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President Trump's suspension of asylum marks a break from U.S. past

11:15am January 23, 2025

Lee Gelernt with the ACLU said the action goes "way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past."

Iván and his mother, Hilda Ramirez, have taken refuge in a suburban church in Austin, Texas, for more than four and a half years. She says they fled his abusive grandfather in Guatemala five years ago, made it to the Texas border, and asked for asylum fr

National

Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

5:01pm November 02, 2020

by John Burnett

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.

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A few hundred people gathered in Tijuana's high-end Rio area on Sunday to protest against groups migrating from Central American countries.

World News

Shouting 'Mexico First,' Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan

5:39pm November 19, 2018

by James Fredrick

While some residents of the northern Mexican city have said "all migrants are welcome," a group of protesters this weekend demanded they be kicked out.

U.S. Border Patrol agents ask a group of Central American asylum seekers to remove hair bands and wedding rings before taking them into custody on June 12, near McAllen, Texas.

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A Record Number Of People Were Displaced In 2017 For 5th Year In A Row

3:34pm June 19, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

An average of 44,000 people were displaced every day, or one person every two seconds, according to a United Nations report. Conflict is the biggest factor driving displacement.