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William Linares, a 5-year-old from Honduras, plays in an encampment where he is living near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, on April 30. The boy is traveling with his mother, Suanny Gomez, and seeking asylum in the United States.

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As The Line Into America Slows, Communities Form, And Wait, On The Mexican Side

6:43pm June 03, 2019

by John Burnett

U.S. border officials strictly limit the number of asylum seekers they allow to legally cross ports of entry every day, creating an enormous backlog of migrants in places like Matamoros.

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Juan Fierro García runs a migrant shelter in Juárez, Mexico, that houses asylum-seekers. Here, he joins in prayer with migrants from Central America, Cuba and Africa.

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Thousands Wait In Juárez, Mexico, For A Chance At Sanctuary In The U.S.

8:48am June 01, 2019

by Lorne Matalon

Most people waiting are from Cuba and Central America, but increasingly Juárez has become a destination for migrants from all over the world who are fleeing violence and persecution.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent walks along the banks of the Rio Grande River near McAllen, Texas. Migrant families often cross the river illegally to enter the U.S.

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Teenager Is Latest Migrant Child To Die In U.S. Custody

4:50pm May 20, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.

Migrants disembark from the motor tanker El Hiblu 1 in Valletta's Grand Harbour after Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel on Thursday.

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Migrants In Maltese Custody After Reportedly Hijacking Ship That Rescued Them

8:50am March 28, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

More than 100 migrants were picked up from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean. When they realized the ship was returning to Libya, officials say, they commandeered it and demanded passage to Europe.

A Border Patrol agent checks the names and documents of families who crossed the nearby U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. Immigration authorities say they expect the continuing surge of Central American families crossing the border to multiply in th

Immigration System At The 'Breaking Point,' Homeland Security Official Warns

7:04pm March 27, 2019

by Joel Rose

A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, addresses the media during a news conference at a refugee resettling agency in Toronto on Jan. 15. She pledged to "work in support of freedom for women around the world, the same freedom I experienced on the first day I arrived

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Saudi Kingdom Tries To Prevent More Women From Fleeing

8:49pm March 13, 2019

by Deborah Amos

The case of an 18-year-old refugee in Canada will embolden other Saudi women to follow suit, experts say. Saudi officials have launched a campaign to stop that from happening.

Honduran migrants surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing a border wall into the United States. According to new federal data, the number of migrants apprehended crossing the border in recent months has surged.

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Migrant Families Arrive In Busloads As Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High

8:24pm March 05, 2019

The system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West. The migrants apprehended at the Southern border in February made for the highest monthly total in almost a decade.

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A yard sign in Ajo, Ariz., expressing support for migrant aid workers.

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'No More Deaths' Volunteers Face Possible Jail Time For Aiding Migrants

1:46am March 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

As security has tightened along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants are forced into more hostile desert areas. Volunteers who put out water and food say they're trying to prevent deaths.

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Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into G

Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

10:22am January 16, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.

An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. works at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to decontaminate the area after the 2011 nuclear meltdown. A Vietnamese laborer in Japan on a training program says he was also put to work cleaning up the sit

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As Japan Tries Out Immigration, Migrant Workers Complain Of Exploitation

2:24pm January 15, 2019

A Vietnamese laborer tells NPR he was led to believe he would learn construction work but ended up cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear site. Migrant advocates say Japan needs to overhaul the program.