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Federal judge prohibits separation of families at border for 8 years
Children may still be separated but under limited circumstances, as was the case before a zero-tolerance Trump-era policy.
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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
Children had been dispersed to shelters across the country that didn’t know who their parents were or how to find them.
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Congress unlikely to include a pathway to citizenship in its border deal
Border security is a key component of a broader legislative deal that lawmakers are rushing to complete before the end of the year.
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New immigrant families living in Los Angeles
Immigrant families are in need of a multitude of services to fulfill their American Dream. Karma Dickerson reports for NBC4 News on Oct. 24, 2023.
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Some claim ‘extortion' from lawyer suing hundreds of small businesses
A private attorney has filed hundreds of lawsuits alleging Southern California immigration consultants are breaking the law. Some business owners say it’s a “shakedown.” Eric Leonard reports Oct. 19, 2023.
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Lawyer sues hundreds of local small businesses for allegedly violating law. Some call it ‘extortion'
A private attorney has filed hundreds of lawsuits alleging Southern California immigration consultants are breaking the law. Some business owners say it’s a “shakedown.”
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US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
Biden’s administration said it plans to have “multiple” deportation flights a week to Venezuela, according to a U.S. Transportation Department waiver on travel restrictions.
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Biden admin reaches deal with migrants separated from their families under Trump
The Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration reached a legal settlement Monday that allows the families to live and work in the U.S. for three years while receiving housing, mental health and legal assistance to apply for asylum.
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Judge denies bid to prohibit US officials from turning back asylum-seekers without app appointment
U.S. officials can continue to refuse asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don’t have appointments on a mobile phone app.
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Mexico's president rejects US-funded migrant transit centers
Migrant transit centers financed by the United States have been set up in Guatemala to receive applications from Central American citizens seeking to apply for work visas, family reunifications or refugee status
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Thousands of faith leaders could be deported due to green card processing change
Because of a procedural change in how the U.S. government processes some green cards, faith communities across the country may lose thousands of leaders and workers.
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Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer
One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges.
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2-month-old baby found abandoned on the Texas-Mexico border
Border patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, according to Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez.
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He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man's case offers a glimpse into US immigration court
The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system’s proceedings.
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Pope Francis insists Europe doesn't have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports
Pope Francis is challenging French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty.
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Venezuelan man travels 3,000 miles to US-Mexico border with his pet squirrel: ‘They gave each other courage'
The 23-year-old man and his pet squirrel are an unusual but blunt reflection of the emotional choices migrants make over what to take — and what to leave behind — as they embark on the dangerous trip north. Here’s their touching story.
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As shelters in Mexico swell, migrants rush to U.S. border
Five months since the end of Title 42, a policy that had allowed the government to quickly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum, apprehensions are up 30% on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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As shelters in Mexico swell, migrants rush to U.S. border
Five months since the end of Title 42, a policy that had allowed the government to quickly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum, apprehensions are up 30% on the U.S.-Mexico border. Mekahlo Medina reports Sept. 18, 2023.
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Border Patrol temporarily separated families this summer, court filing says
A pediatrician tasked by the federal court in Los Angeles to monitor the conditions of migrant children in U.S. government custody revealed in a recent court filing that some children were temporarily separated from their parents while in Border Patrol custody this summer due to overcrowding.
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Biden administration proposes more protections for migrant farm workers under H-2A visa program
The proposal would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take on seasonal jobs in the U.S. agriculture industry.