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Extension until at least August 21 comes days after Canada said it will ease restrictions for US travelers next month.
US-Mexico Border
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Rights groups urge Joe Biden to freeze deportations of Haitian migrants after assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
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The body of Tomas Rojo Valencia, a Yaqui Indigenous leader was found on June 17, half-buried and his head bashed in.
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The Biden administration is facing mounting scrutiny over its handling of a surge in migration at the border.
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Kamala Harris is leading the Biden administration’s efforts to address the surge of migrants arriving at the border.
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The move comes amid a wider effort by Governor Greg Abbott to stop migrants from coming through the US-Mexico border.
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Aid organisations are calling on the Biden administration to end Title 42 expulsions and restore asylum at border.
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Trump-era curbs made it harder for asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence to get protection in US.
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The former US president has laid low since leaving office but will resume travel – and rallies – later in June.
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US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is in Mexico to discuss immigration and border security.
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A report published by Amnesty International found that the US and Mexico returned tens of thousands of migrant children.
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More than 180,000 migrants crossed into the US border in May, a 20-year high and up slightly from last month.
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Former beauty queen faces lengthy prison time for helping her husband run Mexico’s violent Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Migrant advocates call for rights-based approach ahead of Vice President Harris’ visit to Guatemala and Mexico.