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US halts online asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings

U.S. authorities have halted mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers at a Texas border crossing after advocates warned U.S. authorities that migrants are being extorted there

The Independent UK

Title 42 and the real border surge

Out-trumping Trump at the border

Salon

Border patrol nurse REFUSED to review health of girl who died with 40 degree temperature

The Customs and Border Protection nurse failed to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder and reported denying multiple requests from the girl's mum for an ambulance at a Harlingen, Texas, CBP station

Daily Mirror

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigation finds multiple failings in the death of 8-year-old girl in federal custody

After discovering that contracted medical staff ignored the mother’s pleas to take the girl to the hospital as her condition declined, the federal agency said it is taking action to ensure an in-custody death “never happens again.”

The Texas Tribune

Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death

A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations are too crowded

The Independent UK

US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire

Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire shot and killed a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he threw something and abruptly raised his arm

The Independent UK

Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care

The death in Border Patrol custody of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl is the second child migrant fatality in two weeks under government supervision, raising questions about how prepared authorities are to address medical emergencies of people arriving after an often-exhausting journey

The Independent UK

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8-year-old girl sought medical help 3 times on day she died, US immigration officials say

U.S. immigration officials say an 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Aunt says US-Mexico border officials KNEW of girl's condition before her death in custody

Eight-year-old Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, from Panama, died on Wednesday, May 17, after suffering a 'medical emergency' while in Border Patrol custody in Harlingen, Texas

Daily Mirror

When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don't

Many religious traditions preach the need to care for strangers. But what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?

The Conversation

Girl, 8, dies in US Border Patrol custody, officials confirm

An 8-year-old girl from Panama has died in US Border Patrol custody, Customs and Border Protection says.

ABC News

An 8-year-old girl died after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol

The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants with Title 42 no longer in place.

WEKU

8-year-old girl dies while in federal custody on the border

The child and her family were in custody at a border station in Harlingen before she was transported to a local hospital. The death comes less than a week after the expiration of Title 42, which had allowed authorities to quickly expel migrants from the U.S. during the pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

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Al Jazeera

‘It doesn’t work’: Migrants struggle with US immigration app

Asylum seekers say they are crossing US-Mexico border irregularly after failing to get appointments through CBP One app.

Zenger

Death Rates In The Borders And Attempts Spike Despite The White House Not Sharing The Data

Migrants who come into the United States through Mexico have died attempting to going through the Mexican land or cross by river.

Reuters

With barbed wire and warnings, migrants stopped at US-Mexico border

After hours of waiting on the U.S. side of the border and hoping the Texas National Guard would let them seek U.S. asylum, a group of 15 migrants crossed a shallow green river back to Mexico, their faces drawn in disappointment.

The Independent UK

DHS chief touts 50% drop in illegal border crossings after Title 42 expiration

Troop surge has been decried by Democrats as Trump-like effort to ‘militarise’ border

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WEKU

Migrants are frustrated with the border app, even after its latest overhaul

Immigration authorities touted a major update meant to improve CBP One, an app that's now the main authorized portal to seek asylum at the border. But migrants in Juárez say it's still not working.

Al Jazeera

As Title 42 ends in US, asylum seekers wait for relief on border

Advocates fear the US-Mexico border will become a ‘deportation mill’ as new policies narrow avenues for seeking asylum.

The Guardian - AU

Strict new rules come into force at US-Mexico border as Title 42 immigration ban expires

Secretary of homeland security warns ‘the border is not open’ after thousands of migrants had crossed onto US soil, hoping to be processed before midnight

The Independent UK

US to limit asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs

U.S. officials will begin denying asylum to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through

AFP

Thousands of Venezuelans face desperate gamble at US border

El Paso (United States) (AFP) - Before turning himself in to US border officials in El Paso on Tuesday, Juan Fernandez sent a farewell text message to his wife in Venezuela.

The Texas Tribune

Migrants waiting to cross the border say government’s app for asylum-seekers is a mess

Hundreds of migrants have waited on the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande for days to be apprehended. Others say they want to follow the rules to enter legally — if they could just get the government phone app to work.

Reuters

Migrants amass along US-Mexico border as COVID-era restrictions near end

U.S. border agents in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday urged hundreds of migrants amassing on city streets to surrender to authorities as illegal crossings rose in the run-up to the end of COVID-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 later this week.

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