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LOCALIZE IT: Asylum-seekers await decision on Title 42

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The Independent UK

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

As cities on the Texas-Mexico border continue preparing for a possible influx of migrants and Title 42 remains in limbo, a shallow spot in the Rio Grande where thousands have recently crossed became the scene of a standoff Monday.

The Texas Tribune

How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet

The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants should enter the United States when Trump-era asylum limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness

The Independent UK

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Editorial: Another failure on immigration reform

A relatively quiet congressional effort to achieve bipartisan progress on immigration appeared to meet an untimely end last week.

Tribune News Service

Alejandro González Iñárritu on his epic film ‘Bardo’, virtual reality, and battling Trump the ‘orange monster’

Alejandro González Iñárritu is on a mission to ‘liberate cinema’ from the boundaries of reality and tell new stories about Mexico, migrants, and life itself along the way, starting with his surreal new Netflix film, the director tells Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

Texas border cities plan for cold, busy end to Title 42

Texas officials are preparing relocation, coordination and emergency aid plans ahead of an expected dramatic increase in the number of asylum-seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic-era immigration restrictions are set to expire this week

The Independent UK

Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end Wednesday, court rules

The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.

The Texas Tribune

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In El Paso, migrants are sleeping on the streets after thousands crossed the border last weekend

A Nicaraguan fisherman planned to spend the night in a parking garage with other migrants, then a good Samaritan offered him a place to sleep. The city is struggling to handle a sudden influx of migrants that has overwhelmed local resources.

The Texas Tribune

DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition

Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures

Salon

Over 300 Oath Keepers at DHS: report

House Homeland Security chair sounds the alarm on "extremism within our government"

Salon

Hundreds of people on leaked Oath Keepers member list worked for Homeland Security, report finds

Membership rolls allegedly included current and former Border Patrol, ICE and Secret Service staff

The Independent UK

‘Multiple migrant landings’: Feds report big jump in people coming to Florida from Cuba

MIAMI — Border Patrol agents in the Florida Keys are responding to almost nonstop migrant landings this week that continued through Tuesday morning.

Miami Herald

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

The Texas Tribune

Jean Guerrero: If Democrats want to hold Imperial County, they'll have to work for it

For Democrats who mistake demographics for destiny, Imperial County is a mystery. It's California's most heavily Latino county, and yet Republicans have been making gains here.

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Al Jazeera

‘Hurting people’: The ‘cover-up teams’ operating on the US border

When Border Patrol pursuits of migrant vehicles have led to accidents, an opaque unit has been among those responding.

Miami Herald

Human smuggling boat stopped off Palm Beach. Migrants from 3 countries on board

MIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a boat just off shore of Palm Beach Friday morning they say was smuggling migrants from three different countries.

The Independent UK

Former Border Patrol agent found guilty of killing four women

Juan David Ortiz told investigators he ‘wanted to clean up the streets’ of Laredo in a chilling confession played at his capital murder trial

Daily Mirror

Border agent 'trying to clean up streets' found guilty of murdering four sex workers

Juan David Ortiz confessed to killing the four women during his spree in the Texan town of Laredo. They were all sex workers with Ortiz admitting to being a customer despite describing them as “trash” and “so dirty”

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WEKU

Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas

The conviction of a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 means an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The Independent UK

Ex-Border Patrol agent's capital murder trial goes to jury

Jurors have begun deliberating in the capital murder trial of a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 because he wanted to clean up the streets of his South Texas hometown in 2018

The Independent UK

Border Patrol agent dies in ATV accident during Texas patrol

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says an agent has died after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident while patrolling along the border in south Texas

The Independent UK

Jurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent's confession in killings

Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent have heard him confess in a taped interview to killing four sex workers in South Texas

The Texas Tribune

Feds often hand migrants over to state police rather than process immigration claims, complaint says

State police often rely on federal immigration officials to lock up migrants on state trespassing charges, according to a new complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The collaboration contradicts federal and Texas officials’ attacks on each other’s immigration policies.

Axios

Biden administration eyes border overhaul as Title 42 pandemic policy ends

Some of the ideas echo controversial policies from the Trump administration.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A dismissal at Customs and Border Protection shows how hard law enforcement reform can be

The next time you see a video of a horrific violent act by a police officer, or read of a shocking scandal in law enforcement, you may find yourself asking how this keeps happening despite repeated cycles of protest and promises of change. When that moment comes, remember the forced…

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