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A deal on US border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake
Amid grueling negotiations between senators and the White House, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape.
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Texas begins flying migrants from southern border to Chicago. The 1st plane carried over 120 people
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France’s Macron defends divisive immigration bill and denies it marks tilt by government to right
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EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses
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What we know about Texas’ new law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
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Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally
Former President Donald Trump is defending his comments about migrants crossing the southern border, who he had said are poisoning the blood of America.
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Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
The White House and Mexico’s president are sharply criticizing a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross into the U.S. and empower local judges to order them to leave the country.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor refers to Trump’s anti-immigrant language as dangerous, dehumanizing
Kentucky’s governor says Republican Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant language is dangerous and dehumanizing. Democratic Gov.
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Immigration fuels uptick in US population growth
Immigration powered population gains in the United States for a second year in a row. According to Census Bureau estimates released Tuesday, immigration coupled with a drop in the number of deaths from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueled an uptick in the U.S. growth rate in 2023.
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France’s government and conservative lawmakers find a compromise on immigration bill
France’s interior minister says parliament members from French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist majority and a conservative party have found agreement on a divisive immigration bill.
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Biden’s push for Ukraine aid stalls in Senate as negotiations over border restrictions drag on
President Joe Biden’s push to have Congress replenish wartime aid for Ukraine as part of a deal on border and immigration policy changes will almost certainly drag into next year.
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Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.
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From emotional support to business advice, winners of I Love My Librarian awards serve in many ways
This year’s winners of the I Love My Librarian Award took on a lot more than selecting books and fighting bans.
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Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era ‘blood’ rhetoric against immigrants
Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators are struggling to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth in military aid for Ukraine and national security.
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The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
More than 506,000 migrants had crossed the Darien jungle by mid-December. That was double the 248,000 who set a record the previous year.
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Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks
Prominent Democratic Latinos in Congress quietly raised concerns at first about negotiations between the Biden administration and a group of senators over border security and asylum restrictions.
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: The federal government does not give people who enter the U.S. illegally a cell phone, a domestic plane ticket to a location of their choice and a $5,000 Visa gift card, as an Arizona sheriff running for the U.S.
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Congress departs without a deal on Ukraine aid and border security, but Senate will work next week
Congress is departing Washington without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine. But Senate negotiators and the President Joe Biden’s administration are still racing to wrap up a border security compromise to unlock the stalemate before the end of the year.
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Finland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants
Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of migrants at the two crossing points on the border with Russia that were reopened on a temporary basis early Thursday.
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Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid
Top Biden administration officials are trying to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by agreeing to Senate Republican demands to bolster U.S.
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In Florida farmland, Guadalupe feast celebrates, sustains 60-year-old mission to migrant workers
Starting well before dawn Sunday, hundreds gathered on the grounds of St. Ann Mission in the Florida farmland to bring flowers, candles and petitions to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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An asylum-seeker in the UK has died onboard a moored barge housing migrants
British officials say an asylum-seeker on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of England has died and a police investigation has been launched into the incident.
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French opposition lawmakers reject the government’s key immigration bill without debating it
French opposition lawmakers have rejected an immigration bill without debating it. Monday’s move comes as a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s government, which had championed the proposed law as one of its flagship measures.
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Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine and Israel.
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Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
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New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly out of reach as GOP ties it to border security
A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden.
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Mexican immigration agents detain 2 Iranians who they say were under observation by the FBI
Mexico’s immigration agency says its agents have detained two Iranians who they say were under observation by the FBI.
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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
A federal judge is prohibiting the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years. U.S.
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Albania’s opposition speaks up at the Constitutional Court against ratifying migrant deal with Italy
The opposition in Albania has spoken up at the Constitutional Court against the ratification of a contentious deal the government has signed with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea.
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Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal?
Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to the right. The immigration debate is now focused on measures meant to keep migrants out as Republicans sense they have the political upper hand.
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Illinois scraps plan for building migrant winter camp due to toxic soil risk
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has canceled plans to build a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site.
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Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds
The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations and transfers due to a lack of funds.
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UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers
The British government has announced tough new immigration rules it says will reduce the number of people able to move to the U.K. each year by hundreds of thousands.
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US border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico.
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Texas judge rips into Biden administration’s handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier
A judge for now isn’t stopping Border Patrol agents from cutting razor wire that Texas has put on the U.S.-Mexico border to deter migrants.
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