Biden visits US-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up
El Paso, Texas, USReuters President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he prepares for a re-election bid. His visit was not expected to result in new policies, but rather to demonstrate that he is […]
“We’re waiting”: Migrants throng US-Mexico border in asylum limbo
Ciudad Juarez, MexicoReuters Hundreds of migrants bundled in coats and blankets formed a long line in cold winter air at the US-Mexico border on Wednesday, hoping the Christmas period will bring an end to uncertainty over their hopes of securing asylum in the United States. Many hoped entry would be easier after a 21st December […]
Venezuelans fret over new US border plan, saying “we can’t go back”
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Venezuelan migrants stranded on the US-Mexico border on Thursday worried they might never reach the United States after a bilateral deal this week sought to put a lid on a recent sharp increase in crossings by the South Americans. Under the plan announced Wednesday, Washington will grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans […]
Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine program is a start, faith-based refugee agencies say
RNS Leaders of American faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are expressing mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s plan to streamline entry to the United States for Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. At a news conference on Thursday, John Slocum, executive director of Refugee Council USA, described the response from refugee resettlement agencies as “Yes, and.” […]
ESSAY: ‘CHRISTIAN LEFT’ IS REVIVING IN AMERICA, APPALLED BY TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAURA E ALEXANDER, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, looks at the recent growth of the Christian left in the US…
It’s business as usual at Mexico’s southern border despite Trump deal
Tapacula, MexicoReuters On Saturday, at the busiest crossing point along Mexico’s porous southern border with Guatemala, evidence of Mexico’s promised crackdown on waves of new arrivals trying to reach the United States was nowhere to be seen. Within sight of a bridge connecting Mexico to Guatemala, a fleet of about 16 rafts carried migrants hoping […]