US-Mexico Border

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What’s behind soaring crossings at the US-Mexico border?
What’s behind the major increase in people coming from Central America to seek asylum in the United States?
Published On 3 Oct 2023
Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border
The administration of US President Joe Biden has reached out to Mexico for help confronting the spike in migration.
Published On 25 Sep 2023
‘Alarming’: US-Mexico border is world’s deadliest migration land route
UN agency records at least 686 deaths, disappearances in 2022 during record-breaking year for fatalities in Americas.
Published On 12 Sep 2023
US border wall construction damaged Native burial site: Government report
New report has found that efforts to expedite construction came at expense of sensitive ecosystems, Indigenous sites.
Published On 8 Sep 2023

The ruling is a win for the Biden administration, which sued the state over floating barriers criticised by Mexico.

Critics argue ‘Safe Mobility’ sites in countries like Colombia are no substitute for asylum at the US-Mexico border.

Critics say Texas policies at US-Mexico border, such as new floating barriers on Rio Grande, put asylum seekers at risk.

Biden administration is appealing a legal challenge to policy restricting access to asylum at border with Mexico.

One of the bodies was found tangled in a series of giant buoys installed as a barrier, raising human rights concerns.

Harm reduction group in Tijuana says the synthetic opioid is often mixed into other drugs without the user’s knowledge.

Timothy Shea receives the longest prison sentence yet for his participation in the ‘We Build the Wall’ scheme.

Rights groups hail the ruling as a ‘victory’ but note it will have little immediate effect at the US-Mexico border.

Texas has faced criticism after installing a string of large buoys to block irregular crossings along the Rio Grande.

Texas governor faces mounting criticism after escalating measures aimed at restricting asylum seekers from entering US.

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