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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.
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Work authorization for migrant arrivals stagnant since December
Gov. Maura Healey has frequently pointed to getting more migrants authorized to work as a key step in moving people out of the state’s overwhelmed emergency family shelter system, but the number of new arrivals who have work authorizations has stagnated since December. About half of the families in the state’s Emergency Assistance family shelter system are newly arrived...
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Migrants with no passport will now need facial recognition scans for domestic flights, TSA says
The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion this week among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas.
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Biden's proposed budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border migrant surges
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for 2025 includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security to enable the Department of Homeland Security to ramp up operations in the event of a migrant surge, according to a portion of the budget reviewed by NBC News.
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Proposed White House budget includes $4.7 billion emergency fund for border security
President Joe Biden’s proposed 2025 budget includes a $4.7 billion emergency fund for the Department of Homeland Security to bolster border security.
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Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states.
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Arizona Republicans are pushing bills to punish migrants who enter the United States illegally
Republicans in swing state Arizona are broadcasting a tough border security stance with legislation aimed at punishing migrants who enter the U.S. illegally. The proponent of one bill has suggested it would allow property owners to shoot and kill migrants criminally trespassing on their property.
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Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.
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New immigration court in Chelmsford aims to ease Mass. case backlog
A new federal immigration court will soon open in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Migrants are continuing to arrive each day, with most awaiting court dates for judges to hear their cases. As the situation continues to burden the court system, the U.S. Department of Justice plans to open the new Lowell Immigration Court on Chelmsford’s Apollo Drive. “I hope it provides...
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New immigration court opening to help process cases
As migrants continue to arrive in Massachusetts, the backlog of cases has burdened the court system, leading to plans for a new court in Chelmsford.
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First responders in a Texas town are struggling to cope with the trauma of recovering bodies from the Rio Grande
First responders in Eagle Pass, Texas, say they are traumatized by what they see at the U.S.-Mexico border: parents drowned or dying, their children barely holding onto life after attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
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White House weighing executive actions on the border – with immigration powers used by Trump
The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
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Report recounts changing nature of greater Boston immigration
Immigrants have been steadily representing a larger share of the Boston area’s population for more than half a century, but where they come from and where they settle has been changing significantly in recent years, according to new analysis. In an extensive, 50-page report that examined the significant economic impact immigrants have on the region, researchers found that South American and...
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Migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border are down. What's behind the drop?
A recent decline in arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico may prove only temporary.
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Faith leaders call for donations as migrant families continue to flood emergency shelters
The Melnea A. Cass recreational complex in Roxbury is already close to its 400-person limit, and Boston’s faith leaders are looking for help getting those families what they need.
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Polls show Mass. voters are locked in on immigration
Two different polls released this week gave mixed signals around things like voters’ feelings about the job Gov. Maura Healey is doing and the level of support for Nikki Haley here ahead of next month’s presidential primary, but what was clear from both surveys was that Massachusetts voters have immigration and border control at the front of their minds....
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As Roxbury migrant shelter nears capacity, officials eye additional Boston locations, state rep says
As a migrant shelter in Boston’s Roxbury shelter edges closer to capacity, the Healey administration says it’s looking at additional locations for overflow. The center at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex on MLK Boulevard can house approximately 400 people. As of Thursday, there were currently 327 using the center, and it is expected to reach capacity within a few…
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Seaport among sites eyed for migrant shelter
Massachusetts is looking into using an office building in Boston’s Seaport District to house migrants.
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The Biden administration is considering executive action to deter illegal migration at the southern border
The Biden administration is considering taking executive action to deter illegal migration across the southern border, two U.S. officials told NBC News.
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New migrant shelter in Roxbury already near capacity
A newly opened migrant overflow shelter at a Roxbury community center is nearing its capacity of 400 individuals, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday. Wu, who said she visited the state-owned Melnea Cass Recreation Center Tuesday night around dinner time, stressed the safety-net shelter is a temporary operation as neighborhood residents grapple with their community programs being displaced. “I think…