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News Articles: Immigration

A man holding a child wipes his eye as the Kurdish family from Dohuk in Iraq waits for the border guard patrol, near Narewka, Poland, near the Polish-Belarusian border on Nov. 9. The three-generation family of 16 — with seven minors, including the youngest who is 5 months old — spent about 20 days in the forest and was pushed back to Belarus eight times.

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  • World

Here's what it's like for migrants trapped between Belarus and Poland

Thousands of migrants are camped along the border of Belarus and Poland, trapped between the countries. EU officials accuse Belarus of luring them across the border.

November 16, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz and
  • Marco Storel
Raydel Aparicio Bringa (left) and Doniel Machado Pujol are photographed while being apprehended by Poland's Border Guard in the town of Sokolka, on the Polish border with Belarus. The two men, from Cuba, are among thousands of migrants from impoverished or war-torn countries that the regime of Alexander Lukashenko is accused of luring to Belarus to be sent across the border into the EU.

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  • World

Belarus' Lukashenko is accused of creating Europe's latest migration crisis

Poland has stopped some 16,000 migrants crossing its border from Belarus since August, and accuses Belarus' authoritarian regime of facilitating illegal migration into the European Union.

October 12, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
This U.S. immigration processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is operated by GEO Group Inc., a Florida-based company specializing in privatized corrections.

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  • Law

A federal appeals court blocks California's ban on private detention centers

The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said California's law doesn't circumvent federal authority when it comes to immigration issues.

October 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Members of Miami's Haitian community and other supporters protest against the deportation of Haitians arriving at the U.S. border, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, outside the offices of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Miami.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Immigration Crisis Intensifies; Draft of Ga.'s Congressional Maps Unveiled

Tuesday on Political Rewind: State Republican legislators released a first draft of Georgia's new congressional districts. Also, a new federal effort aims to protect thousands of residents brought to the United States at a young age. President Joe Biden is facing fire from both sides of the aisle for what critics say has been the inhumane treatment of Haitian immigrants at the southern border.

September 28, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
A view of the border bridge in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Friday evening, Sept. 24, 2021, across the Rio Grande river from Del Rio, Texas.

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  • National

The Border Is Reopening At Del Rio After The U.S. Clears Migrant Camp

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement outlining plans to allow passenger and cargo traffic to resume. Earlier, a camp of 15,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, had gathered there.

September 25, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Mistich and
  • Carrie Kahn
Migrants at the Rio Grande near the port of entry in Del Rio, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • National

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy

A rarely used U.S. code pertaining to public health was invoked during the pandemic by the Trump White House to expel asylum-seekers. The Biden White House wants to keep it.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Scott Neuman
Dawn Wooten

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  • News

Georgia Today: After ICE Detainee Abuse Allegations, Will Rural Georgia County's Jail Jobs Remain?

A jail used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants is nearly empty in the wake of complaints filed against the facility. Among the complaints is a whistleblower allegation from a nurse claiming some female detainees at Irwin County Detention Center were forced to undergo hysterectomies. The jail has also been criticized for failing to protect immigrants and jail staff from COVID-19. Now, Irwin County officials worry the facility, which also houses federal and county inmates and is the area's largest private employer, may eventually be shut down, taking much-needed jobs with it.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Migrants stand in line at a respite center in June after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and turned themselves in and were released in Del Rio, Texas.

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  • Law

In Texas, Officials Are Reporting A Surge Of Migrants At The Southern Border This Week

Texas officials call it a "historic surge." Thousands of new arrivals, largely from Haiti, are straining an already overstretched system, and more are on the way.

September 17, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S.

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  • News

Afghan Refugees Head To Georgia. Here’s What Happens Next (A Scramble For Housing)

Refugee resettlement organizations are scrambling to prepare for an influx of Afghan refugees as the U.S. works to process the thousands seeking asylum.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Afghan women look at the skyline of Kabul in September.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Welcoming (And Supporting) Refugees Amid The Chaos And Heartbreak Of Resettling

While the fate of many desperate Afghans remains uncertain, some will find their way out to become refugees in the United States and here in Georgia. Our panel looked at the complicated regulations that may pose a barrier for helping those looking to escape to America, and at the political implications of accepting refugees.

August 19, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
The head of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, says U.S. authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 on the U.S.-Mexico border in July — an "unprecedented number."

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  • National

U.S. Encounters An 'Unprecedented' Number Of Migrants. DHS Says 'It's Complicated'

Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
An illustration of ballot boxes.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Out Of State But Not Out Of Mind, Walker Tops Poll For GOP Race Against Warnock

Tuesday on Political Rewind: New polling shows Herschel Walker is the best liked of the potential field among both Republicans and Democrats. The recent survey suggests the former college football star would be the strongest Republican against incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock.

August 10, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30 in Pharr, Texas. Abbott says he'll continue Trump's border barrier, a pledge that is expected to help the governor in his reelection campaign.

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  • National

Controlling The Border Is A Challenge. Texas Gov. Abbott's Crackdown Is Proving That

"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.

August 06, 2021
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By:
  • John Burnett
Longtime activist Maru Mora-Villalpando says ICE placed her in deportation proceedings in retaliation for her work.

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  • National

Immigrant Activists Say ICE Is Purposely Targeting Them. They're Urging Biden To Help

In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Pareen Mhatre was born in India but has spent almost all of her life in Iowa City. She has never known a life outside the United States, but she has no clear path to permanent residency.

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  • Politics

They Came To The U.S. As Children, But At 21, Their Legal Status Runs Out

Pareen Mhatre is one of 200,000 young people who grow up in the U.S. but "age out" of their legal status. With no clear path to permanent residency, they're hoping Congress will step in.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Hafsa Fathima
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