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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August, hinting 5-month drop may have bottomed out
Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, likely ending five straight months of declines.
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Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years.
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16 GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Number of migrant buses leaving Texas for blue cities drops sharply to zero
The number of buses transporting migrants out of Texas has dropped sharply since President Joe Biden’s executive action limiting asylum claims went into effect on June 4, NBC News reports.
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Application opens for program protecting undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation
The application period opened Monday for a new federal immigration program that allows undocumented spouses to remain in the U.S. as they apply for legal status.
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Application opens for program protecting undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation
Individuals approved under the new program will be allowed to remain in the U.S. as they navigate a pathway to citizenship, reports NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer.
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Presented with rise in border crossings, Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
Vice President Kamala Harris was never the “border czar,” as critics claim. She was assigned to tackle the “root causes” of migration from three Central American nations — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — that were responsible for a large chunk of border-crossers, administration officials said.
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15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.
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Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries have left from Mexico’s southern border on foot in an attempt to make it to the U.S. border.
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Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden's presidency as asylum halt takes hold
Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June to the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency.
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US signs deal to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north
The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants.
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CBP falsely imprisoned 9-year-old US citizen during 34-hour interrogation: San Diego judge
A federal judge in California has awarded a family $1.5 million after ruling U.S. Customs and Border Protection violated the rights of a 9-year-old girl and her brother who were falsely imprisoned while trying to cross into the U.S.
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Homeland Security says border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
The Homeland Security Department says arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended.
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San Diego judge accuses CBP of falsely imprisoning then 9-year-old US citizen
A federal judge awards a family more than a million dollars, after ruling Customs and Border Protection violated the rights of a little girl and her brother. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming has the story.
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‘Apply as soon as possible': Lawyer explains what the Biden administration's new immigration plan consists of
An immigration attorney breaks down how the Biden administration’s new immigration plan works and who will benefit the most.
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Federal judge to consider a partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
For 27 years, federal courts have held special oversight over custody conditions for child migrants. The Biden administration wants a judge to partially lift those powers. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee is considering the request at a hearing in Los Angeles on Friday, barely a week before new safeguards take effect.
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Undocumented spouses of US citizens shielded from deportation under new Biden plan
NBC 7’s Joey Safchik introduces us to one man who is a DACA recipient and married to a U.S. citizen, who hopes the changes can keep his family in one place.
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Biden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here's how the plan will work
A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to American citizens but lack legal status in the United States a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.
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Biden new immigration policy aims to not ‘tear families apart'
President Joe Biden announced a new streamlined process for certain spouses of U.S. citizens to seek permanent residents or citizenship. “There’s already a system in place for people we’re talking about today, but the process is cumbersome, risky and separates families … this action is a better way that doesn’t tear families apart,” the president said Tuesday.
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What is Biden's new policy for undocumented immigrants?
The action aims to shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation.