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Tag: immigration

08 Apr

Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees

published on April 8, 2025 - 11:01 AM

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named

13 Oct

Border residents rejoice as US says it will lift travel ban

published on October 13, 2021 - 1:51 PM

(AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen

25 Jun

On border tour, Harris laments ‘infighting’ over immigration

published on June 25, 2021 - 2:32 PM

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday used her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since

22 Apr

California shelter opens to immigrant children from border

published on April 22, 2021 - 2:47 PM

(AP) — A federal emergency shelter in California is starting to receive immigrant children from border facilities in what advocates

25 Mar

Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

published on March 25, 2021 - 2:00 PM

(AP) — The U.S. will take steps to more quickly move hundreds of migrant children and teens out of cramped

17 Mar

EXPLAINER: Is the US border with Mexico in crisis?

published on March 17, 2021 - 2:16 PM

(AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday during a visit to El Paso, Texas, that, “It’s more than

15 Feb

Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration

published on February 15, 2021 - 12:59 PM

(AP) — After a weeklong bus ride from Honduras, Isabel Osorio Medina arrived in northern Mexico with the hope President

18 Jan

Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants

published on January 18, 2021 - 12:57 PM

(AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people

30 Jun

Drive-up US citizenship eases backlog, but new threat looms

published on June 30, 2020 - 12:35 PM

(AP) — A 60-year-old U.K. citizen drove into a Detroit parking garage on a recent afternoon, lowered the window of

27 Apr

Sizing up Trump’s green-card halt: Is it just temporary?

published on April 27, 2020 - 2:16 PM

(AP) — Pamela Thompson, a recruiter at Adventist Health Bakersfield in California, made seven job offers to foreign nurses in

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