A charity rescue ship with 572 migrants aboard in the central Mediterranean is pleading for permission to dock at some European port, saying food is running short and tensions rising on the crowded vessel.
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Biden calls for bipartisan action on pathway to citizenship
The president made the remarks as he hosted a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House.
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Republican donor pays to send South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas
The governor’s announcement comes as the Republican Party ramps up a political fight with President Biden over Mexico border security.
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On border tour, Harris laments ‘infighting’ over immigration
The vice president’s trip to El Paso comes after months of criticism from Republicans and some in her own party over her absence and that of President Biden from the border.
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‘Do not come’: Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans
The American vice president emphasizes the need for action to improve the situation on the ground for Guatemalans, who she said don’t want to leave their homeland but are forced to by poor living conditions.
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
A unanimous Supreme Court has ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
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U.S. forced deported parents to leave kids behind, watchdog reports
In 2017 and 2018, Department of Homeland Security officials were claiming parents were choosing to leave their children in the U.S.
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Spain, Morocco square off after 8,000 migrants arrive by sea
Neither the government in Rabat nor local officials have commented on the mass influx.
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Biden quadruples Trump’s refugee cap after backlash over delay
He is raising the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, but admits that the U.S. will not meet that number, because of the pandemic and limitations on resettlement capabilities.
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Harris meets with Guatemalan president
She has been tasked with addressing the root causes of the spike in migration.