Honduran migrants following the caravan continue on despite Trump’s threats
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They’re so desperate, they say, they’re willing to gamble on a dangerous trip. Continue Reading
Migrants facing life-or-death situations don’t care about our political battles
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Not everything that happens in the world is about political battles in the United States between Democrats and Republicans. Continue Reading
Department of Defense says it’s sending 5,200 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
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Officials say the deployment will include three helicopter units, mobile command and medical units, military police and more. Continue Reading
If parents get deported, who gets their children?
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Extended family members — often immigrants themselves — are stepping in to care for many of those children left behind. Continue Reading
After ICE detained this migrant, her C-section scar ripped open. She was denied surgery for 4 months.
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A woman from Honduras crossed the Rio Grande and asked for asylum. For months, she said, doctors in a detention center gave her only ibuprofen and antibiotics for a persistent open wound. Continue Reading
Trump administration to send hundreds of troops to U.S-Mexico border, reports say
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President Donald Trump has raised alarm about a caravan of migrants heading for the border. He tweeted Thursday morning that he is ‘bringing out the military for this National Emergency.’ Continue Reading
As border crossings surge, some say they came now because family separation is over
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President Trump has said that family separation deterred Central American migrant families from crossing the border illegally. Now that zero tolerance is over, more families are coming. Continue Reading
Family separations are causing a mental health crisis, study says
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Around 1,800 children in the Rio Grande Valley had a parent deported by immigration authorities in 2017, which causes what mental health experts say is long-lasting trauma and ‘toxic stress.’ Continue Reading
Migrants seeking safe harbor in the U.S. must first survive shootouts and shakedowns in Mexico
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In recent years, it’s grown even more dangerous for immigrants in Mexico — mostly Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of deported parents have U.S. citizen kids, ICE data shows
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Deportations of parents of U.S. kids are likely to rise with a wider Trump net. Continue Reading
How Trump’s wall could kill a Texas border town
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Presidio’s relationship with Mexico is at times a life-and-death affair. Continue Reading
Foreign teachers pay dearly to fill empty jobs in New Mexico
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Many shell out between $5,000 and $15,000 in recruitment fees, plus thousands of dollars in additional costs. Continue Reading
Recruiting agencies exploit education ties
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Four recruiting agencies in New Mexico are run by educators or close relatives. Continue Reading
Courts side with guest workers in exploitation schemes
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Guest worker programs have long been shadowed by middlemen. Continue Reading
Hundreds of migrant kids haven’t been reunited with their parents. What’s taking so long?
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Some 350 children separated from their migrant parents this summer have yet to be reunified. Continue Reading