As NYC opens new migrant shelters, costs continue to soar
As New York City continues to look for places to house migrants, two new facilities are opening in Manhattan and Brooklyn. But as more and more migrants arrive in the city, costs are continuing to rise, along with frustration over the shelters' placements.
Migrants rush US border as asylum app frustration grows in Mexico
A large group of migrants in Mexico who were poised to barge into the U.S. over the weekend were blocked from crossing a bridge leading from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas.
CBP seizes over $1M in marijuana at Texas border
454 pounds of marijuana were seized by CBP officers on a bridge between Mexico and Texas.
Migrant boats crash off San Diego, California, coast; 8 confirmed drownings so far: police
At least eight people were killed when two boats carrying migrants crashed at Black’s Beach.
New York City to launch 24/7 arrival center for asylum seekers
Nearly 50,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York since last spring, with more than 30,000 still in the city’s care.
Migrant boat crashes off coast of Italy; dozens killed
More than 170 migrants were on board when the overcrowded boat crashed.
Mother-daughter duo caught smuggling over $830K in meth: CBP
Authorities say they caught the mother-daughter duo in California, smuggling over $830,000 in methamphetamine.
Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spike
The death of a Mexican man who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting the spike in illegal crossings along the northern border.
New rule would impose 'severe limitations' on asylum-seekers at US southern border
President Donald Trump pursued a similar ban in 2019 but a federal appeals court prevented it from taking effect.
House reportedly asked to investigate George Santos' marriage
Letters submitted to the House Ethics Committee are reportedly questioning whether Congressman George Santos' 7-year marriage to a Brazilian woman was just a scheme to aid her immigration bid, according to the New York Times.
Elderly Arizona rancher charged with murdering a Mexican man on his property
An Arizona cattle rancher who lives near the Mexico border is being held on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a man on his property who is believed to be a Mexican citizen.
Human smuggling attempt in Arizona ends in rollover crash, sheriff's office says
A human smuggling attempt in Arizona ended in a rollover crash, a sheriff's office says. "Human smugglers have zero regard for human life, and because of this, we must do all we can to stop this illegal and dangerous industry."
Migrants fleeing NYC to head to Canada
Some of the migrants who were bussed to New York City are abandoning the city for Canada.
Mayor Adams spends night with migrants at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
In a statement, Adams said he would never ask anyone to do something he wouldn't be willing to do himself, and praised the services provided at the terminal.
Feds reunite nearly 700 migrant kids separated from their families at US-Mexico border
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families separated under his predecessor's policy of forcibly separating parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration.
Migrants rounded up outside Hell's Kitchen hotel
A group of migrant men who had been staying in tents outside the Watson Hotel in Hell's Kitchen, refusing to move to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, were forced to move Wednesday evening.
Migrants refuse to relocate from Hell's Kitchen motel
Groups of migrant men are choosing to camp outside of the Watson Hotel in Hell's Kitchen, instead of moving to a shelter set up at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
Migrants fight plan to move them from hotel to 'inhumane' Brooklyn shelter
Migrants are camped outside of the Watson Hotel in Hell's Kitchen, refusing to be relocated to a shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, saying the facility is 'inhumane.'
Migrants refusing to leave Hell's Kitchen hotel
A group of migrants is refusing to be moved from the Watson Hotel, a men's-only shelter in Hell's Kitchen to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
Teen MS-13 gang member arrested for murder of Maryland autistic woman, 20
Maryland police said they’ve arrested a 17-year-old "undocumented non-citizen", and suspected MS-13 gang member, for the murder of an autistic 20-year-old woman.