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Aline Barros

Aline Barros is an immigration reporter for VOA’s News Center in Washington, D.C. Before joining VOA in 2016, Aline worked for the Gazette Newspapers and Channel 21 Montgomery Community Media, both in Montgomery County, Md. She has been published by the Washington Post, G1 Portal Brazilian News, and Fox News Latino. Aline holds a broadcast journalism degree from University of Maryland. Follow her @AlineBarros2.

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March 08, 2024
Biden Administration Rejects Claim It Is Secretly Bringing 320,000 Migrants to US

Administration officials and immigration lawyers call the report “categorically false”
March 02, 2024
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Feb. 18-March 2

A roundup of immigration news in the United States and around the world
February 29, 2024
Biden, Trump Make Dueling Visits to US-Mexico Border

Border security, migration shaping up to be major campaign issues during 2024 presidential election
February 28, 2024
US, Mexico, Guatemala Boost Cooperation to Control Migrant Arrivals at Southern Border

Guatemala will also host the next Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection ministerial meeting in April.
February 28, 2024
US Announces Fee Increases for Immigration, Naturalization Petitions

It is the first major fee adjustment since 2016
January 20, 2024
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Jan. 13-20, 2024

US-Mexico Border, budget talks, migrant deaths top week’s immigration news
January 19, 2024
Top US, Mexican Officials in Washington for Migration Talks

No major announcements on curbing migration to the US expected
January 19, 2024
Top US, Mexican Officials to Meet for Migration Talks

Biden administration officials do not foresee major announcements but expect a productive conversation aimed at curbing migration to the US
January 18, 2024
US Government Shutdown Threats Center Around Senate Border Bill

President Joe Biden calls on Congress to authorize $61 billion in assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
January 13, 2024
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Jan. 6–13, 2024

A group of Afghan Americans in Albany, New York, have opened a community center to help resettle newly arrived Afghans in the United States
January 11, 2024
Albany's Afghan Americans Help Afghan Refugees Resettle

Northern state’s capital region residents say they want to make the journey easier
January 10, 2024
House Republicans Aim to Impeach US Homeland Security Secretary

They’re upset over what they deem a crisis at the US-Mexico border
January 05, 2024
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Dec. 26, 2023 – Jan. 5, 2024

Migration at US-Mexico border tops week's immigration news
December 26, 2023
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Dec. 17–24
December 25, 2023
Chinese Migration Up at Border as US Marks Anniversary of Repeal of Exclusion Act

More than 24,000 Chinese migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the first 9 months of 2023 and sought asylum
December 21, 2023
Chinese Still Largest Group of Foreign Students in US

US granted a record number of visas to international students in fiscal 2023, with Chinese students being the most numerous even as their numbers have fallen
December 16, 2023
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Dec. 3-16
December 08, 2023
US Federal Judge Accepts Settlement in Family Separation Case

The federal government is barred from implementing a similar policy for the next eight years
December 06, 2023
Mexican Journalist Granted US Asylum After 15-Year Journey

After a 15-year case before the U.S. immigration courts, Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto has been granted asylum. Media advocates say at-risk journalists like him need a fast track to safety. VOA’s immigration reporter Aline Barros has more. Camera: Saqib Islam
December 02, 2023
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Nov. 26–Dec. 2

DACA recipients escape legal limbo and journalist finally granted asylum

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