Franco Ordoñez
Stories
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Young Migrants Held By Border Patrol Far Longer Than Allowed, Document Shows
The unaccompanied minors are spending an average of 117 hours in detention facilities, beyond the 72 hours allowed, according to a Department of Homeland Security document.
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FEMA Asked To Help With Migrant Surge, GOP Lawmakers To Visit Border
The House takes up immigration legislation while some GOP lawmakers will travel to the southern border to highlight a surge in migrants. The Biden administration asked FEMA to help with the surge.
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Biden Administration Rescinds Trump Policy Affecting Sponsors Of Young Migrants
The Trump administration had encouraged child welfare officers dealing with unaccompanied minors to share information about potential adult sponsors with immigration enforcement agents.
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Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again
A record number of minors are being held in warehouse-style facilities as the Biden administration struggles to address a cyclical surge of unaccompanied children and teens crossing into the U.S.
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'The Border Is Not Open': Biden Administration Seeks Foreign Aid To Slow Migration
The White House asks Congress for $4 billion in aid for countries in Central America to address root causes of illegal migration, as the number of border crossings into the U.S. spikes.
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Venezuelans Granted Protected Status In U.S.
The Biden administration is granting temporary protected status to over 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., providing legal status to individuals who have fled the country — a shift in U.S. policy.
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Biden Administration Moves To Speed Up Processing Of Migrants In Family Detention
Parents and children arriving at the border would be more quickly released within 72 hours, sources say.
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Tanden Withdraws As Nominee For Office Of Management And Budget
President Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has withdrawn from the proceedings. Key Democratic and Republican senators refused to back Neera Tanden.
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Neera Tanden Withdraws Her Office Of Management And Budget Nomination
Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the first big loss for the Biden administration in Congress.
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Biden To Allow Some Separated Migrant Families To Reunite In The United States
"It takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.