Immigration

Almost 19,000 migrant children stopped at U.S. border in March, most ever in a month
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents encountered nearly 172,000 migrants at the border in March, up 71 percent from February. The increase included a record number of unaccompanied minors.
Former Obama official on the surge at the border: 'This is a refugee crisis'
Any effort to address what's happening on the border has to start with root causes in Central America, says Cecilia Muñoz, who was head of the Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration.
NPR/Marist poll: Biden gets high marks on COVID-19. It's not the case on immigration
Two-thirds of Americans approve of how Biden is handling the pandemic, but only a third approves of how he's dealing with immigration. An increasing number also say they will get vaccinated.
Biden says 'nothing has changed,' but child migrants are crossing border at higher pace
As President Biden stated last week, crossings often rise during the early months of the year as the weather improves. But the number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021 is considerably higher than in recent years.
Rejected by 1 Mexican port of entry, migrants are flown by U.S. to another
Some areas on the border in Mexico are refusing to take back unauthorized migrants expelled by the United States, so U.S. authorities are flying them to where Mexican officials will accept them.
Fact check: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more
President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that "nothing has changed" when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. The numbers are up since Biden became president on Jan. 20.
3 things to know about immigrants' contributions to Minnesota's economy
A new report from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce analyzed immigrants’ contributions to the state economy. From health care to agriculture, Minnesota industries wouldn’t be as robust without immigrants, the numbers show.