Newly-arrived migrants seek IDNYC cards
Many of the migrants arriving almost every day now in New York City are in need of some sort of identification card. New York City has a program that allows any New Yorker to obtain one, regardless of immigration status.
More migrants arrive, straining NYC services
Two more buses carrying migrants from Texas pulled into Port Authority Bus Terminal on Friday, adding to the recent influx of asylum-seekers needing help in New York.
NYC mayor ducks questions about firing of social services official
A social services official says she was fired after trying to shed light on migrants sleeping overnight at an intake center — and Mayor Eric Adams is refusing to answer questions about it.
NYC scrambling to provide resources for migrants arriving from Texas
New York City is scrambling to provide resources for the thousands of migrants arriving in New York, many arriving with nothing more than the clothes on their back.
NYC Mayor Adams slams Texas governor over busing of migrants
Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that the city is still determining how many migrants have already entered the city and how many more are expected. Blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Adams said Abbott has refused to coordinate when buses will be arriving in the city, so resources are scrambled together when each new group arrives.
Second bus of migrants arrives in NYC from Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced last week that his state would begin busing migrants to New York City, in response to the Biden Administration's "open border policies" which he says are overwhelming Texas communities.
Texas sends bus full of migrants to NYC
A bus of migrants sent from Texas arrived in New York City on Friday morning
Busloads of undocumented immigrants are being sent to NYC, mayor says
New York City's mayor says busloads of asylum seekers are being sent to the city from border states and are overwhelming the shelter system.
Record-breaking 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine found in California seizure
Four men are facing federal drug trafficking charges after allegedly smuggling over 5,000 pounds of methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border this week.
Border Patrol agents in Texas discover migrants smuggled inside toolboxes at checkpoint
A Border Patrol agent said the migrants were being smuggled in extreme summer heat.
California becomes first state to cover health care for all immigrants
California is now the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year.
Supreme Court allows Biden to end Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
Death toll rises to 51 after migrants found in abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas
Dozens of people were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on a remote road in San Antonio. Sixteen others were hospitalized, including four children.
46 people found dead, 16 hospitalized after tractor-trailer containing migrants found in Texas
Officials said 46 people have been found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio.
Stampede kills at least 20 at Moroccan-Spanish enclave border fence
Moroccan authorities said the individuals died as a result of a “stampede” of people who attempted Friday to climb the iron fence.
DACA 10-year anniversary sparks renewed push for passage of the Dream Act
Immigration advocates and organizations fighting for Dreamers will be using the anniversary to create a renewed push for Congress to pass the Dream Act.
Summit of the Americas: Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows
President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.
US-bound migrant caravan with up to 5K people sets out in southern Mexico
It was estimated to include 4,000 to 5,000 migrants, mostly from Central America, Venezuela and Haiti. It is the largest migrant caravan to attempt to leave southern Mexico this year.
Agents find 23 pounds of cocaine in North Carolina passenger's wheelchair
The 22-year-old man was returning to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic when officers found packages of a white, powdery substance concealed in an electric wheelchair.
Title 42: Federal judge rules COVID-19 asylum restrictions must continue on southern US border
A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border.