With the expiration of Title 42 looming, the Biden administration braced for the possibility of a migrant surge on the southern border. It decided to implement another way to send migrants back to Mexico without the chance to claim asylum — a new policy known as “asylum ineligibility.” If migrants have not tried to claim… Continue reading The Biden administration is turning a lower percentage of border-crossing migrants back into Mexico
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Mayor Karen Bass rips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to L.A. during Tropical Storm Hilary
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blasted Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott late Monday for transporting migrants to the city as Tropical Storm Hilary bore down on the region. “It is evil to endanger the lives of vulnerable migrants by sending a bus with families and toddlers on board to a city that at the time was… Continue reading Mayor Karen Bass rips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing migrants to L.A. during Tropical Storm Hilary
15 dead, 36 injured in Mexico bus crash, most apparently Venezuelan migrants
MEXICO CITY — A bus carrying mostly Venezuelan migrants crashed into a freight truck Tuesday in central Mexico, killing at least 15 people and injuring 36, local authorities said. The government of Puebla state did not say how many of the dead were migrants, but presumably most of the casualties were among the bus passengers,… Continue reading 15 dead, 36 injured in Mexico bus crash, most apparently Venezuelan migrants
Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants
The state of Texas went to court Tuesday to defend placing a string of buoys in the Rio Grande to deter people crossing the river from Mexico, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged moving some of the barriers out of Mexican waters. The federal government has ordered Texas to remove the barriers and filed… Continue reading Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants
Saudi Arabia border guards killed Ethiopian migrants: Human Rights Watch
Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday. The rights group cited eyewitness reports of attacks by troops and images that showed dead bodies… Continue reading Saudi Arabia border guards killed Ethiopian migrants: Human Rights Watch
‘Inhumane’ NHS fees left more than 900 migrants without treatment | Immigration and asylum
Hundreds of migrants have declined NHS treatment after being presented with upfront charges over the past two years, amid complaints the government’s “hostile environment” on immigration remains firmly in place. Data compiled by the Observer under the Freedom of Information Act shows that, since January 2021, 3,545 patients across 68 hospital trusts in England have… Continue reading ‘Inhumane’ NHS fees left more than 900 migrants without treatment | Immigration and asylum
NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City officials want to ease pressure on overcrowded homeless shelters by housing migrants in a federal jail that once held mobsters, terrorists and Wall Street swindlers before being shut down after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide. The proposal, suggested in an Aug. 9 letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, came as New York… Continue reading NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
Migrants feared dead after boat is rescued near Cape Verde
Dozens of migrants are feared dead after a boat that left Senegal with more than 100 people onboard over a month ago was rescued by the coast guard in Cape Verde with just 38 survivors onboard, officials said. The boat was rescued by the coast guard in Cape Verde, about 385 miles off the coast… Continue reading Migrants feared dead after boat is rescued near Cape Verde
Trump officials hatched the idea for the Rio Grande buoys that Texas now uses to block migrants
They decided to use flat “spin discs” between the buoys to keep migrants from climbing between them. They decided against using buoys or discs with spikes and barbs, although that equipment was available from vendors they researched. “We needed to make sure [migrants] couldn’t get across or climb on them,” Scott said. “We elected to go… Continue reading Trump officials hatched the idea for the Rio Grande buoys that Texas now uses to block migrants
Water barrels for migrants go missing at Texas border
A big part of the job for Ruben Garza, an investigator in Jim Hogg County, in southwest Texas, is looking for people who have gone missing as they trek to his part of the world after crossing the border, as well as trying to identify bodies found. These days, though, he’s had to put time… Continue reading Water barrels for migrants go missing at Texas border