Trump vows to end birthright citizenship if he wins in 2024
Any move to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants living in the U.S. without permission is all but certain to face legal challenges.
Top U.S. Border Patrol official is retiring, opening key vacancy
After his promotion in 2021, Ortiz became a major figure in the government's efforts to address an unprecedented migration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship if he wins in 2024
Any move to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants living in the U.S. without permission is all but certain to face legal challenges.
Liberals and conservatives both oppose Biden's southern border policy
The Biden administration has succeeded in uniting progressives and conservatives on one issue — they both hate its new policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bipartisan group unveils bill to overhaul immigration system
Like other comprehensive immigration bills, the proposal by Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Veronica Escobar faces steep odds in a deeply divided Congress.
1.5 million apply for migrant sponsor program with 30,000 monthly spots
The program is designed to discourage migrants from crossing the U.S. border illegally, but the soaring number of applications has yielded "significant" wait times.
Migrant mother requested aid 3 times the day 8-year-old daughter died in U.S. custody
Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, 8, died on May 17 after spending more than a week in Border Patrol custody alongside her parents and siblings.
U.S. deported 11,000 migrants in the week after Title 42 ended
Officials have said the increase in formal deportations has contributed to a sharp drop in the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. unlawfully.
Texas expands migrant bus operation, sending first group to Denver
In over a year, Texas has transported more than 19,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia on over 400 buses.
8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody, officials say
The girl's death marks the first known death of a migrant child in Border Patrol custody since the Trump administration, when several minors died.
Migrant border crossings drop sharply after end of Title 42
Biden administration officials have attributed the sharp drop to increased deportations, tighter asylum rules and efforts by other countries to stop U.S.-bound migrants.
What is Title 8, and what's changed along the border after Title 42?
Now that Title 42 is no longer in place, officials are required to give asylum-seekers an initial interview. But that doesn't mean all migrants will be allowed to stay.
No immediate spike in border entries in aftermath of Title 42's end
On Friday, the first day since March 2020 in which the U.S. could no longer cite Title 42 to expel migrants, Border Patrol apprehended 6,300 migrants, a sharp drop from earlier in the week.
Unaccompanied migrant child dies in U.S. custody, second in 2 months
Enrique Reina, the Honduran secretary of foreign affairs, identified the child as Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza.
New asylum restriction along U.S.-Mexico border challenged in court
Migrants subjected to the rule could face deportation to their home country or Mexico as well as a five-year ban from the U.S.