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Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigration
Read full article: Texas sues Biden administration over asylum rule, saying phone app encourages illegal immigrationThe state of Texas is suing the Biden administration to have a newly introduced asylum rule thrown out.
Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits
Read full article: Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limitsU.S. officials say a 98% drop in Venezuelan arrivals has helped lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing the U.S. border illegally from Mexico since pandemic-related asylum limits expired last week.
US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect
Read full article: US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effectThe U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings.
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions
Read full article: Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictionsThe border between the U.S. and Mexico is relatively calm, offering few signs of the chaos that had been feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions.
Facing influx of asylum-seekers, New York City says it has reached its limit on migrants
Read full article: Facing influx of asylum-seekers, New York City says it has reached its limit on migrantsNew York City officials say they will be unable to accommodate an expected influx of asylum-seekers as the federal government's pandemic-era immigration restriction ends.
‘Now or never’: Migrants seek to beat the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions
Read full article: ‘Now or never’: Migrants seek to beat the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictionsMigrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted at midnight.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issues warning to migrants ahead of Title 42 end
Read full article: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issues warning to migrants ahead of Title 42 endHouse Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
Title 42 is ending. Here’s what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing
Read full article: Title 42 is ending. Here’s what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changingThe U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.
Migrants flow north to US border ahead of policy changes
Read full article: Migrants flow north to US border ahead of policy changesDespite a dissuasion campaign by the U.S. government, migrants are headed toward its southern border in growing numbers ahead of the end of pandemic-era asylum restrictions and proposed new restrictions on those seeking asylum.
Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as plannedThe Supreme Court says it won't hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy that's been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border
Read full article: US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican borderThe 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.
After court setback, migrants cling to hopes of reaching US
Read full article: After court setback, migrants cling to hopes of reaching USA familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexico’s northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for now.
U.S.-bound migration from Venezuela plunges under new policy
Read full article: U.S.-bound migration from Venezuela plunges under new policyU.S. and Mexican officials say far fewer Venezuelans entered the United States in the first week of a U.S. policy to expel them to Mexico without a chance to seek asylum.
US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them
Read full article: US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end themOfficials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it.
Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit
Read full article: Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limitA judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23.
Migrant crossings spike as US plans to lift curb on asylum
Read full article: Migrant crossings spike as US plans to lift curb on asylumThe number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has surged in recent weeks as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers.
Advocates for Haitian asylum seekers anticipate an end to migrant expulsions
Read full article: Advocates for Haitian asylum seekers anticipate an end to migrant expulsionsSouth Florida advocates for Haitian migrants are calling on President Joe Biden to allow those who make the desperate crossing to the U.S. to file an asylum claim.
EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrants
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Biden uses Trump-era tool against Haiti migrantsThe Biden administration is relying on a contested Trump-era policy as it disperses thousands of Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in and around the small South Texas city of Del Rio.
Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
Read full article: Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in JulyA U.S. official says the number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July.