Immigration

Alejandro Mayorkas
A lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s parole programs for certain immigrants is headed to court this summer. The new programs were introduced by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas earlier this year.
Mar. 7, 2023
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The Department of Justice was back in court this month for a case that could decide the future of DACA.
Mar. 7, 2023
Debbie Lesko
There has been push back on the Biden administration’s plans to implement new restrictions on asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But an Arizona congresswoman wants to see even more restrictive changes to asylum policy.
Mar. 2, 2023
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Along the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency's creation intensified a crackdown along the U.S.-Mexico border known as Prevention Through Deterrence.
Mar. 1, 2023
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The Department of Homeland Security says it will help local communities working with asylum seekers released from DHS custody to await their immigration proceedings in the U.S.
Mar. 1, 2023
President Joe Biden
Under a new asylum rule proposed by the Biden administration in February, migrants seeking protection in the U.S. can be denied if they don’t first seek protection in a country they pass through. It’s a so-called transit ban and rights activists warn it could worsen a border crisis that began under the Trump administration — family separation.
Feb. 28, 2023
hotel hallway
The hotel industry says Congress can help its workforce shortage by attracting more immigrants.
Feb. 28, 2023
Migrants wait outside KBI
A pro-asylum coalition is organizing pushback on a proposed United States plan to generally deny asylum to migrants who come here without first seeking protection in a country they passed through. The alliance called Welcome With Dignity has launched a webpage portal for submitting comments directly to the government.
Feb. 27, 2023
President Joe Biden
The Biden administration has formally announced plans to introduce a new restriction on asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The new rule would require first asking for protection in the countries asylum-seekers pass through on their way to the U.S.
Feb. 23, 2023
With the number of Cubans arriving in and traveling through Mexico increasing, the country is now offering a program for those seeking to reunite with family there.
Feb. 17, 2023
Juan Ciscomani
A group of Republican lawmakers led by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy are in Cochise County on Thursday to meet with law enforcement officials and other local representatives. The delegation includes freshman Congressman Juan Ciscomani of southern Arizona.
Feb. 15, 2023
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The number of asylum applications in Mexico remains at an all-time high, and authorities say the country’s asylum system cannot handle the number of petitions it receives.
Feb. 15, 2023
DACA protest U.S. Capitol
Lawmakers in Washington have again introduced the Dream Act. It's a piece of legislation that could give almost 2 million undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids a path to U.S. citizenship, including some 600,000 recipients of the Obama-era DACA program.
Feb. 13, 2023
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More than 200 human rights groups are asking the Biden administration to reinstate temporary protected status — or TPS — for Nicaraguans.
Feb. 13, 2023
Katie Hobbs
Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs talked about the issue of immigration and border security in the state on Sunday morning.
More Arizona politics news
Feb. 12, 2023
President Joe Biden
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to pass legislation to provide a pathway to citizenship for "Dreamers," including 600,000 recipients of the DACA.
Feb. 9, 2023
U.S. Border Patrol agents with migrants
The number of undocumented migrants attempting to cross the border fell to its lowest level in two years in January – to 156,000 – according to the Department of Homeland Security. And, the number of encounters Border Patrol agents had with migrants was below 130,000.
Feb. 9, 2023
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A group of nine GOP-led states is asking a federal judge in Texas to shut down DACA. The Obama-era program gives some undocumented people brought to the U.S. as kids protection from deportation and a work permit.
Feb. 1, 2023
Joe Biden
Title 42 is a public health protocol enacted at the onset of the pandemic that restricts asylum at the border. This week the administration announced the public health emergency it's tied to is set to end May 11.
Jan. 31, 2023
Joe Biden
Nearly 80 members of Congress have signed a letter criticizing the Biden administration’s plans to enact new restrictions for asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jan. 30, 2023

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