The change is to take effect in late May, according to people familiar with the planning, and should restore the right of migrants to request asylum once they cross the border into the United States.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
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Homeland Security Is Making Plans to Handle a Record Surge of Migrants
Officials are bracing for the number of interceptions at the border to rise much higher if a public health order that has limited immigration during the pandemic is lifted.
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A Model’s Refugee Story
Irina Lazareanu has a new book about her life in fashion. But it was her life before fashion that haunts her now.
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Biden Administration Will Vaccinate Migrants at Border
Some migrants who refuse will be detained and placed in removal proceedings, according to directions given to homeland security officials.
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Biden to Ask Congress for 9,000 Fewer Immigration Detention Beds
The administration plans to seek funding for 25,000 beds, down from the 34,000 beds that are currently funded. It also severed a contract with a detention facility in Alabama.