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Biden’s immigration order won’t fix problems quickly – 4 things to know about what’s changing

Immigration is a top issue in the upcoming presidential election – and President Joe Biden’s new executive order restricting migrants’ ability to apply for asylum is likely to further elevate the subject in national politics.

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Botanists are trying to save a forgotten ecosystem split by Trump’s giant wall

Near the towering border wall flanked by a US Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.

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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced For Bribery Charge

Former US Border Patrol agent sentenced to prison for soliciting bribe from migrant in exchange for immigration paperwork. Investigation revealed fraudulen...

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US Military Helicopter Crash At US-Mexico Border Kills Three

Tragic UH-72 Lakota helicopter crash during border operation in Texas highlights risks faced by those securing the border.

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Supreme Court approves removal of razor wire on Texas border

Learn about the ongoing legal battle between Texas and the Biden administration over the removal of razor wire along the Texas-Mexico border.

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Texas Defies Federal Order, Arrests Migrants in Border Battle

Texas defies federal order, arrests migrants in Eagle Pass. Razor wire barriers and arrests for criminal trespassing lead to a heated border battle with th...

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Texas arrests migrants as border battle escalates with federal government

Texas is showing resistance against the federal government's control over immigration. State authorities have taken over a public park near the border, arr...

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TX gov. blamed for migrant child deaths

Democrats speak out after Texas' Operation Lone Star blocked US Border Patrol from rescue effort at the Rio Grande

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Texas blocks US Border Patrol on Texas-Mexico border, escalating standoff

This informative article discusses the ongoing dispute between Texas and the White House over the U.S.-Mexico border, highlighting the actions taken by the...

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Texas Governor defends blocking border patrol, escalating feud with Biden administration

Texas Governor Greg Abbott defends the state's decision to block U.S. Border Patrol from accessing parts of the border, causing tension with the Biden admi...

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Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say

Residents of the Southern California border community of Jacumba say hundreds of migrants are dropped off every day at ad hoc sites where conditions are often dire. They call it a humanitarian crisis.

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Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit against the federal government claims Border Patrol agents cut through concertina wire purchased and deployed at the border by the state.

The Texas Tribune

Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”

Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The agreement was announced after shelters in El Paso said they are over capacity.

The Texas Tribune

Hundreds of police officers hunted for Danelo Cavalcante for two weeks. A dog secured his capture

Four-year-old Yoda subdued Cavalcante, allowing a US Border Patrol’s tactical unit to surround the murder convict. Andrea Blanco reports

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Boy, 14, dies hiking in 'extreme heat' of 48C before stepdad killed trying to save him

The 14-year-old and his stepdad both died after the teenager fell unconscious while hiking the Marufo Vega Trail in Texas on Friday, with the adult then crashing his car when he tried to find help

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

Daily Mirror

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

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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.

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Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect

The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants expired and new asylum restrictions took effect amid confusion and uncertainty.

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Fear and confusion, but not chaos, along the southern border after Title 42 ends

The pandemic-era policy nearly halted the processing of asylum applications. As Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, officials braced for an influx of migrants. But the reality was relatively calm.

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.

Al Jazeera

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends

Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires.

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.

Reuters

U.S. flies migrants caught at Canada border to Texas in deterrence effort

U.S. authorities have been flying migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada border to Texas as part of a deterrence effort to tackle a rise in crossings, according to authorities, flight records and a Reuters witness.

Tribune News Service

Border chief asks House panel to boost migrant processing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told House Republicans on Wednesday that his agency needs more technology and resources, as the number of migrants arriving at the southwest border “places tremendous strain” on the system.

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