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Report Calls For Better Translation Services After Two Migrant Deaths In Border Patrol Custody

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on February 21, 2019 · Some experts say more indigenous language access could improve migrant health while they're in federal custody.  

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Border Patrol apprehensions hit a record high. But that’s only part of the story

Joel Rose, NPR

Posted on October 25, 2021 · The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions last year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high.

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In Texas, Officials Are Reporting A Surge In Migrants At The Southern Border This Week

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR

Posted on September 17, 2021 · Texas officials say they are seeing a "historic surge" in migration along the southern border. Thousands of new arrivals from Haiti are straining an already overstretched effort to deal with them.

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2 Girls Dropped Over U.S. Border Wall To Be Reunited With Mother

Angela Kocherga, KTEP

Posted on April 1, 2021 · Their mother has been located in the United States and the goal is to reunite the girls, aged 3 and 5, with her.

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Progress On Equity Made By Women Impaired By The Pandemic

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on March 17, 2021 · Experts weigh in on the impact of women in recent history and how the pandemic highlighted discrimination that women face every day.

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