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Immigration

The latest news on the Biden administration's immigration policy, and the border.

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Immigration backlog has a U.S. asylum-seeker feeling like he's 'imprisoned in a country'

Asylum-seekers spend years without any advancement on their cases, which ties up not just applicants but attorneys who can't take on new clients, further straining the system.
Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on May 11, 2023.
Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on May 11, 2023.

Report finds more than 340 migrant kids were sent to live with nonrelatives who sponsored other children

Advocates say the HHS audit raises questions about whether some migrant minors are being exploited by nonfamily members for child labor.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicles take away groups of vulnerable immigrants, including unaccompanied minors who had crossed over from Mexico on May 09, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. A surge of immigrants is expected with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicles take away groups of vulnerable immigrants, including unaccompanied minors who had crossed over from Mexico on May 09, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. A surge of immigrants is expected with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.

8-year-old who died in Border Patrol custody was not sent to hospital despite 104.9-degree fever

Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez entered Brownsville, Texas, with her parents and two siblings on May 9. She died on May 17, her ninth day in Border Patrol custody.
Anadith Reyes.
Anadith Reyes.

Migrant border crossings hit lowest point since Biden took office despite surge fears

Experts predicted a huge influx of migrants when the Title 42 Covid ban ended in May. Instead, crossings have hit new lows for a number of reasons — some of them temporary.
Image: A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch as immigrants enter a vehicle to be transported from a makeshift camp between border walls, between the U.S. and Mexico, on May 13, 2023 in San Diego, Calif.
Image: A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch as immigrants enter a vehicle to be transported from a makeshift camp between border walls, between the U.S. and Mexico, on May 13, 2023 in San Diego, Calif.

Four GOP governors send National Guard to the southern border

The governors of South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia issued their orders this week, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did so earlier.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Speaks At The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Speaks At The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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'What happened to Ray?': Family of Native American man killed by Border Patrol in Arizona wants to know why he was shot

Raymond Mattia was shot to death on May 18. “We said our goodbyes while he was in a body bag,” a relative said. “The elders said it was very disrespectful.”
Raymond Mattia.
Raymond Mattia.

U.S. Border Patrol chief retiring after seeing out end of Title 42 restrictions

Raul Ortiz led the Border Patrol through a large part of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Title 42 emergency health restrictions, which allowed agents to swiftly turn migrants away.
FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz listens during a news conference, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is stepping down following major changes at the U.S.-Mexico border that came with the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions. Ortiz said in a note to staff Tuesday, May 30, obtained by The Associated Press, that he has decided to retire effective Friday, June 30.
FILE - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz listens during a news conference, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is stepping down following major changes at the U.S.-Mexico border that came with the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions. Ortiz said in a note to staff Tuesday, May 30, obtained by The Associated Press, that he has decided to retire effective Friday, June 30.
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Man pleads not guilty to human smuggling in case at U.S.-Canada border near where 4 died

Steve Anthony Shand of Florida was driving a rented passenger van with two migrants inside when he was arrested in Minnesota in early 2022, authorities said.
Road signage just outside of Emerson, Manitoba, in January 2022. That month, the bodies of four people were found in the province of Manitoba yards from the U.S. border near the community of Emerson.
Road signage just outside of Emerson, Manitoba, in January 2022. That month, the bodies of four people were found in the province of Manitoba yards from the U.S. border near the community of Emerson.

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More than a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured as they await the fate of health care rule

In addition to lacking health insurance, DACA recipients cited fears around costs and immigration status as barriers, a report first shared with NBC News found.
People rally outside the Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), during a demonstration on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6, 2022.
People rally outside the Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), during a demonstration on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6, 2022.

Steve Bannon's trial in 'We Build the Wall' scheme set for May 2024

The former adviser to President Donald Trump will stand trial on charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.
Steve Bannon in Manhattan Supreme Court to set his trial date on May 25, 2023 in New York City.
Steve Bannon in Manhattan Supreme Court to set his trial date on May 25, 2023 in New York City.

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15d ago

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says immigration is her 'No. 1 concern' as she considers her next moves

The freshman senator has been elusive about her ambitions after her term concludes in 2024, with no timeline for a decision to run for re-election. 
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., in Phoenix on April 6, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., in Phoenix on April 6, 2023.