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November 17, 2023, 8:22 PM

Biden meets with Mexico’s president to discuss fentanyl, migrant crisis

ABC News’ Selina Wang and Mick Mulroy talk about the meeting between President Joe Biden and Mexico’s president and what the leaders will discuss.
November 17, 2023, 8:22 PM
Biden meets with Mexico’s president to discuss fentanyl, migrant crisis
November 17, 2023, 4:17 PM

Women killed by Border Patrol agent are remembered by loved ones

Four women were killed by a Border Patrol agent in Laredo, Texas.
November 17, 2023, 4:17 PM
Women killed by Border Patrol agent are remembered by loved ones
November 17, 2023, 1:42 AM

The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations

More than 236,000 people have entered European Union borders irregularly so far this year, according to International Organization for Migration figures, up 60% from the same time last year
November 17, 2023, 1:42 AM
The odyssey of asylum-seekers and the failure of EU regulations
November 16, 2023, 1:10 PM

Australia passes laws to handle migrant convicts who can't be held indefinitely or deported

Migrants with criminal records face up to five years in prison for breaching their visa conditions under emergency legislation passed by the Australian Parliament
November 16, 2023, 1:10 PM
Australia proposes law to allow prison time for high-risk migrants
November 16, 2023, 5:26 AM

Advocates scramble to aid homeless migrant families after Massachusetts caps emergency shelter slots

Advocates scrambling to find shelter for homeless migrant families newly arrived in Massachusetts say families are relying on a patchwork of airport lounges, Uber rides, hospital waiting rooms and walk-in church shelters after the state capped the numb...
November 16, 2023, 5:26 AM
Advocates scramble to aid homeless migrant families after Mass. caps shelter slots
November 15, 2023, 10:00 PM

New immigration bill passes the House in Texas

ABC News’ Mireya Villareal discusses the new immigration bill passed in Texas that authorizes officers to arrest migrants.
November 15, 2023, 10:00 PM
New immigration bill passes the House in Texas
November 15, 2023, 3:33 PM

Texas House passes one of strictest immigration proposals in US

Before the vote on Tuesday, state Rep. Jolanda Jones, a Democrat, delivered a scathing rebuke of the bill calling SB 4 and its supporters "racist."
November 15, 2023, 3:33 PM
Texas House passes one of strictest immigration proposals in US
November 15, 2023, 3:12 PM

Texas lawmakers pass strict immigration bill

The new bill authorizes police to arrest migrants and allows state judges to force them to return to Mexico.
November 15, 2023, 3:12 PM
Texas lawmakers pass strict immigration bill
November 15, 2023, 11:52 AM

Texas House passes bill that authorizes officers to arrest migrants, one of strictest immigration proposals in US

On Tuesday, the Texas House of Representatives are expected to review what would be one of the strictest immigration laws in the country if passed.
November 15, 2023, 11:52 AM
Texas House passes one of strictest immigration proposals in US
November 15, 2023, 1:58 AM

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases

There were 188,778 illegal crossing arrests, down from 218,763 in September.
November 15, 2023, 1:58 AM
Illegal border crossings into US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
November 14, 2023, 8:04 PM

Victims of Texas border killings remembered: Janelle Ortiz

Rose Ortiz remembered her 28-year-old sister as “outgoing” and “really funny.” Janelle Ortiz was one of four victims killed in September 2018 by a Border Patrol agent in Laredo, Texas.
November 14, 2023, 8:04 PM
Victims of Texas border killings remembered: Janelle Ortiz
November 14, 2023, 4:09 AM

House pushes Mayorkas impeachment measure to committee in Monday vote

The House of Representatives voted Monday night to refer a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House Homeland Security committee.
November 14, 2023, 4:09 AM
House pushes Mayorkas impeachment measure to committee in Monday vote
November 14, 2023, 2:54 AM

El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration

El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport
November 14, 2023, 2:54 AM
El Salvador slaps $1,130 fee on African, Indian travelers in effort to curb migration
November 3, 2023, 12:06 AM

Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago

A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants
November 3, 2023, 12:06 AM
Volunteer medical students trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
November 2, 2023, 4:16 PM

Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on immigration

Republicans are escalating their yearslong effort to put Democrats on their back foot on immigration, blaming liberal policies for sparking a "crisis" at the border
November 2, 2023, 4:16 PM
Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on immigration
1 month ago

Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

A federal judge temporarily barred the federal government from removing or cutting razor wire Texas authorities have placed in areas near the U.S. - Mexico border.
1 month ago
Judge temporarily bars government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border
1 month ago

Rescuers search for missing migrants off Sicilian beach after a shipwreck kills at least 5

Rescuers say sea searches have resumed in the sea and along the coasts of southwestern Sicily, where a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants became grounded, killing five people and leaving about 20 missing
1 month ago
Rescuers search for missing migrants off Sicilian beach after a shipwreck
1 month ago

Migrant bus conditions 'disgusting and inhuman,' says former veteran who escorted convoys

David Dillard claims the buses weren't allowed to stop until they got out of Texas, often leading to "disgusting and inhuman" conditions on board.
1 month ago
Migrant bus conditions 'disgusting and inhuman,' says former vet who escorted convoys
1 month ago

Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration

Panama and Costa Rica have set up a bus system to speed the flow of migrants from the Darien Gap to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua
1 month ago
Central America scrambles as international community fails to find migration solution
1 month ago

Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s National Guard to install a barrier in some parts along the Texas/New Mexico state line.
1 month ago
Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border
1 month ago

Migrant crisis explained: What's behind the border surge

The Biden administration is doubling down on strategies to contain migration as unauthorized border crossings surge across the southwest.
1 month ago
Migrant crisis explained: What's behind the border surge
1 month ago

NYC to limit shelter stay for asylum-seekers with children

Starting next week, city officials will begin notifying some families that they have 60 days to find alternative housing.
1 month ago
NYC to limit shelter stay for asylum-seekers with children
1 month ago

Biden admin reaches settlement with ACLU over separated migrant families under Trump

The Biden administration and the ACLU have reached a settlement that would provide relief for migrant families separated from their kids under the Trump administration
1 month ago
Biden admin reaches settlement with ACLU over separated migrant families under Trump
1 month ago

California will give some Mexican residents near the border in-state community college tuition

Low-income Mexican residents who live near the border would be eligible.
1 month ago
1 month ago

Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers

Mexico's president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico
1 month ago
Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers
2 months ago

White House under fire for border wall expansion

President Biden is defending his administration's announcement that he would clear the way for an additional 20 miles of wall to be built along the Southern border.
2 months ago
White House under fire for border wall expansion
2 months ago

Republicans ‘politicize’ the border: Janet Murguía on Biden border wall plan

ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke to Janet Murguía, president of Unidos U.S., about the Biden administration’s plans to add to the southern border wall amid rising border crossings.
2 months ago
Republicans ‘politicize’ the border: Janet Murguía on Biden border wall plan
2 months ago

Converted school bus serves migrant children in Tijuana

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on the Yes We Can Mobile Schools project, an initiative to support migrant children’s education while waiting for their asylum cases in Mexico.
2 months ago
Converted school bus serves migrant children in Tijuana
2 months ago

White House under fire over border wall expansion

Democratic lawmakers said President Joe Biden is breaking a promise, while Republicans countered it was too little too late.
2 months ago
White House under fire over border wall expansion
2 months ago

Biden under fire for expansion of wall at Southern border

The Biden administration is facing criticism after moving ahead to build up to 20 miles of border wall in southern Texas in contrast to a key campaign pledge.
2 months ago
Biden under fire for expansion of wall at Southern border
2 months ago

Why Biden claims he has no choice but to build more of Trump's border wall

The proposed barrier looks different from Trump's construction.
2 months ago
Why Biden claims he has no choice but to build more of Trump's border wall
2 months ago

Biden says he had no choice over building more of Trump's border wall

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration's decision to build about 20 more miles of the southern border wall.
2 months ago
Biden says he had no choice over building more of Trump's border wall
2 months ago

