26 governors demand Biden meeting over border crisis

A letter signed by 26 Republican governors, including Doug Ducey, asks Biden to schedule a meeting at the White House within the next 15 days so they can have an "open and constructive dialogue regarding border enforcement on behalf of U.S. citizens in our states and all those hoping to become U.S. citizens."

Del Rio, Texas migrants: US tries to block border, begins flying Haitians home

The United States began flying some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who have crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp back to their poverty-stricken homeland.

US will fly 'massive' number of Haitian migrants to Haiti, official says

A US official says the Biden administration plans on “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border city on flights to Haiti starting Sunday.

US soldiers play with evacuee Afghan children in Texas

According to local media, the children are among almost 10,000 evacuees housed at the Fort Bliss Dona Ana Complex.

Wisconsin, Virginia report measles cases among Afghan refugees

Six people who recently traveled to the United States, housed at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and in Virginia, after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan have been diagnosed with measles.

'Remain in Mexico': Supreme Court orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era policy

The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

Canada reopens border to vaccinated U.S. visitors

As of Monday, Aug. 9, Canada has lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians.

More Cubans attempt dangerous trip to US across Florida Straits

Zuleydis Elledias has gotten up each morning for the past two months hoping for a phone call, a message — any news on the fate of her husband and nephew, who disappeared at sea after the boat they were in capsized as they tried to reach Florida.

Border patrol starts wearing body cameras

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol began issuing agents and officers with body cameras with the hopes of reinforcing transparency and better enhance its policing practices.

Migrant children stopped at US-Mexico border reaches all time high

A U.S. official says the number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July.

CDC extends order allowing migrants to be expelled amid COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday it will extend an order under Title 42 which expels noncitizen migrants and prohibits asylum-seekers from entering the U.S. in an effort to stop further spread of COVID-19.

Belarus Olympic sprinter to seek asylum after Instagram post, airport standoff

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's tension with Belarus started with an Instagram post that set off massive backlash in state-run media back home, where authorities relentlessly crack down on government critics.

Harris releases strategy to tackle 'root causes' of migration spike

Vice President Kamala Harris released a plan to address the “root causes” of migration amid a surge at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges

The detainees are being held at what had been an empty state prison in Dilley, Texas, about 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) north of the border city of Laredo, said Robert Hurst, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He said the converted facility will be able to hold more than 950 people.

Florida governor visits Texas border with Governor Abbott

Both governors say the blame falls on the Biden administration for the number of migrants crossing the border.

Federal judge orders DACA program to halt approval of new applications

A federal judge in Texas sided in part with groups suing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the program was illegally created by the Obama administration.

SUV from Canada drives across library lawn to illegally enter U.S.

Seven people entered Vermont illegally from Quebec by driving across the lawn of a library that straddles the U.S.-Canada border.

ICE to avoid detaining most pregnant, postpartum women in new policy

ICE will avoid detaining most undocumented people who are pregnant, postpartum or nursing under a new policy announced Friday.