Immigration
Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border
A large pecan farm in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the site of the latest dispute between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over an unprecedented challenge to how the federal government polices the U.S. border with Mexico
Border Patrol rescues baby, toddler left in Arizona desert
The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone in southwestern Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
NPR hires Deepa Fernandes as third host of 'Here & Now'
National Public Radio says it has hired Deepa Fernandes, who has covered immigration and served as a newsroom advisor on race and equity issues at the San Francisco Chronicle, as the third host of its “Here & Now” midday news show
France's Macron addresses visa issue during Algeria trip
French President Emmanuel Macron says he has agreed with his Algerian counterpart to work to combat illegal immigration while ensuring more flexible ways for the North African country’s nationals to legally come to France
July 4 shooting plot suspect pleads to immigration charge
A Guatemalan immigrant whom police have accused of helping to plot a mass shooting in Virginia's capital has pleaded guilty to an immigration charge
Migration Netherlands Asylum Seekers
UK to fast-track failed Albanian asylum-seeker deportations
The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers as authorities combat a surge in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats
Biden seeks to bolster legal protection for DACA recipients
The Biden administration has unveiled a regulation aimed at fending off legal challenges to a decade-old program that shields immigrants from deportation if they arrived as young children
Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington
Thousands of asylum seekers from across Latin America and the Caribbean are getting caught in the political battle over U.S. immigration policy after two Republican governors started sending busloads of migrants to New York City and Washington
The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
The U.N. refugee agency director says Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion has shown that it’s possible to welcome large numbers of asylum-seekers