Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on U.S. border
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — An exodus of migrants fleeing drug cartel violence and corruption in Mexico has mired hundreds of immigrants in ramshackle tent...
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Asylum seekers jam US border crossings to evade Trump policy
PHOENIX (AP) — For months, asylum seekers have been prohibited from filing their claims at U.S. border crossings under a much-criticized Trump administration policy. Now...
Who profits from ‘crimmigration’? Not America or its ideals | Naomi Ishisaka
The criminalization of immigration is neither just nor unavoidable, writes author César Cuauhtémoc GarcÃa Hernández, who appears at Seattle's Town Hall on Dec. 9.
Ballroom dancers say immigration clampdown hurting business
ORANGE, Conn. (AP) — When no Americans replied to her ads seeking a dance instructor, studio owner Chris Sabourin looked overseas. But she was stymied...
In squalid Mexico tent city, desperate asylum-seekers are sending children over the border alone
In recent weeks, dozens of parents have watched as their children, sleeping outside in the cold, have become sick or despondent. Many decided to get...
Aid agencies sue to block Trump plan letting cities, states ban new refugees
As states and cities debate whether to welcome more refugees to their communities, three organizations sued the Trump administration Thursday over a recent presidential executive...
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