The poverty, corruption and instability there can be alleviated only if stakeholders in the recovery effort remain involved after the dead are buried.
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July was busiest month for illegal border crossings in 21 years, data show
Biden administration officials had predicted that the volume of people crossing the border would decline with the summer heat.
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Commentary: Getting information right is crucial to solving the border crisis
We must counter smugglers’ disinformation on border security, as well as misleading narratives that Russia places in Spanish-language media.
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ACLU and Biden administration to face off over migrant family expulsions
The ACLU had paused its lawsuit for months to allow a reversal on the Trump administration’s border policies, but both sides say negotiations have reached an ‘impasse.’
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Biden resumes fast-track deportation flights for migrant families
But many of them were unable to travel Friday after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Kamala Harris releases strategy to tackle Central American migration’s root causes
The plan supports short-term relief for migration pressures like extreme weather while committing sustained attention to long-term motivations for people to leave their countries.
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Border apprehensions rose in June amid concerns for migrant safety
A total of 188,829 people were taken into custody last month, which was a 5% increase from May.
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Judge finds DACA illegal, and immigration advocates call for quick federal action
Supporters of the program that prevents the deportation of people brought to the United States as children say a law passed by Congress is necessary to provide permanent relief.
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North Carolina forester fined for crash in Maine that injured 14 foreign workers
Garcia Forest Service violated labor laws before a van crash in Harrington that hurt the workers in 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor says.
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Rescue ship with 572 migrants pleads for Mediterranean port
A charity rescue ship with 572 migrants aboard in the central Mediterranean is pleading for permission to dock at some European port, saying food is running short and tensions rising on the crowded vessel.