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White House walks back order on refugee limits after backlash

White House walks back order on refugee limits after backlash

The White House is walking back its earlier announcement that it will keep the refugee ceiling of 15,000 set by the Trump administration, saying its widely panned announcement earlier Friday was meant only to ease restrictions from countries from which refugees are banned and that President Joe Biden would raise the cap by May 15.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Former Obama official on the surge at the border: 'This is a refugee crisis'

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.
by Rachel Martin

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Biden says 'nothing has changed,' but child migrants are crossing border at higher pace

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.
by Franco Ordoñez

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Rejected by 1 Mexican port of entry, migrants are flown by U.S. to another

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.
by Angela Kocherga | KTEP

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Fact check: Biden skews figures on border, taxes, more

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.
by The Associated Press

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