Joya, Texas. 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. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) FX207 FX207

June 22, 2021 at 2:23 pm

US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot

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...

June 11, 2021 at 8:06 am

US closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has dismantled a Trump-era government office to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a...

June 8, 2021 at 3:05 am

US identifies 3,900 children separated at border under Trump

The Biden administration's Family Reunification Task Force on Tuesday provided one of the more detailed accounts of a chapter in U.S. immigration history that drew...

In this undated photo supplied by the New Zealand police, a box containing a large amounts of cash is seen after being discovered during a police raid as part of Operation Trojan. Authorities in Australia and New Zealand Tuesday, June 8, 2021, say theyâ€™ve dealt a huge blow against organized crime after hundreds of criminals were tricked into using a messaging app that was being secretly run by the FBI. (New Zealand Police via AP) AUK101 AUK101 (NZ Police / The Associated Press)

June 7, 2021 at 9:06 pm

Global sting began by creating message service for crooks VIEW

“Criminal influencers" helped spread a messaging app that was being secretly run by the FBI. The app helped authorities in several countries monitor messages about...

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This photo provided by the International Rescue Committee shows Susana Coreas, a transwoman who fled El Salvador, is seen in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 24, 2021. Coreas was allowed into the United States in May after she was determined to be particularly vulnerable waiting in Mexico and given an exemption to federal pandemic-related powers that have prevented many from seeking asylum. A new effort by the Biden administration that is under pressure to lift the order is ramping up exemptions to the policy. (International Rescue Committee via AP) LA402 LA402

June 3, 2021 at 11:50 pm

Biden taps groups to help pick asylum-seekers to come to US

Six humanitarian groups will recommend which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. based on who is deemed most vulnerable while waiting in...