Immigration

The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, as security measure are enhanced on the perimeter following protests sparked by news that the court might overturn cases that guarantee abortions. More demonstrations are expected in the wake of a Politico story about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion, which sets the stage for the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA121 DCSA121

May 16, 2022 at 10:04 am

Supreme Court limits federal court review of some deportations

A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts are powerless to review immigration officials’ decisions in some deportation cases, even when they have...

May 6, 2022 at 1:12 pm

Deputies find 100 migrants inside big rig on Texas highway

Authorities say deputies found about 100 migrants in the back of a semitrailer that had broken down on a South Texas highway, but many of...

Barathimohan Ganesan and his son, Niranjan Barathimohan, in Frisco, Texas on April 22, 2022. Children of temporary visa holders who can’t gain permanent residency are one of several groups urging the Biden administration to act on an immigration overhaul. (Emil Lippe/The New York Times)

April 30, 2022 at 1:55 pm

They grew up legally in the U.S., but can’t stay after they turn 21

Children of temporary visa holders who can’t gain permanent residency are one of several groups urging the Biden administration to act on an immigration overhaul.

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April 22, 2022 at 1:10 pm

Texas National Guard soldier drowns during attempted migrant rescue

Powerful river currents near Eagle Pass, Texas, have resulted in at least 10 drownings this week alone.

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FILE – President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian refugees during a visit to PGE Narodowy Stadium, March 26, 2022, in Warsaw. The Biden administration is making it easier for refugees fleeing Russiaâ€™s war on Ukraine to come to the United States from Europe while trying to shut down an informal route through Northern Mexico that has emerged in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WX101 WX101

April 21, 2022 at 6:30 am

US to welcome Ukraine refugees but no longer through Mexico

The Biden administration is making it easier for refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine to come to the U.S.from Europe while trying to shut down...

FILE – A long line of trucks is seeing stalled at the Zaragoza International Bridge, one of two ports of entry in Ciudad Juarez going into the U.S.on April 12, 2022. The truckers blocked both north and south bound commercial lanes in protest after they have seen prolonged processing times implemented by Gov. Greg Abbott. His decision to impose additional inspections of trucks entering Texas from Mexico is Abbott’s latest move in an unprecedented foray into border security, which has long been the federal government’s domain. (Omar Ornelas/The El Paso Times via AP, File) TXELP103 TXELP103

April 15, 2022 at 1:50 pm

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border this week.

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April 15, 2022 at 11:16 am

Explainer: Why is Texas policing its border with Mexico?

Gov. Abbott's decision to impose additional inspections of trucks from Mexico is his latest move in an unprecedented foray into border security, long the federal...

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FILE – Newly erected border wall separating Mexico, left, and the United States, cuts through through the Sonoran Desert just west of the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Douglas, Ariz. Authorities are investigating the cause of death of a female migrant whose leg was entrapped while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials offered few details, but the local sheriff’s office said the woman was a 32-year-old Mexican who was attempting to cross the wall Monday, April 11, 2022 near Douglas, Arizona. Her name was not released. (AP Photo/Matt York,File) LA401 LA401

April 14, 2022 at 11:19 am

Mexican woman dies, entangled while climbing Arizona border wall

Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman using a climbing harness who ended up hanging upside down off the...

Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel, left, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta, right, sign what the two countries called an “economic development partnership” in Kigali, Rwanda Thursday, April 14, 2022. Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda, a move that British opposition politicians and refugee groups condemned as inhumane, unworkable and a waste of public money. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier) NAI118 NAI118

April 14, 2022 at 6:10 am

Britain to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda in bid to cut illegal crossings

The prime minister said migrants deemed inadmissible would be sent to Rwanda, which could either accept them as refugees or send them to their home...

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A long line of trucks is seeing stalled at the Zaragoza International Bridge, one of two ports of entry in Ciudad Juarez going into the U.S.on April 12, 2022. The truckers blocked both north and south bound commercial lanes in protest after they have seen prolonged processing times implemented by Gov. Abbott which they say have increased from 2-3 hours up to 14 hours in the last few days. (Omar Ornelas /The El Paso Times via AP) TXELP103 TXELP103

April 13, 2022 at 6:05 am

Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock WATCH

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have gridlocked the U.S.-Mexico border for days.

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