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Border city mayor says Texas closed park without permission after crossings increased
The mayor of Eagle Pass, the border town at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings, says state troopers have closed a large public park along the Rio Grande.
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US delegation meets with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
A top U.S. delegation met with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many saw as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
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New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network
One unassuming town on the Great Plains in Colorado has built a generational migrant support network over decades.
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Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.
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A minor who died in a poultry plant accident got the job with the identity of a 32-year-old, company confirms
A 16-year-old who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant used a 32-year-old man’s identity to get hired.
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As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media.
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Homeland Security sent to evaluate migrant crisis in Mass.
The Biden administration sent a Homeland Security team to Boston to assess the current migrant situation Tuesday, and they will continue their visit Wednesday, in an effort to identify ways to improve efficiencies and maximize support for communities meeting the migrants’ needs.
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2-month-old baby found abandoned on the Texas-Mexico border
Border patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, according to Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez.
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US grants temporary legal status to thousands of Venezuelans, permitting them to work
Venezuelans who arrive in the U.S. after July 31 of this year will not be eligible for the protection.
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Mexican railway operator halts trains after migrants get hurt while climbing aboard
A Mexican railway operator has announced it is suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process.
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‘It's wrong': Cape Cod town pushes back after state sends in migrants
Local officials are pushing back on the state after a group of migrant families arrived on short notice over the weekend in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. In a letter to Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday, the Select Board urged the state not to place migrants at another possible housing site in town, the Yarmouth Resort motel. Officials wrote that the location has “become…
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National Guard to be deployed Wednesday to Mass. migrant shelter sites
The National Guard is being deployed on Wednesday to help with the high number of migrants being sheltered in Massachusetts. Guard members are expected to make sure food will be delivered to hotels, arrange transportation for appointments, and help people get access to medical care. The National Guard will also be connecting people with necessities like diapers and cribs, and…
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National Guard to deploy to help migrant shelters
Gov. Maura Healey is turning to the National Guard as large numbers of migrants come into Massachusetts
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Biden administration proposes more protections for migrant farm workers under H-2A via program
The proposal would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take on seasonal jobs in the U.S. agriculture industry.
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Mass. migrant crisis: Lawmakers frustrated with ‘less than desirable' communication
As the immigrant shelter crisis worsens in Massachusetts, state lawmakers pressed Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and other administration officials Thursday to provide more detailed information about the flow of migrants into their communities, including the volume of people seeking housing and the overall price tag to the commonwealth. Grappling with rising costs to the emergency shelter system without an immediate…
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‘Deer in headlights': Small town of Sutton scrambles to care for over 100 migrants
People in Sutton, Massachusetts, have been scrambling to overcome language barriers and provide basic necessities for around 125 migrants who arrived over a week ago with little notice from the state. Massport confirmed a “large group of migrants” landed at Boston’s Logan Airport overnight on Saturday, Aug. 26 into Sunday, Aug. 27. They were transported to the welcome centers in…
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Migrants express gratitude with National Guard set to help at emergency shelters
Migrants staying in emergency shelters in Massachusetts say they are grateful for the help the commonwealth is providing them. Subeidy Romero is a Venezuelan migrant staying at a hotel turned into an emergency shelter. She says they have been visited by medics who have provided health assessments. “We went through a lot of things on the way, but thanks to…
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Healey activates Mass. National Guard to help at emergency shelter hotels
Gov. Maura Healey has activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to help at hotels providing emergency shelter services. Thursday’s move comes weeks after Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts over a historic influx of migrants seeking help from the Commonwealth’s strained shelter system. Starting next week, the members of the National Guard who...
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Framingham calls for help to aid refugees
City leaders in Framingham, Massachusetts, say they need more help as the influx of refugees straps city resources. “It changes by the hour,” said Mayor Charles Sisitsky at a school committee meeting days ago. The mayor says there have been three waves of families being dropped off at local motels in recent weeks, with little help from the state. And…
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Child, 3, riding on a migrant bus from Texas to Chicago dies
A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday.