A look at immigration-related news around the US this week
The two countries intensify efforts to curb flow of drugs and firearms through shared border
This is the latest effort from the administration to stem the flood of Venezuelans making the dangerous journey through the Darien Gap, Central America and Mexico to the southern US border
Biden, who dismisses utility of border walls, says he can’t divert funding that had been appropriated to build miles of border barrier in Texas
Nearly half the deaths on the US-Mexico border happened at the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, according to the IOM
Pakistan has ordered all undocumented immigrants to leave voluntarily by November 1 or face deportation. The new order primarily affects Afghans, many of whom fled their country after the Taliban took over in August 2021. VOA’s Pakistan bureau chief Sarah Zaman spoke to some of them.
The crackdown on illegal immigration stems from a dramatic surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan
After a decline in illegal immigration at the border, there was a sudden surge in migrants crossing the Rio Grande in September. The rapid influx of thousands into the Texas border city of Eagle Pass prompted city officials to declare and extend a state of emergency.
People are on the move because of conflicts, the inability to find a job or a future at home, or violence within neighborhoods or communities, IOM says
Like New York and other cities, Chicago has struggled to house asylum-seekers
A look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week
US State Department considers Tamaulipas to be the most dangerous state along the US-Mexico border
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