Immigration Archives

First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification

January 27, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the Trump-era…

Judge temporarily blocks Biden’s plan to halt deportations

January 26, 2021 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s pause on deportations Tuesday, delivering a blow to one of the…

Border Patrol seized more than $173K in drug smuggling attempts

January 25, 2021 12:44 PM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

El Centro Sector agents seized meth, heroin, and fentanyl in two separate smuggling attempts over the…

Judge asks Biden administration to clarify deportation pause order

January 25, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

A federal judge in Texas on Monday asked the Biden administration to clarify its 100-day pause on deportations as he considers a lawsuit to block the…

Two men arrested after throwing drug packages over the border wall

January 22, 2021 9:43 AM Sumiko Keil

Police said two packages of methamphetamine were found on the other side of the…

Former CBP officer sentenced to prison in bribery case

January 21, 2021 5:27 AM Sumiko Keil, Gabriel Salazar

A federal judge in Tucson has sentenced a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer from Nogales to 2.5 years in prison on a bribery…

Biden bets big on immigration changes in opening move

January 21, 2021 5:07 AM The Associated Press

Biden starts fast on immigration by halting border wall and travel ban while embracing…

Border Patrol agents arrest 2 for smuggling drugs, recover stolen vehicle

January 20, 2021 5:38 AM Sumiko Keil

Border Patrol agents seize a stolen vehicle and arrest a man with a warrant at the Highway 86…

On Day One, Biden to undo Trump policies on climate, virus

January 20, 2021 5:23 AM The Associated Press, Gabriel Salazar

Biden on Wednesday will end construction on Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall, end the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority…

The future of the border wall under the Biden Administration

January 19, 2021 12:03 PM April Hettinger

President-elect Joe Biden made a “not another foot of wall” promise during his campaign. Now, elected Democrats are challenging him to uphold his…

BP: Sex offender arrested in Yuma

January 19, 2021 9:57 AM Sumiko Keil

Border Patrol agents say the 34-year-old Mexican national also had multiple…

Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

January 19, 2021 5:03 AM The Associated Press, Gabriel Salazar

President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his…

Biden administration tells migrant caravan: Don’t come now

January 18, 2021 8:13 AM Sumiko Keil, NBC News

“The situation at the border isn’t going to be transformed overnight,” a senior Biden transition official…

New Mexicali-Calexico border crossing set to open in February

January 15, 2021 1:29 PM Nassieli Pizano, Christian Galeno, Sumiko Keil

It is guaranteed that the border crossing will be safer since it will have public lighting and greater surveillance.…

Sen. Mark Kelly tours Southern border to assess ports of entry

January 15, 2021 6:16 PM Cody Lee

On Friday, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly met with border officials along the United States border with Mexico. Just weeks into his term, Sen. Kelly touring…