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Salazar, Escobar unveil comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants.

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Salazar, Escobar to propose comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON -- Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants.

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Salazar, Escobar unveil comprehensive immigration bill - Roll Call

Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill.

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Migrant encounters down 70% since Title 42 was lifted - US official

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped 70% since border restrictions under a COVID-era policy called Title 42 expired last week, Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto said on Friday.

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Homeland Security reports fewer encounters at US-Mexico border - Roll Call

Border agents have reported a decrease in contacts with migrants crossing the southwest border since Title 42 ended.

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'Why can't there be a system?': Tribe pushes to ease US border crossings for Native Americans

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has drafted regulations in an effort to formalize the border-crossing process for their relatives in Mexico coming to their reservation in Arizona

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Border towns face ‘difficult’ situation as Title 42 expires and tens of thousands of migrants wait to cross into US

‘We knew this was going to be a difficult transition,’ Homeland Security secretary says

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Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system

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Migrants rush across U.S. border in final hours before Title 42 expires

More than 27,000 people are in federal custody. And an official says daily encounters hit 10,000, slightly below the upper limit of 11,000 expected after Title 42 ends.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants stuck at US gates as Covid-era immigration policy expires

As pandemic-era asylum restrictions ended early Friday, migrants in northern Mexico faced more uncertainties about a new online system for appointments to seek asylum in the U.S. Some migrants still waded apprehensively into the Rio Grande, defying officials who shouted for them to turn back, while elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico…

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U.S. House passes border bill shaped by Texas Republicans as Title 42 ends

The Secure the Border Act would resume construction of the border wall, limit asylum eligibility and require asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. It faces tough going in the Senate.

The Texas Tribune

US warns migrants against illegal crossings as Title 42 set to expire: ‘Our border is not open’

Title 42, a Trump-era policy which expelled most migrants under a little-used public health authority, expires at 11.59 pm

The Independent UK

Mayorkas blames Congress as US preps for 'difficult' weeks at border - Roll Call

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday blamed Congress for failing to provide sufficient resources to manage the border.

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Biden administration threatens veto on GOP border security bill - Roll Call

The White House announced President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led border security package if it passed Congress.

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Nonprofits, lawmakers worry end of Title 42 will strain resources - Roll Call

Many border nonprofits face significant resource constraints that could tighten when the Title 42 policy lifts this week.

The Independent UK

Mayorkas: Border is 'very challenging' as asylum limits end

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end

Reuters

U.S. to finalize rule to limit asylum access at Mexico border by May 11

The U.S. will finalize by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.

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US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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US, Mexico agree on tighter immigration policies at border

U.S. and Mexican officials on Tuesday agreed on new immigration policies meant to deter illegal border crossings while also opening up other pathways ahead of an expected increase in migrants following the end of pandemic restrictions

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Senator to pitch nearly $1 billion plan to fight fentanyl trafficking - Roll Call

Democratic Sen. Christopher S. Murphy will release a proposal Tuesday to direct more funding to border inspections and investigations.

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Mexican President Lopez Obrador to meet with Biden adviser Tuesday

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with White House Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Tuesday morning in Mexico, Lopez Obrador's office confirmed on Monday.

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House Homeland Security panel debates another GOP border bill - Roll Call

The top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee called a Republican-led border security legislation “profoundly immoral" at a markup.

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House Republican bill aims to restart border wall, improve tech - Roll Call

The House Homeland Security Committee released proposed legislation Monday that would restart border wall construction and more.

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Mayorkas lays out ‘evolved’ US security threats: What to know

Dept of Homeland Security head says migration, artificial intelligence, China, and climate change are top priorities.

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Points of disorder — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

A fracas between Reps. Eric Swalwell and Marjorie Taylor Green at a House hearing highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

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