Immigration

Farmers and immigrant advocates hold out hope for compromise in lame duck session
Big plans to overhaul the immigration system have stalled yet again. So farmers and other groups are looking to the lame duck session and hoping that more modest proposals can find bipartisan support.
U.S. providing abortion access for detained migrant youths
The U.S. government took steps Thursday to ensure that pregnant migrant youths who are in its custody but not accompanied by parents can access abortion services by assigning them to shelters in states that still allow the procedure.
The U.S. set a new record for apprehensions at the southern border
Migrants apprehensions at the southern border this past year jumped by 37 percent compared to the year ago. A growing number of border-crossers are from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
NYC opens emergency center for influx of bused migrants
An emergency center to house some of the influx of migrants being sent to New York City is set to open, providing temporary shelter in giant tents on an island off Manhattan.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says 12 migrants from Ireland and Great Britain were arrested after illegally entering the United States in northern Minnesota.
Refugee arrivals to Minnesota could quadruple this year
The expected increase would bring the number arrivals closer to historic norms. The refugee program and resettlement agencies are in a period of rebuilding, after the Trump administration cut the nation’s refugee cap to historic lows.