Elliot Spagat | The Associated Press

U.S. to limit asylum to migrants who pass through a third nation

The Biden administration says it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through.

Immigration

Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month

Colleen Long | The Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. It's his boldest move yet to confront spiraling arrivals of migrants since he took office two years ago.

Immigration

U.S. plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

Rebecca Santana | The Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week.