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Homeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency
The Biden administration named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz.
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‘Maryland's Not Doing That': Governor Reacts to States Sending National Guard to Border
Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore reacted Wednesday to news that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined the list of governors responding to a request for border assistance from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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‘Maryland's Not Doing That': Moore Reacts to States Sending National Guard to Border
After Virginia’s governor said he will send National Guard troops to Texas on the request of that state’s governor, Maryland’s governor said he’s focused on his own state. Here’s what Gov. Wes Moore told Telemundo 44.
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Gov. Youngkin Sends National Guard Troops to Border
Virginia joins other states responding to a request from the state of Texas to support border patrol agents there.
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‘Border Crisis': Virginia Governor Sending National Guard Troops to Texas
Virginia will deploy National Guard troops to Texas to help the state secure the U.S.-Mexico border and reduce the flow of fentanyl into the country, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.
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4-Year-Old Dropped Over Border Into US From Mexico
After reviewing surveillance footage from May 15, the US Customs and Border Protection said the young boy was dropped by someone who was entering the country illegally, and several others were seen crossing over into the U.S.
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Mexico Moving Migrants Away From Borders to Relieve Pressure
Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to keep migrants from massing in its border cities.
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Border Patrol Denied Hospital Care to 8-Year-Old Girl Who Died Days Later, Mother Says
The girl died Wednesday on what her mother said was the family’s ninth day in Border Patrol custody. People are to be held no more than 72 hours under agency policy.
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Border Patrol Agents Shot at While Aiding 4-Year-Old Boy Dropped From US-Mexico Border Wall
Hail of gunfire struck border fence near where San Diego Fire-Rescue was treating a boy injured after being dropped over fence..
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Migrants Face More Challenges at Mexico Border as Biden Admin Sets New Immigration Rules
A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials on Friday were still assessing the effects of a switch to new regulations adopted by President Joe Biden’s administration
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‘I Just Want to Be Able to Find My Family': Migrants Gather at US Border With Title 42 Set to Expire
n border towns like Tijuana, Mexico, migrants could be seen out in the open, covering their bodies with blankets and sleeping in makeshift tents, while waiting for their asylum hearings
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Border Officials Prepare for Migrant Influx as Title 42 Expires
Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted — a change that many feared could make it more difficult for them to stay.
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Asylum Seekers Told to Use a Mobile App to Enter US as Title 42 Expires. Here's How the CBP App Works
But in February, the Biden administration announced that migrants seeking asylum would now be required to use the app to book an appointment with an immigration officer before they can make an asylum claim.
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Biden Admin to Allow for the Release of Some Migrants Into the US With No Way to Track Them
The Biden administration is reportedly set to release migrants on “parole” with a notice to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office but without enrolling them in the Alternatives to Detention program that requires a given court date.
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President Biden: US-Mexico Border to be ‘Chaotic for a While' as Title 42 Restrictions End
The restrictions have been in place since 2020, and allowed U.S. officials to quickly return migrants over the border.
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Biden Sending Active-Duty Troops to the Southern Border as COVID Restrictions End
The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. The White House said Friday the troops would be sent to focus on administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can work in the field. The troops would not do law enforcement work. President Joe...
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US Readies Second Attempt at Speedy Border Asylum Screenings
The decision to use fast-track screenings comes as COVID-19 asylum restrictions are set to expire on May 11 and the U.S. government prepares for an expected increase in immigrants trying to cross the border with Mexico.
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Video Shows Pickup Truck Carrying 12 Migrants Rolling Over During High-Speed Chase in Texas
A video posted on Twitter shows a man driving a pickup truck with 12 migrants inside before losing control on a dirt road and rolling over just north of the U.S.-Mexico Border.
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Guards Who Fled Fire That Killed 40 in Mexican Detention Center Didn't Have Keys
Two guards who fled a fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked Mexican detention center did not have keys to the cell door, Mexico’s president said Tuesday.
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Fire that Killed 39 Migrants at Mexican Detention Center Sparks Investigation into Possible Misconduct
Mexican officials appeared to place blame for the deaths in the fire late Monday largely on private, subcontracted security guards at the detention center in Ciudad Juarez.