What is Title 42, the COVID border policy used to expel migrants?
Title 42 allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants and asylum-seekers on public health grounds.
Ukrainians can be considered for asylum at U.S.-Mexico border, DHS says
The Biden administration instructed border officials to consider exempting Ukrainians from Title 42, a pandemic restriction that prevents other migrants from seeking asylum.
Biden administration shields Afghans in the U.S from deportation
Temporary Protected Status will allow eligible Afghans to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
U.S. border arrivals increased in February, with 55% quickly expelled
Expulsions of migrants under a pandemic-era restriction put in place in 2020 rose by 17% to 91,513, representing 55% of all border encounters in February.
CDC revokes U.S. authority to expel migrant children
A federal court last week had ruled that the administration could not exempt unaccompanied children from a Trump-era border restriction.
Will the U.S. receive Ukrainian refugees?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the swiftest refugee displacement crisis in Europe since World War II, prompting more than 3 million people to flee the country.
ICE arrests and deportations plunged in 2021 under Biden rules
Current rules instruct ICE officers to detain immigrants convicted of serious crimes, migrants who recently crossed a U.S. border illegally, and those deemed to pose a national security risk, such as suspected terrorists.
Biden faces intensifying Democratic pressure to end border expulsions
A Ukrainian mother and her children fleeing the Russian invasion were turned back at the U.S. border by officials who cited a Trump-era restriction, according to the family's lawyer.
U.S. can't exempt migrant children from border deportation policy, judge rules
It's unclear if the administration will start to expel unaccompanied minors in light of Friday's court order.
Court curbs U.S. authority to expel migrant families to some countries
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 border policy is necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 inside migrant holding facilities.
U.S. offers temporary legal status to Ukrainians, citing Russian attack
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, will allow eligible Ukrainians already living in the U.S. to apply for deportation protections and work permits.
U.S. halts deportations to Ukraine, Russia and 7 other European countries
The deportation pause comes as the Biden administration faces intensifying pressure to allow Ukranians living in the U.S. to apply for deportation protections and work permits.
Senators ask Biden to shield Ukrainians from deportation
Citing Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, a bipartisan group of senators said the Biden administration should grant Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians in the U.S.
Biden administration considering protecting Ukrainians in the U.S. from deportation
The deportation protections would only apply to Ukrainians already in the U.S., not new arrivals.
Here's where Afghan evacuees have resettled in the U.S.
More than one-third of 67,380 Afghans processed at U.S. military sites following their evacuation from Afghanistan have been resettled in Texas, California and Virginia.