Comedian Sarah Cooper on fitting in as an immigrant: ‘I immediately assimilated’

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with comedian Sarah Cooper about her new book “Foolish” which dives into her rise to stardom, understanding her identity and the ups and downs of the road to stardom.
2 months ago
Comedian Sarah Cooper on fitting in as an immigrant: ‘I immediately assimilated’
2 months ago

White House Reversal: President Biden’s border wall

ABCNL Reports shines a spotlight on President Biden's plan to build a border wall in southern Texas, despite campaign promises.
2 months ago
White House Reversal: President Biden’s border wall
2 months ago

Border wall construction possible as migrant influx continues

ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee and Jay O’Brien discuss the possibility of the construction of a border wall despite outcry from climate and immigration advocates.
2 months ago
Border wall construction possible as migrant influx continues
2 months ago

The Biden administration says it is using executive power to allow border wall construction in Texas

The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas
2 months ago
Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction
2 months ago

President Biden clears way for new border wall in South Texas

The administration waived 26 federal laws to allow construction of the wall.
2 months ago
President Biden clears way for new border wall in South Texas
2 months ago

New move to build border wall

The Biden administration is moving ahead with the construction of a border wall in Texas. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii has the details.
2 months ago
New move to build border wall
2 months ago

Inside the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the devastation as more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee their homes as a decadeslong conflict with Azerbaijan intensifies.
2 months ago
Inside the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh
2 months ago

NYC dealing with new migrant surge as number of buses nearly triples in recent days

NYC Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said the city is seeing a "significant surge" of arrivals in recent days.
2 months ago
Number of buses arriving with migrants nearly triples in New York City
2 months ago

Undocumented immigrant turns Ph.D. hopes into reality

Lizbeth Sanchez Olivera thanks DACA for giving her a path to follow her dreams.
2 months ago
Undocumented immigrant turns Ph.D. hopes into reality
2 months ago

6 migrants rescued from back of refrigerated truck in France after alerting BBC reporter

Six women were rescued from the back of a refrigerated truck in France on Wednesday after one of them called a BBC journalist who alerted the local police.
2 months ago
6 migrants rescued from back of a refrigerated truck in France
2 months ago

Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer

One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty to smuggling-related charges
2 months ago
2 months ago

Influx of migrants pushing cities to the brink

A surge in migrants is straining both border towns and big cities in recent weeks. Many of the asylum seekers are from Venezuela and some have trekked through the Darien Gap to reach the U.S.
2 months ago
Influx of migrants pushing cities to the brink
2 months ago

New York's right-to-shelter policy faces scrutiny amid migrant crisis

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is tightening the timeline in which migrants can stay in city-run facilities amid "right-to-shelter" controversy.
2 months ago
New York's right-to-shelter policy faces scrutiny amid migrant crisis
2 months ago

Crisis on the US-Mexico border intensifies

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the agency's top official has met with authorities in Mexico to work on ways to secure the shared border.
2 months ago
Crisis on the US-Mexico border intensifies
2 months ago

Migrants share joy, woes amid rise in arrivals on southern border: Reporter’s notebook

The heart of America's immigration debate is, on this Wednesday morning in September, centered on an unremarkable parking lot adjacent to some bus stops.
2 months ago
Migrants arriving on US streets share joy, woes: Reporter's notebook
2 months ago

El Paso mayor says city is at 'breaking point' amid surge in border crossings

The chief of the Border Patrol says he believes organized crime may be partially to blame for the crisis.
2 months ago
El Paso mayor says city is at 'breaking point' amid surge in border crossings
2 months ago

Border Patrol chief speaks out on surge of migrant crossings

Border Patrol chief Jason Owens says he believes the surge of migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas, last week was done purposely to draw law enforcement there.
2 months ago
Border Patrol chief speaks out on surge of migrant crossings
2 months ago

US border agency chief meets with authorities in Mexico over migrant surge

Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller traveled to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Friday, where he met with Mexican officials and railway industry leaders.
2 months ago
US border agency chief meets with authorities in Mexico over migrant surge