Franco Ordoñez
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Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border
Officials are trying to shrink the time table for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration.
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Biden Says 'Nothing Has Changed' But Child Migrants Crossing Border At Higher Pace
As Biden stated, crossings often rise during the early months of the year as the weather improves. But the number of unaccompanied children arriving are considerably higher than in the recent years.
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VP Harris To Work With Central American Countries To Address Root Causes Of Migration
Vice President Harris will take on her first foreign policy portfolio: working with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to address the root causes of migration to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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White House To Allow TV Camera On Tour Of Shelter For Teen Migrants
The facility being toured by White House officials and lawmakers is not one of the warehouse-like border facilities for adults, where hundreds of minors have been held longer than allowed by law.
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Ex-DHS Chief Says Biden Was Warned About Dismantling Trump's Border Policies
Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf say the Biden administration did not heed advice from the former administration about preventing an influx of migrants at the southern border.
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Ex-Trump Official Says Biden Administration Was Warned About Migrant Influx
Chad Wolf, former acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, says before taking office, the Biden administration was cautioned about a lack of capacity to handle an influx of migrants.
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Biden Sends Top Officials To Mexico As Border Surge Continues
Two members of President Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters.
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Hundreds Of Migrant Children Held In Border Detention For More Than 10 Days
More than 500 migrant children have spent more than 240 hours in the jail-like detention centers at the border as of Thursday, according to a DHS document obtained by NPR.
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Biden Aims To Tackle Root Cause Of Migrants Massing At U.S. Border
The Biden administration wants to work with Central American countries to stem the flow of migration to the U.S., but concerns about corruption means implementing the policies likely won't be smooth.
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Deaths Of Migrant Children Haunt Former Official As Border Surge Increases
John Sanders led U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Trump administration. At least five children died after being detained during the last surge, and he fears "history is repeating itself."