US, Guatemala sign deal to restrict Central American asylum-seekers

By VOA,

President Donald Trump says Guatemala has signed a deal with the U.S. that would restrict Central Americans from seeking asylum in the United States. ...

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) report , Guatemala , President Donald Trump , U.S migrants

Trump says Mexico may put more troops at border with U.S

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is trying to stem the flow of mostly Central American migrants seeking to enter the United States from Mexico, said o...

Donald J Trump , U.S migrants , US-Mexico border

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into U.S. as new policy kicks in

By Reuters,

Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cit...

asylum , Donald Trump , Mexico , migrants , U.S.-Mexico border

Central American migrants plead to seek asylum in U.S., not Mexico

By Reuters,

Several Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States were allowed to return there on Thursday after being forced to wait in one of Me...

asylum , Mexico , Pilgrims , South American migrants , U.S

Photo of drowned migrant triggers fight over Trump asylum clampdown

By Reuters,

A harrowing photo of a Salvadoran migrant and his young daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border became the focus on Wednesday...

Donald Trump , migrants , U.S.-Mexico border , United Nations

Shocking image of drowned man, daughter underscores crisis at US-Mexico border

By CNN,

The photo is haunting, a vivid reminder of the danger many face when they try to cross into the United States. It shows the human toll of a crisis...

drowned man and daughter , US-Mexico border

Seven migrant deaths reported in ‘extreme heat’ at U.S. border

By Reuters,

Authorities in Texas reported seven migrant deaths on Monday, including those of a woman, two babies and a toddler, showing the danger of extreme summ...

Border Patrol , migrants , U.S. border

U.S. targets families for deportation to discourage migrants

By Reuters,

U.S. immigration authorities want to deport recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally to discourage the surging numbers of Cent...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: U.N.

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Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world’s refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million ...

Global Trends , refugees , UNHCR , United Nations

Trump says immigration roundup will start next week

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U.S. President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday that immigration authorities would next week target migrants in the country illegally in large-scale a...

Donald Trump , United States of America

Kenyan immigrant spends a decade fighting deportation

By VOA,

Sylvester Owino is a small business owner in San Diego, California. His family owns Rafikiz Foodz — an authentic African food vendor offering "Kenya...

asylum , Immigrant , kenya , United States

Mexico holds off Trump’s fire, but seen vulnerable to new pressure

By Reuters,

Mexico avoided the most extreme immigration concession sought by U.S. President Donald Trump in the deal reached to fend off threatened tariffs, but i...

Donald Trump , Marcel Ebrard , Mexico , Pascal Lamy , United States , Vicente Fox

U.S. says to expand program sending asylum seekers to Mexico

By Reuters,

Mexico has agreed to take more migrants seeking asylum in the United States while they await adjudication of their cases, according to details of an a...

Mexico , tariffs , U.S

Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

By Reuters,

The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum program and de...

asylum program , Mexico , migrants , tariff war , U.S

Arizona should drop charges against pro-migrant activist: U.N.

By Reuters,

United Nations human rights experts urged U.S. authorities on Wednesday to drop charges against an Arizona man on trial for providing aid and shelter ...

Arizona area , Central America and Mexico migrants , United Nations

Trump threatens to impose 5% tariff on Mexican imports over illegal immigration

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico starting on June 10 until illegal im...

illegal immigration , Mexican , tariffs , U.S

Trump vows rapid, high tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump, responding to a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods...

Central America and Mexico migrants , Crackdown on illegal immigrants , Donald Trump , U.S-Mexico border wall , US

African refugees evacuated from Libya to Italy, more help needed: U.N.

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A total of 149 Africans in Libya were evacuated to Italy on Thursday, but more states must help people escape deteriorating conditions in Tripoli afte...

Commander Khalifa Haftar , libya , refugees , U.N

Trump Announces Sweeping Immigration Plan

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A proposed "fair, modern and legal" overhaul of the American immigration system, which lawmakers from both major U.S. parties contend has little chanc...

congress , democrats , Immigration , Trump

U.S. will assign dozens of border agents to migrant asylum interviews

By Reuters,

Up to 60 U.S Border Patrol agents will be trained to conduct initial asylum screenings as part of a pilot effort to speed up the vetting of migrants w...