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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.
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Migrants with no passport will now need facial recognition scans for domestic flights, TSA says
The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas.
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Biden's proposed budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border migrant surges
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for 2025 includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security to enable the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up operations in the event of a migrant surge, according to a portion of the budget reviewed by NBC News.
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Proposed White House budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security
President Joe Biden’s proposed 2025 budget includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for the Department of Homeland Security to bolster border security.
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Maryland Senate passes bill to let people buy health insurance regardless of immigration status
People would be able to buy health insurance through Maryland’s health care exchange, regardless of their immigration status, under a bill approved by the state Senate. Senators voted 34-13 on Friday for the measure. The Maryland House already passed a similar version of the legislation. Each chamber would need to vote to approve the other’s to send the legislation to...
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states.
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Arizona Republicans are pushing bills to punish migrants who enter the United States illegally
Republicans in swing state Arizona are broadcasting a tough border security stance with legislation aimed at punishing migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. The proponent of one bill has suggested it would allow property owners to shoot and kill migrants criminally trespassing on their property.
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Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.
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First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande
First responders in Eagle Pass, Texas, say they are traumatized by what they see at the U.S.-Mexico border: parents drowned or dying, their children barely holding onto life after attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
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White House weighing executive actions on the border – with immigration powers used by Trump
The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
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The Biden administration is considering executive action to deter illegal migration at the southern border
The Biden administration is considering taking executive action to deter illegal migration across the southern border, two U.S. officials told NBC News.
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Many US immigration fees set to jump in April with first significant changes in 7 years
Beginning April 1, the cost for some common immigration applications will rise with new adjustments.
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Some 500 migrants depart northern Honduras in a bid to reach the US by caravan
This is the first group since January 2022 and was comprised of men, women and children mostly from inland and southern Honduras, where many farm workers lost their jobs due to the closure of some plantations.
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Texas refuses to comply with Biden administration's cease-and-desist letter about border access
Texas is refusing to comply with a cease-and-desist letter from the Biden administration over actions by the state that have impeded U.S. Border Patrol agents from accessing part of the border with Mexico.
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Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
About 261,000 cases of migrants placed in removal proceedings are pending in the Miami court — the largest docket in the country.
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Thousands of migrants trek across Mexico towards US border
An estimated 8,000 people left southern Mexico in a caravan Christmas Eve with the hopes of reaching the U.S. border.
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Their lives were torn apart by war in Africa. A family hopes a new US program will help them reunite
A new program that allows groups of U.S. citizens to name the specific refugees they would like to sponsor to come to America is giving a family in Texas hope of a reunification.
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US sees population growth as immigration reaches highest level in two decades
The number of immigrants to the U.S. jumped to the highest level in two decades this year, driving the nation’s overall population growth, according to estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Immigration advocates protest outside White House
Demonstrators gathered outside the White House Friday to voice concerns over possible major changes in immigration policy. Sources familiar with the negotiations tell NBC News President Joe Biden’s administration is considering agreeing to a Republican demand that would allow for more expulsions of migrants from the U.S. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports advocates say they feel Biden is breaking campaign...
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Federal judge prohibits separation of families at border for 8 years
Children may still be separated but under limited circumstances, as was the case before a zero-tolerance Trump-era policy.