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Border Patrol must care for migrant children in ‘safe and sanitary' facilities, judge rules
A federal judge from the United States District Court of Central California ruled the Border Patrol must house migrant children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in safe and sanitary facilities.
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Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps
A federal judge sharply questions the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children who are waiting for agents in makeshift camps.
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California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
A Southern California man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico.
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Scanners that spot smuggled fentanyl at the border sit unused because Congress hasn't provided the cash to install them
Customs and Border Protection has spent millions on the most up-to-date high-tech scanners to spot fentanyl crossing the southern U.S. border, but many scanners are sitting in warehouses unused because Congress hasn’t appropriated funds to install them.
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10 people injured after falling from US-Mexico border fence in California
Ten people have been hospitalized after falling from the border fence south of San Diego, California, on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
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Biden says he would shut down border ‘right now' if Congress sends him deal to sign
President Joe Biden is bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine.
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Biden is asking for Mexican help to stop the record surge of migrants. Here's what Mexico wants in return.
Mexico brings major leverage to negotiations, as Biden needs Mexican help to fix a problem that is driving down his poll numbers, said three U.S. officials
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The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
Arrests for illegal crossings into the U.S. from Mexico fell to about 2,500 on Monday, down from more than 10,000 on several days in December, according to U.S. authorities.
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Largest migrant caravan in more than a year headed to US
At around 6,000 people, the migrant caravan that set out Sunday was the largest one since June 2022, when a similarly sized group departed Tapachula.
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Venezuelans become largest nationality to illegally cross US-Mexico border as September numbers surge
Venezuela plunged into a political, economic and humanitarian crisis over the last decade, pushing more than 7 million people to leave
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Biden reaches agreement with migrants separated from their families under Trump
A settlement was reached between the Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border Monday.
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Biden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border, one of his biggest problems heading into 2024
The U.S.-Mexico border and immigration are creating political and security challenges for President Joe Biden.
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Biden administration resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals surge
The Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, speaking in Mexico City Thursday, cited the new measure as one of the “strict consequences” the Biden administration is pairing with the expansion of legal pathways for asylum seekers.
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Mexico will try to prevent migrants from hopping on freight trains as migration to US border surges
Mexican officials have pledged to set up checkpoints to “dissuade” migrants from hopping freight trains to the U.S. border.
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Migrants overwhelm Mexico's borders as asylum applications prepare to set new record
Mexico is on track to receive more asylum applications this year than ever before as the flow of migrants threatens to overwhelm governments of several Latin American countries along the migratory route.
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Afghan soldier who was arrested at US-Mexico border after fleeing Taliban wins asylum
Abdul Wasi Safi, 27, is one of tens of thousands of Afghan citizens who fled to the U.S. following the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Mexico installs Berlin Wall fragment near US border as Biden adds barriers
President Joe Biden issued an executive order his first day in office to halt wall construction, ending a signature effort by his predecessor, Donald Trump. But his administration has moved ahead with small, already-contracted projects
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Smugglers are steering migrants into the remote Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges
Smugglers are suddenly steering migrants through some of the most desolate and dangerous areas of the Arizona borderlands, forcing them to walk for miles in scorching heat.
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Smuggler with ISIS ties helped migrants enter US from Mexico, FBI says
The U.S. is working with the foreign partners to shut down the travel routes used by the smuggling network and to identify the people who used it to enter the country, the NSC said.
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Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says
A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.