Buses from Texas send migrants to VP Kamala Harris' home on Christmas Eve
Some were wearing T-shirts despite temperatures hovering around 15 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the coldest Christmas Eve on record in DC.
Migrants near US-Mexico border wait in the cold for key asylum ruling
Under Title 42, authorities have expelled asylum-seekers inside the U.S. and turned away most people at the border. A key court ruling could lift those restrictions.
Volunteers make wonderful days for Half Moon Bay Area farmworkers
It's the time when many Latin Americans celebrate Las Posadas, an extended period of devotional prayer, lasting until Christmas Eve.
Suspense grows at border over future of US asylum rules
Migrants have been denied rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law since March 2020 related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 under a public-health rule called Title 42.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks order to end Title 42
The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.
So long, California: Major county votes to study secession
The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state.
‘Remain in Mexico’: Federal judge blocks Biden bid to end Trump-era policy
Under former President Donald Trump, about 70,000 asylum-seekers were forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy introduced in January 2019, which President Joe Biden suspended on his first day in office.
Conservative group sues Oakland allowing non-citizens to vote in school board races
A conservative legal organization is trying to block a measure that Oakland voters approved, allowing non-citizens to vote in school board races.
Border Patrol agent killed in high-speed chase of group entering US illegally
The 38-year-old agent leaves behind two children, but has not been identified.
Work visa may force laid-off tech employees to leave U.S.
Many smart, highly educated, motivated, and innovative people came to America on so-called H-1B visas, a magnet the U.S. Government created to attract the world's best talent.
Migrants arrive in Philadelphia: Families travel 28 hours on bus sent from Texas
A bus full of migrants sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott arrived in Philadelphia early Wednesday morning as city officials greeted the group and provided them with supplies.
Judge delays end of migrant asylum restrictions to late December
Migrants have been expelled from the United States more than 2.4 million times since the Trump-era, COVID-19 rule took effect in March 2020.
Title 42: Judge orders halt to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border
A federal judge has ordered President Biden's administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the start of COVID-19.
David DePape, alleged Pelosi attacker, was in country illegally, feds say
The man charged with attempted murder in connection with a violent hammer attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, is in the United States illegally and could be deported to Canada.
Revised 'Dreamers' program to get another review by court
A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children.
Texas human smuggling bust stops plane of illegal immigrants, including deported child sexual assault suspect
Three – including female U.S. citizen – facing charges over smuggling flight from Weslaco to Houston.
Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000
President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.
Migrants sue Gov. Ron DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard relocation 'scheme'
Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.
Texas sheriff investigating 2 flights of migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov.
A Texas sheriff on Monday opened an investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but did not say what laws may have been broken in putting 48 Venezuelans on private planes last week from San Antonio.
2 buses of migrants dropped off outside VP Harris’s residence near Naval Observatory in DC
Two buses of migrants were dropped off Thursday morning outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence in northwest Washington, D.C.