Aid for asylum seekers puts strain on a local non-profit organization
Sure Helpline Crisis Center in Imperial Valley says it has helped at least 500 asylum seekers over the last three weeks only to be shunned away by…
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Holding on to hope: The story of an asylum-seeker
Not all of the the thousands of people heading to the border to seek asylum are from Mexico or Central America. Many come from even farther…
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Biden admin secures agreements with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to secure borders, official says
The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to tighten their borders and stem the flow of migration, Special…
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Central American nations deploy troops to reduce migration
A White House official said Guatemala and Honduras were deploying troops temporarily in response to a large caravan of migrants that was being…
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CBP releases March 2021 operational update
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics for March…
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Border crossing deaths continue to increase
The deaths of undocumented immigrants attempting to cross the southern border continues to…
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Another migrant shelter in San Luis R.C. nearing capacity
Another migrant shelter in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, is reaching its…
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Yuma Border Patrol reports larger groups arriving at border
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say they’re encountering larger and larger groups of undocumented migrants along the U.S./Mexico border. In fact,…
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Long Beach Approves Plan To Temporarily House Migrants at Convention Center
LONG BEACH (KYMA/KECY) — Unaccompanied migrant children will now be housed at the Long Beach Convention Center after Long Beach City Council voted…
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Siblings abandoned along the border near Jacumba
At the station, the children provided agents a handwritten note which had their mom’s name and phone number on it. The siblings also had their…
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Kelly calls for federal action to solve border situation
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) visited Yuma Monday, touring the operation taking place at our southern border as undocumented immigrants continue to…
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USBP: Woman left behind by smuggler dies
YCSO, Yuma County Medical Examiner’s Office and Border Patrol agents continue to…
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Unaccompanied migrant kids may be housed on California base
The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in central…
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Human smugglers use Facebook to connect with migrants and spread false hope of reaching U.S.
“Travel to Mexico to the United States. Costs $8,000. 100 percent safe,” reads one recent post by an apparent…
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Hotel at Holtville country club housing migrant families exposed to COVID-19
With the help of funds from the state of California, migrant families are being housed at the Ramada Hotel at Barbara Worth Country Club in…
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Guatemalan Authorities Check Migrants’ Paperwork; Multiple Sent Back
(KYMA/KECY) – It’s the end of the road for some members of the migrant caravan headed to the U.S. Guatemalan authorities have established…
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Vehicle rolls over after fleeing from Border Patrol agents
A vehicle with two undocumented immigrants rolled over after fleeing from Border Patrol agents on Interstate…
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Violations at ICE facility in 2020 threatened the health and safety of detainees, watchdog report says
Detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona filed hundreds of grievances about mistreatment, including…
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El Centro Sector: Undocumented immigrant apprehensions on the rise
El Centro Sector said it apprehended 64 undocumented immigrants on Wednesday, the largest group to date.…
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Mexico finds 3-year-old Honduran boy near U.S. border alone
The increase in child migrants represents a dilemma for the fledgling administration of President Joe Biden as it attempts to restore an orderly…
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