Immigration

Vietnamese immigrants and their children divided on US border policy

More than 1.2 million Vietnamese immigrants live in the United States. A new wave of Vietnamese migration has sparked debate in the community about immigration and has become one of the main talking points this election season. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee reports.

US immigration weekly recap, September 1-7 

Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week.

US border policy spurred migrant camps hundreds of miles away in Mexico's capital

Informal settlements spring up as people wait to receive U.S. asylum appointments

New York mayor calls for changes in city’s migrant sanctuary status

Migrant-related crime in New York has many residents on edge, with some blaming the influx of undocumented migrants into the city over the past two years. Aron Ranen and Igor Tsikhanenka spoke to law enforcement officials, politicians, activists and migrants in this story narrated by Aron Ranen.

VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, August 25-31

Catholic diocese sues US over foreign-born priests' expiring visas

Change made in March 2023 threatens ability of thousands to continue to minister in US

Border arrests expected to rise in August; 5-month drop might have ended

The tally suggests that arrests could be bottoming out after being halved from a record 250,000 in December, a decline that U.S. officials largely attributed to Mexican authorities increasing enforcement within their borders

Panama deports Ecuadorean migrants in second US-backed flight

The flight carrying 30 Ecuadoreans departed on Thursday evening en route to the coastal city of Manta, Ecuador, Panama's migration service said

Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting

Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela accepted with certain requirements

Mpox outbreak in Africa poses risks for refugees, displaced communities

Refugees and displaced in the DRC and other African countries risk illness and death from mpox because of living conditions

Biden calls ruling wrong, as Texas judge suspends immigration reform policy

The 16 states bringing the lawsuit say the policy is costing them millions of dollars in public services used by the immigrants