Posted on · The policy required asylum seekers who passed through Mexico on their way to the U.S. to stay in Mexico while their claims were processed. Many were forced to live in sometimes dangerous and unsanitary migrant camps.
Posted on · President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.
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Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it would implement its Migrant Protection Protocols in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico.
Posted on · About 104,000 migrants were taken into custody after crossing the Southwest border — a 28% drop from May. The hot-weather drop "outpaces last year's decline by 11 percent," DHS said.
Posted on · 23 Members of Congress have asked HUD Secretary Ben Carson to withdraw his proposal to change The Housing and Community Development Act of 1980.
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security has expanded its border detention facilities in Texas with the opening of two new tent-like structures, which were completed this week.
Posted on · A day after resigning as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen said she still shares Trump's goal of securing the Mexican border.
Posted on · The immigration system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West in San Antonio. Since October, there has been a 90 percent jump in the number of people apprehended.
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to provide additional active-duty troops on the Southern border. They will upgrade or add 160 miles of fencing in Arizona and California.
Posted on · “The documents reveal mistreatment that is neglectful at best and intentionally cruel at worst.”
Posted on · The ACLU began publishing the government documents online Wednesday and plans to post material, including audio recordings. Customs and Border Protection strongly denied the claims.
Posted on · A large group of Central Americans who say they face persecution in their home countries has reached the U.S.-Mexico border
Posted on · The three-day exercise involves more than 1,000 participants from state and federal agencies. The goal of this simulation is collaboration in the face of a common, large-scale threat
Posted on · Many Haitians in the U.S. have been protected from deportation since a 2010 earthquake, but the DHS says Haiti has improved enough for their return. The NAACP says the decision is racially motivated