Haitian migrant family crosses the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juárez to surrender to the border patrol in the United States with the intention of requesting asylum. – Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 05-1...
As Attempted Border Crossings Surge, New Biden Plan Speeds Up Asylum Approval and Deportation
By Julia Ainsley, NBC News WASHINGTON — As the number of migrants stopped at the southern border surges to the highest level in two decades, the Biden administration has drafted a 21-point plan to w...
Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to ‘remain in Mexico’ – but for 41,247 migrants, it’s too late
Border Patrol agent wearing a Texan hat detains a group of migrants who crossed the border illegally to request political asylum in the United States. – Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 02-09-2021 By A...
Lawyers have found the parents of 105 separated migrant children in past month
Families separated by the border between Mexico and the United States meet this morning at the Rio Grande, where they hug for four minutes. – Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 06-24-2017 (Shutterstock)...
First ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum seekers enter U.S. at San Ysidro
Travelers cross the new pedestrian bridge over the interstate 5 freeway to the San Ysidro border crossing into Mexico. – San Ysidro, California, USA – October 5, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Kat...
A New ICE Policy As Trump Is About To Leave Office Could Make It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
A young Central American boy migrant who, with his family, is seeking asylum from poverty and gang violence, waits to board a bus to his Immigration hearing sponsor. – McAllen, Tx/U.S. – A...
Remain in Mexico policy needlessly exposed migrants to harm, report says
A group of migrants eat cookies while waiting their turn to be served by Mexican immigration authorities to apply for asylum on December 3, 2018 in Mexicali, Mexico. (Shutterstock) By Tom Phillips, Th...
USCIS adds hurdle for refugees and asylees to reunite with family
A father and child hold a protest sign to demand the closure of detention camps at the U.S.-Mexico border. – Philadelphia, PA / USA – July 12, 2019 (Shutterstock) Washington D.C. – Unit...
Severed families, raided workplaces and a climate of fear: Assessing Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos, immigrants & supporters gathered 3,000 strong at Columbus Circle to protest & march against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies. – New York City &...
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Publish Final Rule to Restrict Certain Criminal Aliens’ Eligibility for Asylum
Migrants from Central America cross the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in the United States. – El Paso, Texas USA / Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico – May 30, 2019 (Shutterstock) By justi...