Immigration
A year ago today, the Biden administration established a task force to help reunite families separated under Trump's zero-tolerance policy. The administration says it wants legislation to help provide a permanent solution for families to stay in the U.S.
Feb. 2, 2022
States have been active in immigration policy over the last decade. That's affected residents' sense of belonging differently in Arizona and New Mexico.
Feb. 2, 2022
In a video on Twitter, state Rep. John Kavanagh says Afghan refugees are “roaming” the community of Scottsdale and may not have been properly vetted before arriving. His comments sparked backlash from rights groups who said the video was spreading misinformation and fueling anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Feb. 1, 2022
Gov. Ducey recently attended the winter meeting of the National Governors Association at the White House. Following the gathering that ended Monday, he took to Fox News on Tuesday and criticized President Biden's top-down federal strategy of handling the pandemic without listening to states.
Feb. 1, 2022
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security shows tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated last fall are still in legal limbo months later.
Jan. 31, 2022
Migrants face dangerous conditions when they attempt to cross the mountainous desert terrain of southern Arizona, and new research shows those conditions are likely to only get worse because of climate change.
Jan. 31, 2022
Border-wide, the agency says it made more than 78,000 people apprehended in December were sent back across the border under Title 42.
Jan. 25, 2022
In a letter sent to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus this week, the heads of Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Homeland Security say they’ll investigate the Border Patrol’s so-called Critical Incident Teams.
Jan. 25, 2022
Former President Donald Trump's list of priorities when he took office had immigration and border enforcement at or near the top. But the actual number of executive actions or orders related to immigration by Trump pales in comparison to what President Joe Biden did in his first year in office.
Jan. 25, 2022
Asylum seekers in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas will now be subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP. That’s the controversial Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to await U.S. court dates in Mexico.
Jan. 24, 2022
The United States resettled just over 1,200 refugees in December, down from over 1,600 in November. At the same time, the number of Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs, is also down.
Jan. 12, 2022
More than 220 sets of remains were recovered in counties around the state last year, according to a count by the Arizona advocacy group Humane Borders.
Jan. 12, 2022
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday for a pair of cases that asked whether the government should be allowed to detain non-citizens indefinitely.
Jan. 11, 2022
This month, CBP released an interactive document showing how rugged border wilderness in the counties, most of which is public land, has been impacted by the Trump administration’s 30-foot steel border wall.
Jan. 11, 2022
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will discontinue the majority of its contract with Endeavors, a faith-based aid group that was providing temporary shelter and processing assistance to migrants and asylum seekers.
Jan. 5, 2022
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The number of people applying for refuge in Mexico last year reached a historic high. But the country admits its refugee agency is struggling to keep up with the increasing number of asylum applications.
Jan. 5, 2022
The Arizona Trail runs from the U.S.-Mexico border into Utah. But its southernmost point has been closed thanks to the Trump administration’s border wall construction. After more than a year of closures, it’s opened to hikers again on Dec. 31, 2021.
Jan. 4, 2022
State Sen. Wendy Rogers wants to appropriate $700 million in state funds to pay for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. She didn’t respond to questions about where construction would take place or how the cost could be justified.
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Jan. 3, 2022
As hundreds of asylum seekers from Haiti continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, aid groups say they're running out of resources to help.
Dec. 30, 2021
The Biden administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to end the Migrant Protection Protocols, known as MPP, the Trump-era policy that forces asylum seekers to await U.S. immigration hearings in Mexico.
Dec. 30, 2021
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