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On Saturday morning, the U.S. border with Mexico was closed to all “non-essential” travel as part of the federal government’s effort to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. But people with valid reasons for crossing the border will still be able to. -
Former interpreters and their advocates worry that a generation of people who worked with U.S. forces as contractors will be caught in a growing backlog. -
A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts. -
KPBS Midday EditionChanges to the country’s “public charge” rule will make it harder for poor immigrants in America to become legal residents if they rely on safety net programs like subsidized healthcare and food benefits. -
KPBS Midday EditionNazario will be speaking Tuesday at the 25th annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. -
Last Friday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials served subpoenas on the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to compel the county agency to produce information on four recent cases involving arrests of Mexican nationals present in the country without authorization. It was the first time ICE had taken such a step in California. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials served subpoenas on the sheriff's department on Friday to compel it to produce information on four recent cases involving arrests of Mexican nationals believed to be in the country without authorization. It was the first time ICE had taken such a step in California. -
Court documents show that many U.S. holding cells along the Mexican border were less than half-full, even empty, during a surge of asylum-seeking families, raising questions about the Trump administration's claims that people had to wait in Mexico because it didn't have the means to accommodate them. -
It’s been just over a year since the United States began returning asylum-seekers to Mexico under the “Remain-in-Mexico” program. The situation remains desperate for thousands of migrants in Mexican border cities. -
Hundreds of children from around the world are living in migrant shelters in Tijuana. A few of those children will have a chance to play and learn in two new places, specially designed to help them grow during a time where their future is uncertain.
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