Mexico fears discrimination, strained US relations under new Texas immigration law
Washington DC, US/Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Mexico filed a court brief supporting the US Department of Justice’s opposition to a Republican-backed Texas law that would empower state authorities to arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexico border. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, would make it a state crime to illegally […]
Trump backers air grievances at Texas border rally
Quemado, Texas, US Reuters Hundreds of protesters from around the country flocked to a small Texas border town on Saturday to vent frustration over illegal immigration and show support for former President Donald Trump, who loomed large on T-shirts, banners and signs. The “Take Our Border Back” protest began with a vehicle convoy from Virginia […]
Migrant spike at US-Mexico border slows trade as Washington seeks answers
Eagle Pass, TexasReuters Railroad companies and business groups are pressing the US Government to reopen trade routes on the Texas-Mexico border after authorities closed two crossings in response to a rise in migrant crossings in recent days. US Border Patrol apprehended about 10,800 migrants at the south-west border on Monday, according to an internal agency […]
No shade, no water, and record heat: More migrants die in US desert
Sunland Park, New MexicoReuters Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body. Medrano wrapped a black scarf around his nose and mouth as he looked closer: […]
US seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end to Title 42
San Diego, US Reuters The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the US-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration when COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42 are set to end on Thursday. Hundreds of specialised investigative agents and air marshals from the US Department of Homeland Security […]
Judge rules immigration officials violated US pastor’s religious freedom rights
United StatesRNS A New York pastor and immigrant rights activist has won a protracted legal battle against the US Department of Homeland Security, with a judge ruling last week that federal agents violated her religious freedom and retaliated against her following a 2019 incident along the US-Mexico border. In his ruling, US District Judge Todd […]
US blocks more than 1,000 solar shipments over Chinese slave labour concerns
Reuters More than 1,000 shipments of solar energy components worth hundreds of millions of dollars have piled up at US ports since June under a new law banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about slave labour, according to federal customs officials and industry sources. The level of seizures, which has not previously been […]
Thousands of migrant kids stuck in US border patrol custody, again
Roma, TexasReuters The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has been steadily rising, an analysis of US Government data shows, as record numbers crossed the US-Mexico border in July, renewing a politically sensitive issue for President Joe Biden. On 1st August there were more than 2,200 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border […]
US retailers told to target forced labour in China after cotton import crackdown
Thomson Reuters Foundation A crackdown by the United States on cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region is a “big red flag” that should spur retailers to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labor involving Uighur Muslims, according to a senior US customs official. US Customs and Border Protection said last week it would […]
Birth on a riverbank: Woman’s ordeal shows risks at US border
NOMAAN MERCHANT, of The Associated Press, reports on the story of one Honduran woman who gave birth while crossing the US-Mexican border as increasing numbers of parents and children make the same journey, driven by violence and poverty in Central America and growing desperation in migrant camps in Mexico…