Court allows U.S. to continue expelling migrant families
The Biden administration has maintained a pandemic-era policy enacted under former President Donald Trump to rapidly expel some migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. unveils new limits on immigration arrests and deportations
The Biden administration directed U.S. officials to focus on detaining immigrants determined to pose a threat to national security or public safety, as well as migrants who recently crossed the southern border.
Senate parliamentarian again blocks legalizing immigrants in budget bill
The ruling is another blow to Democratic efforts to create a massive legalization program for millions of undocumented immigrants without Republican support
Biden administration moves to shield DACA program from legal challenges
The Obama-era program currently provides deportation protection and work permits to roughly 590,000 immigrants known as "Dreamers."
U.S. expels nearly 4,000 Haitian migrants in 9 days
The deportees, including hundreds of families with children, are returning to a country ravaged by natural and man-made calamities.
U.S. suspends use of mounted Border Patrol units in Del Rio, Texas
The suspension comes days after news outlets captured video and photos showing mounted Border Patrol agents aggressively dispersing migrants near Del Rio.
Top U.S. envoy to Haiti resigns over "inhumane" migrant expulsions
Special envoy Daniel Foote called American policy in Haiti "deeply flawed" and said his recommendations were brushed aside.
U.S. to probe incidents involving border agents dispersing Haitians
Over the weekend, photos and videos emerged depicting mounted Border Patrol officials herding and chasing migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande near Del Rio, a small border community in southwestern Texas.
U.S. to raise refugee cap to 125,000 in 2022
The 125,000-spot refugee cap for fiscal year 2021 will mark a 733% increase from the historic low 15,000-person ceiling former President Donald Trump set before leaving office.
Parliamentarian likely dooms plan to legalize immigrants via budget bill
The ruling is a crushing setback for Democrats, who hoped to use the budget reconciliation process to create a massive legalization program for 8 million undocumented immigrants.
U.S. increases deportations to Haiti amid spike in border arrivals
Thousands of migrants, many of them from Haiti, have crossed the southern border in recent days near Del Rio, Texas, prompting U.S. agents to set up a makeshift processing site underneath a bridge.
Border Patrol didn't conduct welfare checks on migrant boy who died in 2019
Carlos Gregorio Hernández Vásquez, 16, became the sixth migrant child to die after entering U.S. custody during a six-month period starting in December 2018.
Where Afghan refugees are expected to be resettled, by state
California and Texas are set to receive thousands of Afghans evacuated to the U.S., while other states are expected to resettle fewer than a dozen or none at all.
Judge rules U.S. can't expel migrant families using public health law
Under a Trump-era policy that the Biden administration has maintained, hundreds of thousands of migrants have been expelled without a chance to apply for asylum.
U.S. border agents stopped migrants 209,000 times in August
The statistics show that unauthorized migration to the U.S.-Mexico border remained at an extremely high level toward the end of the summer, when migrant apprehensions have historically dropped.