Tag: Immigration
EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?
SAN DIEGO — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday during a visit to El Paso, Texas, that, “It's more than a crisis. This...
Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
WASHINGTON — A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging...
EU mulls visa pressure so African states take back migrants
BRUSSELS — European Union ministers on Monday debated ways to persuade northern African countries to take back migrants denied entry into the 27-nation bloc,...
Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats' drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as...
Homeland Security chief defends US handling of border surge
WASHINGTON — Faced with a rising number of migrants at the southwest border and criticism from all sides, the Biden administration's head of Homeland...
8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes in Texas border city
AUSTIN, Texas — Eight people in a Dodge pickup truck loaded with immigrants were killed when the vehicle collided with another pickup truck following...
Mexico catches migrants using false UN documents
MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that 20 migrants were caught at a highway checkpoint using falsified paperwork with letterheads from the...
FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied...
Immigrant crime victims hope for change to visas under Biden
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In a bid to become a legal permanent resident of the United States, she says she lives in fear, afraid both...
US offers temporary legal residency to people from Myanmar
The Biden administration offered temporary legal residency Friday to people from Myanmar, where military leaders have overthrown the country's elected government and are using...
