Central American migrants

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost testifies by a photo of agents with children during a Senate Judiciary Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee hearing.

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Migrants Apprehended At Southern Border Top 100,000 For Second Consecutive Month

9:28pm May 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol said her agents are spending more and more of their time dealing with families with children who need food and medical care.

Migrants line up after being apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border near Lukeville, Ariz. Mexico is at the top of the image, beyond the border fence.

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Southwest Border Apprehensions Show Small Decline In January

7:28pm February 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Government data reflect a slight dip in arrests even as authorities see more Central American families trying to enter the U.S.

Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "I feel free; I feel different," Paz said. "I don't have someone who imposes his views and his ways on me. I am not scared someone will come and attack me, like I used

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'I'm A Survivor Of Violence': Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum

5:51pm January 16, 2019

by Federica Valabrega

Photographer Federica Valabrega photographed Central American women who fled domestic violence and joined a migrant caravan to seek asylum in the U.S.

Dr. Bert Johansson, an El Paso pediatrician, treats lesions on a migrant man's foot at a makeshift clinic within a local shelter.

It's Easy For Migrants To Get Sick; Harder To Get Treatment

4:59pm December 30, 2018

Two children recently died in Border Patrol custody. In response, volunteers created pop-up clinics and the Department of Homeland Security ordered medical checks on kids in custody.

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Asylum seekers stand at a bus stop after they were dropped off by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Greyhound bus station in El Paso, Texas on Dec. 23.

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Trump Blames Democrats For Deaths of Migrant Kids As DHS Secretary Visits Border

4:49pm December 29, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Kirstjen Nielsen's visit comes as her department is under scrutiny for the recent deaths of two Guatemalan migrant children in U.S. custody.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced a host of "extraordinary protective measures" designed to improve conditions for children and adults held in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.

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Department Of Homeland Security Promises Changes To Protect Migrant Children

10:59pm December 26, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen promises new "extraordinary protective measures" in the wake of the death of a second migrant child this month. They will require assistance from multiple federal agencies.

Recently released from ICE custody, migrants form a line to board a bus that will take them to a shelter on Christmas Day.

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ICE Continues To Release Asylum-Seekers At Public Park In El Paso, Texas

10:31pm December 25, 2018

Officials appear to have resumed coordinating with local shelters after days of dropping off hundreds of mostly Central American migrants without any plan.

Cristian Aguilar carries his half-brother Jaden's toy car into the restaurant Honduras 504, owned by his father José Aguilar. Cooking up traditional food, it has served the Honduran diaspora community in Tijuana since 2015.

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A Honduran Restaurant Hands Out Hot Comfort Food For The Migrant Caravan In Tijuana

2:50pm December 19, 2018

by Tomás Ayuso

When José Aguilar, a Honduran living in the Mexican border city who runs the restaurant Honduras 504, heard a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants was coming, he knew he had to do something to help.

Migrants, one carrying a child, who plan to turn themselves over to U.S. border agents, walk up the embankment after climbing over a U.S. border wall from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, last week. On Tuesday, members of the Hispanic Caucus called for improved

Hispanic Caucus Calls For Investigation Into Migrant Child's Death

8:55pm December 18, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After touring the two border facilities where Jakelin Caal was detained before she died, the congressional delegation called for better medical facilities and trained personnel at ports of entry.

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Father Of Dead Migrant Says Border Patrol's 'Best Efforts' Couldn't Save Her

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in CBP custody this month, but the West Texas Guatemalan Consul General, who has spoken with her father, says they have no complaints about their treatment.