Immigration

Immigration

U.S. imposes new restrictions and costs for humanitarian parole sponsors of Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians

The humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians, which has allowed thousands of people to reunite with their families in the United States, now faces new restrictions and additional costs for sponsors

Immigration

American artist compiles X-ray images that show migrants crossing southwest border into U.S.

Most of the photographs, captured in 2019, belong to the U.S. Border Patrol and border guard websites

Immigration

Panama repatriates undocumented migrants to South America on U.S. funded flights

The U.S. funded flights are being coordinated with the Panamanian government and come several weeks after newly elected Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, a known anti-immigration crusader, was sworn into office

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Texas installs third razor wire barrier on Rio Grande to stave off illegal immigration

The move is the latest in a string of attempt by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to reduce illegal immigration that has reached unprecedented levels in the Lone Star state

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Trump nomination sparks migration panic as new caravan struggles to reach U.S. border before election

The caravan is one of several that migrants have joined just four months before the presidential elections in the United States, which has been enduring a massive influx of illegal migration

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Disease risk increases due to closure of Darién Gap migratory crossings between Colombia and Panama

If the number of people traveling along the migratory route increases, the area’s hospital network would collapse

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Panama closes Darién Gap jungle trails to protect migrants from dangerous crossings and violent crime

The Panamanian government announced that “between four and five crossings were closed” in the Darién Gap as a measure to redirect and “take care” of migrants

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Shelters at Mexico's southern border overwhelmed as migrant housing costs triple amid national inflation

Inflation and the migratory flow caused the cost of keeping a migrant stranded on Mexico's southern border to triple

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Cuban woman arrested in Florida in connection with 2022 shipwreck that left 16 dead

In November 2022, a migrant smuggling case resulted in the tragic death of 16 people, four of whom were found drowned after a boat sank off the coast of Cuba

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Mexico reports nearly 1.4 million irregular migrants this year, high number of unaccompanied minors

Mexican authorities have also detected a large number of unaccompanied minors on the journey to reach the U.S. between January and May 2024