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Pressure mounts for Biden to end Trump-era Title 42 that shuts out migrants seeking asylum
Two years later, that policy is still in effect and thousands of people are stuck on the Mexico side of the US-Mexico border, living in crowded shelters, on the street, or in otherwise precarious situations.
Migrants restricted from entering the US due to Title 42 see double standard
Haitian asylum-seekers face discrimination in Tijuana migrant camp
This Latina landed a seat on the powerful San Diego County Board of Supervisors — a first for her community
‘We always FaceTime daddy for presents': How families celebrate Christmas with their deported spouses
Youngest migrants in Tijuana find a safe space for learning at the 'Nest'
Thousands of people are stuck at the Mexican border as they wait to apply for asylum in the US. A new informal preschool in Tijuana is prioritizing the needs of the youngest migrants.
Supreme Court's asylum decision is a 'recipe for chaos,' experts say
Lawyers in the US and Mexico say the decision to temporarily allow a new Trump administration asylum ban to go into effect could overwhelm Mexico's asylum system and encourage asylum seekers to take more covert routes into the US.
For undocumented workers, demanding better work conditions could mean deportation
For undocumented workers, the consequences of demanding better work conditions can be high — and include risking deportation.
Mexico: The ‘waiting room’ for thousands of migrants trying to get into the US
The World’s Monica Campbell shares stories of migrants waiting in Tijuana, Mexico, to enter the US.
This teen migrated to the US border to escape gangs. He hopes to join his mom in the US.
As it gets harder to for immigrants to seek asylum in the US, follow the story of a 15-year-old boy trying to reunite with his mother.
‘They’re playing with our lives’ say the first migrants returned under new Mexico policy
A new policy that forces people to wait in Mexico as their US asylum claims are decided has raised questions about where the migrants will live, whether they will be safe and how they can manage high-stakes asylum cases while living in another country. The rollout has been chaotic and confusing.
As United States’ ‘Remain in Mexico’ plan begins, Mexico plans to shut its ‘too successful’ humanitarian visa program
The US’s “remain” policy is a drastic remaking of the immigration system and could trap thousands of migrants in dangerous border towns. At the same time, Mexican officials plan to end a fledgling humanitarian visa program that it just scaled up this month.
Law students head to southern US border to help asylum-seekers
Law students from California and around the US have been making their way to the US-Mexico border offering legal services to migrants seeking asylum.
For many migrants trekking to the US, faith is their compass
Several migrants traveling north to the US making the trek this year faced arduous conditions, braving fierce heat by day and searching for a safe place to sleep at night. Many regard their faith as their compass.
After two boys’ murders, migrants and advocates fear new 'remain in Mexico' policy
The killings of two Honduran teenagers this week are a sobering reminder of the dangers asylum-seekers may face while waiting in violent Mexican border regions as the Trump administration rolls out a new plan to keep migrants in Mexico until their asylum claims are decided.