DULZURA, Calif. (AP) — Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when she heard President Joe Biden was halting asylum. She continued anyway, walking hours through the mountains east of San Diego with her toddler son, hoping it wasn’t too late. “I heard that they were going to do it or were […]
Shortly after President Biden’s executive order to restrict asylum access took effect late Tuesday, 50 migrants completed a nine-hour trek through the mountains just north of Tecate, Mexico. They lined up single file against the brush, in a dusty clearing steps from Highway 94, and waited for Border Patrol agents to pick them up. The […]
US president Joe Biden’s administration will block migrants from claiming asylum at the US-Mexico border until attempted crossings fall under new actions rolled out on Tuesday. The asylum ban came into effect on Wednesday, barring any legal challenges that might block it. What does the Biden asylum ban do? The new asylum ban allows authorities […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House […]
A newly released analysis from the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University ranks members of Congress on bipartisanship. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday argued that migrants coming from the southern border and into K-12 schools have strained resources and teacher-student ratios while leaving a […]
By Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will block migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border until attempted crossings fall under new actions rolled out on Tuesday. The asylum ban goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET (0401 GMT) on Wednesday, barring any legal challenges […]
Jun. 5—Maine’s attorney general is suing a religious leader in Westbrook, accusing him of defrauding immigrants by charging them for legal assistance on their immigration paperwork — often with detrimental mistakes — even though he had no qualifications to offer such advice. Attorney General Aaron Frey says that Shonda Okonda, 48, has violated state and […]
US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to ramp up measures to prevent asylum seekers from entering via the country’s border with Mexico. “I’m announcing actions to bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum,” Biden said in Washington on Tuesday. “Migrants will be restricted from receiving asylum at our […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive. The measure takes effect immediately because the new policy is triggered when arrests for illegal entry reach 2,500. About 4,000 people already are entering the U.S. […]
President Biden signed an executive order Tuesday that will allow U.S. immigration officials to temporarily shut down the U.S. border with Mexico to asylum seekers if the number of migrants attempting to cross in a single day reaches a certain threshold. Surrounded by at the White House, Biden announced the move, which he hopes will […]
On Tuesday, Joe Biden unveiled the most restrictive immigration policy of his presidency with an executive order enabling the mass rejection of asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when crossings reach certain levels. The order would allow the US government to temporarily shut down the border when the number of people seeking entry exceeds a […]
In an aerial view, a Texas National Guard soldier walks past a barrier of shipping containers and razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 17, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (File/John Moore/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will allow him to partly suspend asylum requests […]