In April, nearly 30,000 humanitarian visas were issued to migrants, according to government data, more than triple the monthly average in the first three months of the year.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
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U.S. Warns Migrants Before End of Pandemic Restrictions That ‘Border Is Not Open’
Officials are bracing for an increase in illegal border crossings as Title 42, a pandemic-era health policy that allowed officials to expel migrants quickly, ends on Thursday.
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Migrant Crossing Surges Aren’t New. Why Is the Border Overwhelmed?
Outdated immigration laws, partisan gridlock and conflict abroad are some reasons behind the strained U.S. border with Mexico.
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Chicago Already Feels Strains of a Migrant Influx as Title 42 Ends
Asylum seekers are pouring in at a fraught moment, when Chicago is changing mayors, its shelters are full, and a pandemic-driven restriction at the southern border is expected to end.
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New York Leaders Spar Over Adams’s Plan to Move Migrants From the City
Suburban officials are reluctant to accept asylum seekers from New York City, with one Rockland County town securing a court order to stop Mayor Adams’s plan.