Undocumented migrants turn to Whatsapp to stay ahead of US raids
Fearing a US immigration raid will separate her from her children, an undocumented Honduran immigrant hunkers down in her Washington home, anxiously scouring a WhatsApp group for real-time updates on nearby sweeps. Rosario, a 35-year-old mother of two, practically lives in hiding in the face of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping campaign to arrest and […]
Migrant surge at US border pushes Texas city to ‘breaking point’
A sharp rise in migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed a Texas city to “breaking point”, its mayor has warned. With more than 2,000 people a day seeking asylum, services in El Paso have been overwhelmed, leaving the authorities struggling to cope. The influx has also hit the Texas border city of […]
Texas troopers told to push migrants back into Rio Grande and deny them water
Border security agents in Texas have allegedly been ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande river and to withhold water. Concerns about the “inhumane” treatment of migrants along the border with Mexico were outlined in an email from an unnamed trooper to the Texas Department of Public Safety. In the email the trooper […]
Chaos at US border is exactly what Biden wanted to avoid – with women and children outnumbering men
The chaos and confusion at the border today is exactly what President Joe Biden wanted to avoid when he announced a major change in immigration policy. A makeshift campsite has sprung up between two 30 ft fences which divide San Diego in the United States from Tijuana in Mexico. There has been a significant increase […]
Thousands of migrants travel to US border as Title 42 restrictions come to an end
Thousands of migrants have been making their way to the US border as the Title 42 immigration law changes. The rule, which had enabled the swift expulsion of migrants, has now expired. Amid uncertainty and misinformation surrounding how entry restrictions will change, many fear that it will make access to the US more difficult. Migrants […]
Border Patrol says more than 1,000 migrants, most from Venezuela, turn themselves in to immigration authorities in El Paso
The United States Border Patrol reported that more than 1,000 migrants who crossed into the country from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, turned themselves in this Wednesday to the agents of this institution in El Paso, Texas. According to a publication on social networks by the Border Patrol in the El Paso sector, the majority of migrants […]
The US began transporting certain migrants from Canada to Texas for processing or removal
The United States began transporting migrants crossing from Canada to the US to Texas for processing and, as the case may be, deporting them to Mexico or their country of origin under a border restriction introduced by covid-19, according to an official of National Security. The US Border Patrol recently recorded a record number of […]
Migrants in El Paso face uncertainty after Supreme Court left Title 42 in effect amid legal challenges
The future of migrants waiting in El Paso, Texas, after crossing the US-Mexico border remains uncertain following Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing federal officials to continue expelling migrants who have received an asylum hearing. “We expected something else,” said Rosanni Rodríguez, a Venezuelan migrant, when she was told of the court decision. Rodriguez huddled with […]
Increasing numbers of migrants arrive in New York, the number reached a record of more than 62,500 people last week
The latest signs of the crisis facing New York are the huge white tents that the city’s mayor says he never imagined he would have to build. The arrival of buses from the border shows no signs of slowing down and these new emergency shelters on Randall’s Island could soon house hundreds of migrants. Months […]
Learn About ‘Corazon Migrante,’ the Social Integration Program Helping Migrants Across Latin America
When a person migrates to another country, either for work or because they were displaced from their territory by armed conflicts, there are many situations that can affect them. One of the main issues is integration. Integration is about adapting to the customs of the new place where the migrant settles. This is not just […]
