Reported Illegal Crossings by Venezuelan Migrants Has Decreased by 90% in Recent Months, DHS Official Says
DHS official said that thanks to deportation flights, the U.S. government has been able to send back more than 131,000 people in deportation flights since June
Springfield Officials Decline to Speak With JD Vance After False Claims of Pet-Eating Haitian Migrants
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue and other officials expressed concerns that the claims have led to threats of violence and bomb scares targeting the Haitian community in the city
Biden Administration Plans to Tweak Asylum Ban to Make it Harder for Officials to End it in the Future
The proposed changes would also include more migrants in the calculations used for the deactivation threshold, such as including all unaccompanied children
Panama Increases Pace of Deportations from Darien Gap as Part of Agreement with the U.S.
Roger Mojica, Director of Panama's National Immigration Service, said that 11 flights conducted have had an approximate cost of $900,000
Texas AG Ken Paxton Targets New Nonprofit Providing Aid to Migrants
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center received an investigative demand over any ties with the sponsorship program allowing people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to migrate legally to the U.S.
Border Crossings are Dropping Across the U.S., but New Mexico Saw a 22% Increase in August
So far this Fiscal Year, New Mexico has reported over 110,000 illegal crossings, 60,000 less compared to Fiscal Year 2023
Haitian Migrants Working at Meatpacking Plant in Colorado Say Living Conditions are "Worse Than Being in Jail"
Meat companies have relied on plant managers and processing line employees to help recruit immigrant workers, a practice that is ripe for exploitation
Marco Rubio Says False Rumors of Migrants Eating Pets have Gotten More Coverage Than Their 'Real-World Impacts'
Rubio added that residents in small towns have the right to be upset by the effects immigration has had on their communities
Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Sunday said that the step aimed to limit irregular migration and "put a stop to criminals and identify and stop Islamists at an early stage".
A look at how migrant families are being relocated to shelters in NYC's different boroughs
Homeless and child advocates say moving shelters has caused disruption in children's schooling and made it harder for parents to hold down jobs
Mexican law enforcement rescues more than 100 migrants from stash house
Between January and July of 2024, Grupos Beta, an organization that aids migrants, reported 450 rescues of migrants from extreme-risk conditions
A truck driver in Arizona is charged with transportation of unlawful immigrants resulting in death
The driver transported a group of four migrants before a collision on Interstate 10, near Tucson, killed one of them
Migrant camps throughout Mexico City have spiked despite efforts to push migrants south
Up to 2,000 migrants have been living in an encampment located in the La Merced neighborhood
Texas did not bus any migrants to Democratic-led states in July, data shows
Governor Greg Abbott had vowed to continue doing so during the Republican National Convention
Six migrants injured in San Diego after falling from the border wall
Last year, the Mexican consulate reported that 29 Mexican nationals died from falls while trying to cross into the San Diego region while another 120 were hurt.
New York City employee gunned down Venezuelan migrant sleeping in park to 'settle a score', District Attorney says
The murder was initially believed to be connected to a fatal shooting of two other Venezuelan men outside a nearby migrant shelter just minutes later.
CBP One App Faces Criticism For Inadequate Vetting Of Migrants
According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the app has "increased CBP's capacity to process migrants more efficiently and orderly while cutting out unscrupulous smugglers who endanger and profit from vulnerable migrants."
Shooting in Mexico, near the Arizona border, leaves one migrant dead and eight wounded
Officials said the wounded included nationals from Mexico, Ecuador and Africa.
Migrant deaths in El Paso region are already 10% higher than in all of fiscal year 2023
164 bodies were found so far this fiscal year, compared to 149 in FY 2023
Venezuela wins the migrant 'Copa América' as team members wait for a CBP One appointment
Last year, Venezuela defeated Guatemala 3-0 in a penalty shootout
Migrants held in ICE detention centers continue to denounce abuse by officials
During Trump's presidential term, ICE expanded its detention centers by 50% by agreeing to opening more than 40 new facilities across the country
Mexico Police Free Over 1,200 Migrants Abducted By Cartels
A law enforcement official said that kidnappings, extortion, and violence targeting foreign nationals who attempt to cross the border into the United States are on the rise, while the overall number of migrants making the journey has come down in recent months.
One person injured following new attack near migrant shelter in NYC's Randall's Island
The shelter on Randall's Island is the largest in the entire city for asylum seekers, housing up to 3,000 people
MSF resumes support to migrants along the Arizona desert as deaths in the area this year near 100
The organization will continue to help local groups prepare for a potential increase in migration flows across the border
Mexico's Tijuana Braces For Surge In Venezuelan Migration Amid Post-Election Instability
Head of Tijuana's Migrant Affairs Office Enrique Lucero said, "We have to see how the post-election crisis settles, if Maduro remains in power, we can expect a spike in migration out of Venezuela."
Migrants found wandering in highway near the border after being tortured and held for ransom
Mexican police took 10 people to shelters after finding them in Juárez
Denver braces for possible influx of Venezuelan immigrants as country's election fallout drags on
The city has received over 42,000 migrants since December 2022
US Official Says Migrant Deportations From Panama 'Imminent'
Washington this month pledged $6 million in funding for migrant repatriations from the Central American nation in the hope of reducing irregular crossings at its own southern border.
Panama claims migration through Darién Gap has decreased since new president took office
José Raul Mulino vowed to stop illegal migration and got the Biden Administration to agree to cover repatriation costs of migrants from the U.S.
Panama President Rules Out Forcibly Repatriating US-bound Migrants
Panama's new president on Thursday ruled out forcibly repatriating US-bound undocumented migrants who make the dangerous jungle crossing from Colombia, in an apparent softening of his stance.