The White House also revived an Obama-era policy that allows Central American children to apply for admission to the U.S. from their home country.
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President Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants at the Border
The president’s promise of a more humane policy is being tested as more unaccompanied children seek to enter the United States from Mexico.
Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants at the Border
The president’s promise of a more humane policy is being tested as more unaccompanied children seek to enter the United States from Mexico.
Biden Seeks Help on Border From Mexican President
As the president looks to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, he is hoping for cooperation from a Mexican counterpart who was a contributor to them.
Migrants in Mexico Face Confusion at Border
President Biden is trying to untangle an interlocking web of Trump-era border restrictions, leading for now to disparate treatment of migrants and rampant confusion.
Smugglers Get Long Prison Terms in U.K. for Their Roles in Killing 39 Migrants
The migrants had paid thousands of dollars to try to reach a better life abroad. Instead, they suffered an excruciating death, suffocating in an airtight container.
Covid Infections, and Blame, Rise Along Southeast Asian Borders
The region depends on its porous crossings for economic activity. But countries have been quick to point fingers when the coronavirus has spread along shared frontiers.
2 Hurricanes Devastated Central America. Will the Ruin Spur a Migration Wave?
The storms displaced hundreds of thousands of people, creating a new class of refugees with more reason than ever to migrate north and setting up an early test for the incoming Biden administration.
E.U. Border Agency Accused of Covering Up Migrant Pushback in Greece
Frontex is under fire for letting Greece illegally repel migrants as the agency expands to play a more central role at the bloc’s external borders.
Banksy-Funded Rescue Vessel Evacuated After Distress Call
About 400 migrants remain stranded aboard several rescue vessels in the central Mediterranean as international aid groups urge European officials to let them come ashore.