Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

10,000 migrants a day head to US border, Mexico's president says

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the surge of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States is partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing into Mexico from Guatemala over the past week.

Biden administration offers nearly 500K Venezuelan migrants legal status

Under intense political pressure from fellow Democrats, the Biden administration has announced it is granting protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country.

Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say

A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.

13 parrots found hidden in duffel bags at US border, officials say

Border officials said a 26-year-old man applying for entry into the U.S. had hidden the 13 live parrots in duffel bags in the trunk of the car.

Biden admin can limit immigration arrests, Supreme Court rules

Republican-led states that challenged the policy say federal law requires authorities to detain and deport even those who pose little or no risk.

US military offering fast-track to citizenship for migrants who enlist

The military has had success in recruiting legal immigrants, particularly among those seeking a job and a quick route to becoming an American citizen.

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans

After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.

Title 42 ends: Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing

The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.

10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration

New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.

US to begin denying asylum at Mexico border, open 100 migration hubs

The U.S. will begin denying asylum on Thursday to migrants who show up at the Mexico border without first seeking protection, as plans are being finalized to create new legal pathways.

Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says

The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.

What is Title 42 and how has the US used it to curb migration?

This week marks the end of pandemic restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. Here's what to know.