Tag: immigration

A recent update to a federal government phone app now allows families seeking asylum to find appointments to request asylum together, an improvement to the system that pushed others to separate at the border.

A fire in a dormitory at a Mexican immigration detention center near the U.S. border left more than three dozen migrants dead, a government...

The number of people crossing illegally into the country steadied in February nationally and regionally, signaling a persistent downward trend for the current fiscal year. Even so, the Border Patrol chief on Wednesday explained new challenges on the border are placing a strain on their resources.

Insufficient appointments but a more streamlined process for those seeking asylum along the border were among the findings of a recent report compiled by academic researchers.

MATAMOROS — Insufficient appointments available for asylum seekers to enter lawfully into the U.S. via a government phone application is provoking families to consider a drastic choice: separating the family.

WESLACO — Gov. Greg Abbott made another visit to the Rio Grande Valley Tuesday, in which he continued to attack President Joe Biden and his administration’s border policies.

WESLACO — Gov. Greg Abbott made another visit to the Rio Grande Valley Tuesday, in which he continued to attack President Joe Biden and...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday criticized the Border Patrol for disrupting daily life on the U.S.-Mexico border and urged federal, state and local governments to spend more on programs and infrastructure that meet the needs of border communities.

BROWNSVILLE — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday criticized the Border Patrol for disrupting daily life on the U.S.-Mexico border and...

By Hamed Aleaziz | Los Angeles Times (TNS) The Biden administration announced a policy Tuesday that would limit asylum access to immigrants who cross into...