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A view of the border bridge in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Friday evening, Sept. 24, 2021, across the Rio Grande river from Del Rio, Texas.

The Border Is Reopening At Del Rio After The U.S. Clears Migrant Camp

5:31pm September 25, 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement outlining plans to allow passenger and cargo traffic to resume. Earlier, a camp of 15,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, had gathered there.

Books

Kat Chow's 'Seeing Ghosts' Is A Memoir Of Grief And Joy

6:00am September 24, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

Author and journalist Kat Chow writes in her new memoir, "Seeing Ghosts," that “grief is a container of contradictions.” Chow explores that gr

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Migrants at the Rio Grande near the port of entry in Del Rio, Texas, on Saturday.

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy

5:24pm September 20, 2021

A rarely used U.S. code pertaining to public health was invoked during the pandemic by the Trump White House to expel asylum-seekers. The Biden White House wants to keep it.

Migrants stand in line at a respite center in June after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in and were released in Del Rio, Texas.

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

8:44am September 17, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Texas officials call it a "historic surge." Thousands of new arrivals, largely from Haiti, are straining an already overstretched system, and more are on the way.

The head of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, says U.S. authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 on the U.S.-Mexico border in July — an "unprecedented number."

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U.S. Encounters An 'Unprecedented' Number Of Migrants. DHS Says 'It's Complicated'

8:53pm August 12, 2021

by Joel Rose

Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30 in Pharr, Texas. Abbott says he'll continue Trump's border barrier, a pledge that is expected to help the governor i

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Controlling The Border Is A Challenge. Texas Gov. Abbott's Crackdown Is Proving That

12:39pm August 07, 2021

by John Burnett

"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.

Longtime activist Maru Mora-Villalpando says ICE placed her in deportation proceedings in retaliation for her work.

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Immigrant Activists Say ICE Is Purposely Targeting Them. They're Urging Biden To Help

5:51pm August 04, 2021

by Joel Rose

In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.

Jacqueline Flores (left) with daughter Nicky at their home in Virginia last month. They are part of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, a group calling for an end to Title 42 so their family members can seek asylum.

Title 42 Foes Go Back To Court To Try To End COVID Measure Blocking Asylum-Seekers

10:50pm August 02, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Immigration advocates had put their lawsuit on hold to give the Biden administration time to phase out the Trump-era Title 42 measure. But they say they're tired of waiting.

President Biden walks to the Oval Office after arriving on Marine One.

Politics & Government

Biden Plan Will Try To Tackle Root Causes Of Migration From Central America

6:00am July 29, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Administration officials describe the plan as "the first of its kind," but much of the proposal is expanding on previous efforts that have done little to curb migration from Central America.

President Biden speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on July 21 after returning from a trip to Cincinnati.

Politics & Government

Pressure Is Building On Biden To Do More For Asylum-Seekers And Migrants

9:00pm July 26, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden, who spoke Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group, is under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.