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Trump Administration Implementing ‘3rd Country’ Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on July 15, 2019 · Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday.

Tags asylum seekers central american migrants southern border U.S.-Mexico border

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Guatemalan Migrant Dies After Being Apprehended At The Texas-Mexico Border

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on May 20, 2019 · The Guatemalan teenager, who hasn’t been identified, was found unresponsive Monday morning at the Border Patrol station in Weslaco.

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Deported Guatemalan Man Desperately Awaits Return Of 9-Year-Old Son From U.S. Custody

Carrie Kahn, NPR

Posted on July 20, 2018 · The Ramirez family tried to seek asylum in the U.S. The dad says he was deported, but his son and wife are being held in the U.S. in separate facilities.

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Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune / Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 9, 2023 · He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.

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Ahead of Biden’s visit to Texas, White House announces new efforts to curb unauthorized immigration

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 5, 2023 · Immigrant rights groups slammed the plan as ineffective and redundant.

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President Joe Biden says he’ll visit the border next week during Mexico trip

URIEL J. GARCÍA, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 5, 2023 · The president, who has been criticized by some Republicans for not visiting the border since he took office, hasn’t announced where his visit would take place.

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First bus of migrants who crossed into Texas makes trip to Washington, D.C.

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 13, 2022 · The transport is part of Abbott’s plan to expand Operation Lone Star and came in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 – a pandemic-era rule that rapidly expels migrants from the U.S.

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