Joel Rose
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Politics
GOP is calling to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Republicans are using their House majority to build an impeachment case against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But no cabinet member has ever been removed that way, and Mayorkas isn't backing down.
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Politics
In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.
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The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees
With refugee resettlement organizations stretched thin, the U.S. is trying a different approach. The new private sponsorship program will allow groups of regular people to sponsor refugees.
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National
Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum seekers to continue
The justices agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the Title 42 policy should be allowed to intervene in defense of it in the lower courts
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El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify
El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.
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U.S. Supreme Court extends border restrictions just before they were set to end
Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the Supreme Court granted a stay to Republican state attorneys general as many migrants wait to cross the border.
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Federal judge blocks the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42
A federal judge has blocked the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42. The ruling could have major implications for U.S. border policy at a time of record migrant apprehensions.
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Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings
This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.
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A dramatic shift at the border as migrants converge on a remote corner of South Texas
Migrants from across the hemisphere are increasingly crossing the border in a remote corner of South Texas. The shift has big implications for border towns like Eagle Pass — and the entire country.
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Politics
Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston
The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.