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Immigration

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

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Conservatives push for border bill to be added to debt ceiling negotiations

Adding border issues to already fraught talks could derail the process with only days left until the U.S. could default on its debts.
Texas National Guard troops oversee a gate at the border in El Paso, Texas
Texas National Guard troops oversee a gate at the border in El Paso, Texas

Supreme Court ends dispute over Trump-era asylum-seeker policy

Republican attorneys general last year filed a request to prevent the unwinding of Title 42, a policy tied to the Covid emergency that allowed asylum-seekers to be expelled quickly.
Migrants keep warm by a fire at dawn after spending a night alongside the U.S.-Mexico border fence on Dec. 22, 2022 in El Paso, Texas.
Migrants keep warm by a fire at dawn after spending a night alongside the U.S.-Mexico border fence on Dec. 22, 2022 in El Paso, Texas.

DeSantis is sending Florida law enforcement and National Guard members to the Texas border

The numbers are a significant increase from when the Florida governor sent assistance to Texas in 2021.
Image: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a New Hampshire Republican Party dinner on April 14, 2023, in Manchester, N.H.
Image: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a New Hampshire Republican Party dinner on April 14, 2023, in Manchester, N.H.

DeSantis sending Florida law enforcement to Texas border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's sending more than 1,100 state law enforcement agents and National Guard members to Texas’ southern border with Mexico.
DeSantis sending Florida law enforcement to Texas border
DeSantis sending Florida law enforcement to Texas border

Border agents released more than 6,400 migrants without court dates before being stopped by court order

At the same time, the overall number of migrants crossing the southern border declined Monday for the fourth straight day since the end of the Title 42 Covid ban.
Asylum-seekers wait in a makeshift camp between border walls on May 13, 2023 in San Diego.
Asylum-seekers wait in a makeshift camp between border walls on May 13, 2023 in San Diego.

Miami-Dade police said they won't ask for paperwork in stops ahead of sweeping immigration law

The police department said its goal is to "protect" and not to get involved in a "political issue " like immigration, but that doesn't mean Florida's statewide agencies will do the same.
Cars along Ocean Drive January 24, 2022 in Miami Beach.
Cars along Ocean Drive January 24, 2022 in Miami Beach.

Migrant crossings drop dramatically at U.S. southern border

Since Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, the number of migrants crossing the United States’ southern border has dropped dramatically. Now as migrants are shipped north, a humanitarian crisis is brewing as cities rush to create housing to meet the recent influx. NBC News’ George Solis has the latest.
Migrant crossings drop dramatically at U.S. southern border
Migrant crossings drop dramatically at U.S. southern border

Mayorkas says border crossings dropped by 50% after Covid restrictions were lifted

Still, the homeland security secretary cautioned it’s “too early” to tell whether the migrant surge has peaked since Title 42 expired.
Guatemalan migrants walk along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande after crossing over from Mexico on May 13, 2023, to El Paso, Texas.
Guatemalan migrants walk along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande after crossing over from Mexico on May 13, 2023, to El Paso, Texas.

Undocumented migrant crossings dropped on Friday, the first day after Title 42 was lifted

CBP stopped just over 6,200 undocumented migrants on Friday compared with roughly 11,000 on Tuesday and Wednesday and 10,000 on Thursday.
A migrant speaks to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at a gate entrance
A migrant speaks to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at a gate entrance

Migrant teen from Honduras dies in custody of Florida facility

An investigation is underway into the death of a 17-year-old who migrated from Honduras. The teenager died in the custody of a Florida facility. NBC's Guad Venegas reports.
Migrant teen from Honduras dies in custody of Florida facility
Migrant teen from Honduras dies in custody of Florida facility

Migrant teen from Honduras dies in custody of Florida facility sheltering unaccompanied minors for HHS

Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, 17, was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. The department, which began operations in 1980, has more than 67,000 employees.
The US Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, DC, 21 July 2007. The department, which began operations in 1980, has more than 67,000 employees.