Immigration

Immigration

U.S. expands asylum restrictions at the southern border one month before elections

The new changes come in the middle of a fierce election battle campaign in which migration issues have become one of the central points of the debate between the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump

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Special missing person's search team locates Cuban family that disappeared after arriving at Mexican airport

The Specialized Immediate Search Group (GEBI), of the Attorney General's Office of the state of Nuevo Léon, issued search reports to find the whereabouts of eight Cubans

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U.S. takes custody of 43 Cuban migrants who arrived in Florida Keys on small wooden boat named 'Havana'

So far this year, 142 migrants of different nationalities have died or disappeared while making the dangerous journey to reach the United States. Dozens of them were Cuban rafters.

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Decrease in South American migration a sign Panamanian efforts to shut down jungle corridors are working

Migration information highlights that the “majority of migrants are from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and China”

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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

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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

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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