U.S.-Mexico border

As someone who has worked extensively with asylum-seekers at the border since 2019, I see clear differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the issue of immigration.

President Joe Biden’s immigration proclamation bars migrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum when the number of border crossings reach a certain level. Some legal avenues of entry remain available for migrants.

The number of people coming from South and Central American is rising and they will eventually arrive at the U.S. Southern border, analysts say.

With Republicans accusing President Joe Biden and his administration of failing to enforce basic immigration laws and secure the U.S. southern border, the issue of immigration is particularly complicated in Miami-Dade, where more than half of the county’s residents were born abroad.

Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border last month, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record.

“This decision is a blatant betrayal of the very principles that United States claims to uphold — justice, compassion, and human rights,” said Krizia López Arce, a spokesperson for the Miami−based group, in a statement Friday. The coalition represents more than 50 statewide groups supporting immigrants.

A president can deploy the military to a foreign country only if there is an “imminent attack” or if it is in the United States’ national interest. Only Congress has the power to declare war.

The two leaders sparred over the history of U.S. support in Latin America at talks in Mexico City — but found common ground on migration, as well as fentanyl interdiction and the economy.

President Joe Biden has wrapped up a four-hour visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, but he did not appear to meet with migrants during his first trip to the region as president.

A familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexico’s northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for now.

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

A Tucson, Ariz. shelter for migrant asylum seekers crossing into the US is seeing record capacity, despite a federal judge's order upholding Trump-era public health border restrictions.