Joel Rose appears in the following:
El Paso prepares to move migrants ahead of winter storm
Thursday, December 22, 2022
El Paso and other Texas cities are preparing to move migrants seeking asylum off the streets and into warm shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing.
Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 may not end this week as planned
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by Republican attorneys general who want to extend those restrictions. The court put a temporary hold on a lower court ruling that found Title 42 unlawful.
Border communities wait to see if Title 42 restrictions will be lifted soon
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Communities across the southern border are on edge — waiting to find out what will happen to pandemic restrictions known as Title 42. The Supreme Court paused a ruling that found them unlawful.
U.S. Supreme Court extends border restrictions just before they were set to end
Monday, December 19, 2022
Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the Supreme Court granted a stay to Republican state attorneys general as many migrants wait to cross the border.
Thousands of migrants cross the border from Mexico as pandemic restrictions end soon
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Federal authorities are scrambling to process thousands of migrants who have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in recent days as pandemic border restrictions are set to end in less than a week.
El Paso receives thousands of migrants before Title 42 ends
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Thousands of migrants have arrived in El Paso since Friday. The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 are due to end soon. These arrivals could be a sign of what is around the corner.
With the end of Title 42 looming, a debate about asylum and border security heats up
Thursday, December 08, 2022
The Biden administration wants to discourage migrants from crossing the border illegally when pandemic restrictions end. That deadline has revived a long-running fight about the future of asylum.
A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.
The Biden administration prepares for the end of Title 42
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Washington and El Paso, Texas react as the Biden administration prepares for the end of Title 42 after a federal judge declared the pandemic border restrictions unlawful.
Federal judge blocks the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
A federal judge has blocked the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42. The ruling could have major implications for U.S. border policy at a time of record migrant apprehensions.
Homeland Security Secretary testifies as immigrant advocates race to pass new laws
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified Tuesday before Republican lawmakers who threatened to impeach him. Immigrant advocates race to pass what they can during the lame duck.
Top U.S. border official Chris Magnus resigns after less than a year on the job
Saturday, November 12, 2022
The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.
Farmers hope the lame duck session can change the immigration system
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Plans to overhaul the immigration system have stalled yet again. So farmers and other groups are looking to the lame duck session and hoping that more modest proposals can find bipartisan support.
Venezuelan migrants are stuck in a legal limbo
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The U.S. has admitted tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants on a temporary basis. Now many are stuck in a complicated legal limbo: lawfully present, but unable to work legally.
The U.S. creates a legal pathway for Venezuelan migrants, but many won't qualify
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Biden administration has announced a new legal pathway to discourage Venezuelan migrants from crossing the border illegally. But many may not qualify because they lack financial sponsors.
The number of Venezuelan migrants attempting to get into the U.S. is soaring
Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Biden administration says it will immediately begin returning Venezuelan migrants who cross the border illegally to Mexico, while also creating a narrow legal pathway for some who can qualify.
Lawsuits involving Florida Gov. DeSantis' migrant relocation flights move forward
Monday, October 03, 2022
More details about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's migrant relocation flights are coming to light. Meanwhile, lawsuits are moving forward alleging people on those flights were misled.
Texas Rangers investigate the killing of a migrant and the wounding of another
Friday, September 30, 2022
Texas Rangers are investigating the killing of a migrant and the wounding of another. Two men have been arrested in the attack, which took place on a group walking along a remote highway.
Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings
Thursday, September 29, 2022
This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.
Immigration is a divisive issue, but most Americans agree on certain points
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Many people believe that some groups of immigrants — like essential workers and those brought to the U.S. as children — should have a pathway to citizenship.