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6:55pm, 3rd May, 2019

Former Trump staff chief Kelly joins board of migrant shelter operator

John Kelly, former White House chief of staff, has joined the board of Caliburn International Corp, the parent of an operator of a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Friday.

Teenage Guatemalan migrant dies in Texas while in U.S. custody

7:02pm, 1st May, 2019

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Teenage Guatemalan migrant dies in Texas while in U.S. custody

A 16-year-old Guatemalan migrant died in a Texas hospital while in the custody of the U.S. government on Wednesday after his health steadily declined due to a severe brain infection, according to officials from both countries.

Teenage migrant dies in Texas hospital while in U.S. custody

5:36pm, 1st May, 2019

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Teenage migrant dies in Texas hospital while in U.S. custody

A 16-year-old unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant died in a Texas hospital while in the custody of the U.S. government, officials said on Wednesday.

Trump seeks huge boost in emergency funds for migrant surge

3:10pm, 1st May, 2019

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Trump seeks huge boost in emergency funds for migrant surge

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for $4.5 billion in immediate emergency funding, saying a surge in Central American children and families claiming asylum at the U.S. southern border had drained government resources.

New Mexico opens state migrant shelter, criticizes federal inaction

10:17pm, 30th April, 2019

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New Mexico opens state migrant shelter, criticizes federal inaction

New Mexico's state fairgrounds will begin to house dozens of migrant families to take pressure off border cities facing a surge in asylum seekers with no help from the federal government, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said on Tuesday.

Trump rejects Mexican efforts in face of fresh migrant caravan

8:11am, 24th April, 2019

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Trump rejects Mexican efforts in face of fresh migrant caravan

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Mexico to do more to block a new caravan of migrants and asylum-seekers traveling through the country toward the United States, reiterating his threat to close the border or send more troops.

U.S. court upholds most of California's 'sanctuary' migrant laws

5:27pm, 18th April, 2019

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U.S. court upholds most of California's 'sanctuary' migrant laws

The Trump administration lost a court bid on Thursday aimed at striking down California's "sanctuary" statutes that prevent local law enforcement from helping the U.S. government's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

1:06pm, 10th April, 2019

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Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a request to identify places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

Inspired by migrant caravans, new wave of Cubans seek U.S. asylum

7:08pm, 8th April, 2019

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Inspired by migrant caravans, new wave of Cubans seek U.S. asylum

Isel Rojas put his dream of leaving Cuba on hold when the United States ended a generous immigration policy for island residents. But watching coverage of migrant caravans heading from Central America toward the United States on Cuban television last...

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border over migrant issue

8:32pm, 31st March, 2019

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Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border over migrant issue

The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States...

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis

6:28pm, 31st March, 2019

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Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis

The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States...

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens

8:25pm, 30th March, 2019

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Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens

The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threatened to shutter the U.S.-Mexico border.

Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody died of sepsis: autopsy report

5:36pm, 29th March, 2019

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Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody died of sepsis: autopsy report

The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in U.S. federal custody in December was caused by strep-induced sepsis, a Texas medical examiner's autopsy report released on Friday showed.

U.S. border agents redeployed to handle migrant humanitarian needs

6:25pm, 27th March, 2019

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U.S. border agents redeployed to handle migrant humanitarian needs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will pull around 750 officers off ports of entry and redeploy them to process record numbers of migrant families entering the United States at the Mexico border, the head of the agency said on Wednesday.

U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC

11:38am, 7th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC

The U.S. government has tracked activists and journalists involved in the migrant caravan from Central America at the end of 2018, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

8:23am, 7th March, 2019

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Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

Growing up in eastern Honduras, Jose said his father would get drunk and beat him with a horse whip and the flat side of a machete. He said he watched his father, a coffee farmer whose crops succumbed to plague, hit his mother on the head with a pist...

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

7:40am, 7th March, 2019

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Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

A motel and a monastery are among pop-up shelters that have opened in the last six months in Arizona to house a rising number of migrants from Central America entering the United States to seek asylum.

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

11:46pm, 2nd March, 2019

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Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

A large group of Central American migrants who U.S. authorities separated from their children last year when they crossed the Mexican border entered the United States again on Saturday asking for refuge and to be reunited with their kids.

Proposed U.S. migrant shelter may be polluted, green group warns

11:01am, 12th February, 2019

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Proposed U.S. migrant shelter may be polluted, green group warns

Parts of a Texas military base that the Trump administration had proposed for a temporary detention facility for migrant children contain toxins that could pose a health risk, according to a report released by an environmental group on Tuesday.

Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

3:33pm, 8th February, 2019

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Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

U.S. Border Patrol said on Friday its resources were being stretched thin by larger and larger groups of Central American families left by smugglers in remote locations along the U.S. Mexico border.

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Former Trump staff chief Kelly joins board of migrant shelter operator

Teenage Guatemalan migrant dies in Texas while in U.S. custody

Teenage migrant dies in Texas hospital while in U.S. custody

Trump seeks huge boost in emergency funds for migrant surge

New Mexico opens state migrant shelter, criticizes federal inaction

Trump rejects Mexican efforts in face of fresh migrant caravan

U.S. court upholds most of California's 'sanctuary' migrant laws

Pentagon to find places to potentially house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children

Inspired by migrant caravans, new wave of Cubans seek U.S. asylum

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border over migrant issue

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on migrant crisis

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens

Guatemalan migrant girl in U.S. custody died of sepsis: autopsy report

U.S. border agents redeployed to handle migrant humanitarian needs

U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC

Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

Proposed U.S. migrant shelter may be polluted, green group warns

Border Patrol overwhelmed by large groups of migrant families

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