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 […]
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni visited Albania on Wednesday to thank its government for its unique role in agreeing to host thousands of asylum-seekers while Italy processes their claims, and to tour migrant centres she said will be ready in August. Ms Meloni denied her day trip was a campaign stop on the eve of […]
WASHINGTON — Looking for a way to shut down the southern border in 2018, President Donald Trump found a 73-word provision in the asylum law that he said gave him “magical authorities” to keep migrants out of the country. President Joe Biden turned to that same provision Tuesday as he took executive action to temporarily […]
By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a sweeping new border measure on Tuesday that would allow authorities to quickly deport or send back to Mexico migrants caught crossing the southwest border if illegal entries surpass a certain level, according to two sources with knowledge […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests to the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once that number declines to 1,500, according […]
Irish police detected 50 people attempting to enter Ireland from the UK illegally last week. The Gardaí said they were refused leave to land and were returned to the UK across four days. The force said 107 people had been detected, without the correct visas or identity papers, across 21 days of action since the […]
In 2023, hotel rooms in NYC averaged $301 a night — a record — according to The New York Times. Airbnb and inflation were culprits. But the migrant crisis also played a big role. Dozens of hotels have been converted into migrant shelters, reducing the supply of available rooms. For travelers planning trips to New […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nearly 140 migrants have reached Greek shores over the past 24 hours, making the dangerous sea voyage across the Mediterranean Sea, authorities said Friday. One man, who had set off from North Africa, drowned off the southern island of Crete. Greece, along with Spain and Italy, is a key entry point […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Thursday that immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere were “building an army” to attack Americans “from within,” once again using inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in the US illegally. During a rally in the mainly Hispanic and Black neighbourhood of New York City’s South Bronx, […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Border Patrol agents and state law enforcement officers discovered a stash house where 10 were held and eight others were headed on Monday in Anthony, New Mexico. Border agents first stopped an SUV suspected of smuggling in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inside, agents found two alleged smugglers and […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Border Servant Corps (BSC) has announced through their Facebook account that their doors may close soon due to lack of federal funding. BSC, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a faith-based nonprofit that provides temporary support for refugees and asylum seekers in Southern New Mexico and West Texas, according […]