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Biden Has Yet To End The Business Of Detaining Immigrants As He Promised, Critics Say
President Biden pledged during his election campaign to end privately-run immigration detention centers. But advocates say his administration is not following through on his promises.
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Biden's Task Force Has Reunited 36 Migrant Families — With Hundreds To Go
Advocates hoped for more, but the administration says this is the pace it wants as it scales up the effort. "We chose intentionally to start slow so that we can go fast later," an official says.
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National
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Americans Concerned About Migrants At U.S.-Mexico Border
Americans are very concerned about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll. But we also found broad support for some parts of President Biden's immigration overhaul.
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National
As More Migrants Arrive, U.S. Expands Efforts To Identify And Admit Most Vulnerable
More migrants are granted humanitarian exceptions to a pandemic public health order that effectively closed the Southern border. U.S. officials are working with NGOs to identify the most vulnerable.
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Politics
ACLU Calls On DHS To Close ICE Detention Centers, Citing High Cost Of Empty Beds
The ACLU wants the Biden administration to close dozens of immigration detention facilities, citing the historically low number of immigrants in detention and the high cost of paying for empty beds.
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Politics
Immigration Agencies Ordered Not To Use Term 'Illegal Alien' Under New Biden Policy
The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants, part of a broader effort to build a more "humane" immigration system.
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National
More Than 170,000 Migrants Taken Into Custody At Southwest Border In March
The figures are preliminary and don't include what Border Patrol agents call "got aways." Officials say it was the highest monthly total since at least 2006.
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Politics
Disinformation Still Swirls Concerning Legitimacy Of Biden Administration
While conspiracy theories aren't new, experts say their reach is spreading — accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Donald Trump and weaponized in a way that is unprecedented.
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Politics
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Two Former Staffers
The harassment allegations follow reports that Cuomo's office covered up the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19.
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Politics
Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest
After four years of stepped-up enforcement, the Biden administration is announcing new guidelines that sharply limit who can be arrested and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.