El Paso Desert: The Cruel Fate of Migrants in Search of a New Life
In May, the desert west of El Paso claimed the lives of eight people, and authorities fear that the death toll will rise as temperatures increase. “Last year, there were between 16 and 17 deaths, so eight in a single month is a significant number,” said Daniel Medrano, fire chief of Sunland Park, New Mexico, […]
Online Asylum Appointments Suspended: Security Concerns at Texas Border Crossing Due to Conditions in Mexican City
The Biden administration announced that online asylum appointments at the international crossing in Laredo, Texas, have been suspended due to the “security situation” in the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo, located across the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that the government also took into […]
DHS and Deportations in Texas: Consequences and New Asylum Regulations
Senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials demonstrate how deportations are carried out in South Texas A senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official was at the southern Texas border on Wednesday to witness three asylum seekers being returned to Mexico under the Biden administration’s Title 8 removal orders. Escorted by agents, two Venezuelans and […]
ICE: Decline in Arrests After Title 42 Was Lifted
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has experienced a significant decrease in the number of people held in its custody, as well as in migrant encounters, since Title 42 was lifted. According to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), the number of asylum seekers detained by ICE has decreased compared with May 2019, falling […]
Immigrant Advocates Take Action at the Local Level Amid Congressional Gridlock
At a time when Congress is deadlocked over federal immigration legislation, some activists have turned to local legislatures to promote and pass bills that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, in-state college tuition, and other services. “Because Washington isn’t working, because Washington isn’t able to solve problems at the national level, states have […]
Controversy in Texas Over Border Security Bills
During a special session, the Texas Senate Border Security Committee approved three controversial bills related to border security. However, because the Texas House is in recess, these bills are unlikely to become law in the near future. In a hearing that lasted nearly two hours, the committee, led by Republican lawmakers, approved three bills for […]
Salazar and Escobar Introduce Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar and Democratic Congresswoman Verónica Escobar have introduced a comprehensive immigration bill aimed at modernizing the asylum application process, reducing visa backlogs, and providing a pathway to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants. The nearly 500-page bill represents a rare bipartisan effort on immigration, an issue that has divided Congress […]
