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By Sumi Somaskanda & Naomi Choy Smith in San Diego 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A surge of illegal border crossings has fuelled US political debate On a blustery morning last month, volunteer Adriana Jasso raised the flaps to a tent propped up against the massive steel bars of the fence […]
(CNN) An international coalition of activists and human rights attorneys on Wednesday announced they filed an appeal to the United Nations on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland. The filing follows numerous reports from Black refugees who said they faced segregation, racism and abuse as they tried to flee for […]
Washington — The number of migrants apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border dipped in March, internal government statistics obtained by CBS News show, a surprising trend that American officials say mainly stems from an immigration crackdown by the Mexican government. Border Patrol agents apprehended over 137,000 migrants who crossed the U.S. southern border unlawfully in March, […]
We are by now largely inured to Donald Trump’s more extreme observations about the world, having spent nearly nine years immersed in them. This is particularly true when he’s discussing the U.S.-Mexico border, the subject of his first exaggerations and fearmongering back when he announced his 2016 candidacy and an acute point of commentary as […]
Nogales, Arizona CNN — The handmade boots at David’s Western Wear, a short walk from the Nogales pedestrian crossing, have for 44 years been a favorite of customers on both sides of the US-Mexico border. David Moore says about 99% of his customers were from
Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday drew a connection between the deadly ISIS attack on a Moscow concert hall Friday and U.S.-Mexico border policy, a top issue for Republicans ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” Rubio, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, attributed to “common sense” that […]
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said migrant smugglers are taking advantage of vulnerabilities at the southern border and the importance U.S. officials place on responding to humanitarian issues. In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Owens said smugglers “absolutely are” setting the rules of engagement at the southern border, […]
Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens called the situation at the southern border a “national security threat,” expressing concern about tens of thousands of migrants who have evaded apprehension and entered the . . .
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally sowed confusion at the nation’s border with Mexico on Wednesday as sheriffs, police chiefs and migrants waited for direction. Texas faced skeptical questioning during a hearing […]
A Russian woman who was kidnapped in northeastern Mexico has been released, Russian embassy and Tamaulipas state officials said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was released without paying the ransom kidnappers sought and was taken to a police station in Reynosa, Tamaulipas state, near the U.S. border, diplomats said on social […]