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With hopes for asylum in U.S. dashed, migrants in Tijuana ponder next moves
TIJUANA — When the Russian man arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 1, he knew he was too late. Still, he held on to hope that even…
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Judge slams DHS for 'irregularity' in arresting pro-Palestinian migrant
A federal judge allowed a graduate student from Turkey to continue her challenge to her arrest by immigration officers on a Massachusetts…
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Rescuers search for a girl missing after a migrant boat sank near Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard said Friday that a search and rescue operation off an eastern island near the Turkish coast had…
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Father Richard Estrada, defender of the downtrodden, dead at 83
Father Richard Estrada, a leading figure in the immigrant rights movement who was known for opening Los Angeles’ first shelter for…
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California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty
SAN YSIDRO, California — When the humanitarian aid workers decided to dismantle their elaborate tented setup — erected right up against…
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'Misguided mission': Senators blast detaining migrants at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — Senators who visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration has flown hundreds of…
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Column: Near death, Pope Francis rallied back. We need his voice more than ever
For the past month and a half, the world has waited for what seemed like the inevitable passing of Pope Francis. The spiritual and titular…
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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
President Trump’s administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children…
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UN refugee agency says Cyprus still pushes back migrant boats, Cyprus insists agency has it wrong
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United Nations agency for refugees on Thursday clashed over allegations that the east Mediterranean…
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Trump's address to Congress revived false or misleading claims on immigration
WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s campaign for president, he and his allies repeated misleading or false claims on immigration, including…
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Heavy on migrant crime, light on inflation: 8 takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — President Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of…
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Asylum requests surge in Mexico amid U.S. border crackdown
NAUCALPAN DE JUÁREZ, Mexico — It wasn’t long ago that record numbers of migrants were claiming asylum at the U.S. southern border,…
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ICE, Texas move against massive migrant settlement, Gov. Abbott says
Federal agents and Texas state troopers moved in on Colony Ridge, a major migrant settlement that sprang up in recent years and has become…
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New York City sues to force feds to give back $80 million in migrant money
New York filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to restore $80 million in migrant aid money that the Trump administration plucked out of…
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How Mexico's president has kept Trump at bay — for now
Mexico City — She has been unflappable as President Trump has fired off broadsides — threats to impose devastating tariffs, mass…
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Nicol Suarez: Trans Migrant Wanted by ICE Arrested for Raping 14-Year-Old Boy Inside NYC Park Bathroom
A trans migrant who was wanted by ICE was arrested after allegedly stalking and raping a 14-year-old boy in New York City last week. Nicol…
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Eric Adams' office threatens to sue Trump WH over $80M in migrant funds
Mayor Eric Adams' office is preparing to sue the Trump administration over the withdrawal of $80 million in Federal Emergency Management…
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Opinion: Sending immigrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where the Trump…
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Who Is Farhad Noori? Afghan Migrant Who Rammed Car into Crowd in Munich Is a Bodybuilder and 'Islamic Extremist' Who Shouted 'Allahu Akbar'
The Afghan migrant who rammed his car into a crowd during a demonstration in Munich, injuring 36 people—including a mother and her…
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Trump administration may send immigrants to Bay Area 'rape club' prison, email shows
The Trump administration appears to be considering a plan to send immigrants facing deportation to a recently shuttered federal prison so…
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DHS says it forced NYC to repay $59 million in migrant hotel money
Homeland Security said Wednesday that it has clawed back $59 million in taxpayer money that was recently paid out to New York City to take…
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Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who…
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Greek rights groups call for criminal charges over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rights groups are demanding criminal charges be brought against members of Greece’s coast guard over a deadly 2023…
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ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down asylum process at southern border
The ACLU sued the Trump administration for shutting down most avenues to asylum, a move that has thrown the immigration system into chaos,…