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News Articles: Immigration

The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea.

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  • Asia

Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

May 24, 2023
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  • Se Eun Gong
A border patrol agent speaks to people who were apprehended in Yuma, Arizona on May 11 a the U.S. border as Title 42 expired. The agency said on Wednesday that an 8-year-old girl died after being detained.

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  • National

An 8-year-old girl died after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol

The young girl died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after experiencing a "medical emergency," the agency said. The news underscores concern about the safety of migrants with Title 42 no longer in place.

May 18, 2023
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  • Emily Olson

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Title 42 ends; Fani Willis fights Trump's effort; Fort Benning renamed

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction on migration, came to an end last week. Politicians on both sides have been waiting to see how immigration would change. We break down the results with an expert. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Georgians could lose Medicaid benefits. #gapol

May 16, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Migrants wait at the Gateway International port of entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody in Brownsville, Texas, on May 5, before being sent back to Mexico under then-active Title 42 restrictions.

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  • Politics

As immigration debate plays out, border towns want to paint a different picture

For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.

May 16, 2023
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Luis Suárez, a 37-year-old from Venezuela, was repeatedly timed out of the CBP One app, days after officials announced major upgrades. He has been unable to schedule an appointment on the platform for about six months, he said.

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  • National

Migrants are frustrated with the border app, even after its latest overhaul

Immigration authorities touted a major update meant to improve CBP One, an app that's now the main authorized portal to seek asylum at the border. But migrants in Juárez say it's still not working.

May 13, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on Thursday in Yuma, Ariz.

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  • National

Fear and confusion, but not chaos, along the southern border after Title 42 ends

The pandemic-era policy nearly halted the processing of asylum applications. As Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, officials braced for an influx of migrants. But the reality was relatively calm.

May 13, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Stephania Corpi,
  • and 1 more
Vehicles travel on Interstate 240 after the morning rush hour on a weekday in Memphis, Tenn. Highways are the fastest — and in some cases, the only — way to get from one place to another in the sprawling city.

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  • Race

In Tennessee, Black immigrants navigate a tricky course to a coveted driver's license

Being able to drive makes life easier. It can open up job opportunities. But it also has challenges, especially if there's a language barrier. And traffic stops can be especially high stakes.

May 12, 2023
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  • Leah Donnella
When she first arrived in the U.S. decades ago, Queen Titile Keskessa didn't know who Martin Luther King Jr. was. Today, she is inspired by his legacy and the work of other African American civil rights icons.

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  • Race

Reporter's notebook: The South is home to a growing Black immigrant population

What's it like to be a Black immigrant or refugee in America? We had a hundred or so conversations with people in Tennessee — one of the Blackest states in the country — to find out.

May 12, 2023
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  • Leah Donnella
Texas National Guard troops set up razor wire in El Paso, Texas. Officials are anticipating a wave of immigrants on Thursday night, with the end of the U.S. government's COVID-era Title 42 policy.

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  • National

Here's what to expect in the U.S. as Title 42 ends for asylum-seekers

The pandemic restrictions allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border. Now that it's being lifted some officials are expecting a record influx and an impending humanitarian crisis.

May 11, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo,
  • Joel Rose,
  • and 1 more
Makeshift tents and debris are seen at a migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, on Friday. About two dozen makeshift tents in the area were set ablaze and destroyed, across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said.

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  • Latin America

Mexico migrant camp tents have been torched across the border from Texas

The fires were set Wednesday and Thursday to about 25 makeshift tents at a camp of about 2,000 people, most of them from Venezuela, Haiti and Mexico, in Matamoros, Mexico, near Brownsville, Texas.

April 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Biden challenged by immigration; Trial underway in Dominion/Fox News lawsuit

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A new bill proposed by U.S. House Republicans would restrict access to asylum and detain families, and children. President Biden has reinstated Trump-era border policies. The Dominion defamation suit against Fox News is underway. And Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire.

April 18, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A man holds a candle during a vigil on Tuesday for the victims of a fire at an immigration detention center that killed dozens, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Video footage from inside the facility appears to show officials walking away from men trapped inside a cell as flames roared around them.

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  • Latin America

The Ciudad Juárez detention fire shows inhumane conditions for migrants, advocates say

Migrants say they are facing increased harassment and unabashed cruelty by local, state and federal authorities as permanent residents' general attitudes toward immigrants shift.

March 30, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Joel Paez, father of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, speaks during a press conference, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Decatur, Ga. A press conference was held to give additional autopsy findings in Terán's death. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Equal Pay Day; Family of slain activist releases independent autopsy; SB 140

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The family of Manuel Terán said an independent autopsy created more questions than answers. They're suing the city of Atlanta for more information. Meanwhile, 500 Georgia health care providers oppose Senate Bill 140, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors.

March 14, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media following the opening ceremonies at the World Ag Expo on Tuesday in Tulare, Calif.

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  • Politics

Speaker McCarthy leads first border trip in his new role. Critics call it a photo op

The speaker led an all Republican delegation to Arizona's border with Mexico to highlight what he sees as problems in the region where border communities are facing strained demands.

February 16, 2023
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  • Claudia Grisales
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leads his panel's first meeting in the new Republican majority — a hearing Wednesday titled, "The Biden Border Crisis — Part I."

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  • Politics

In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.

February 02, 2023
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  • Joel Rose
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