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U.S. to finalize rule to limit asylum access at Mexico border by May 11

The U.S. will finalize by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.

Reuters

US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings

The Biden administration is making its own attempt at speedy asylum screenings at the border, insisting it will be different than under President Donald Trump

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US, Canada agree to share data on guns, drug smuggling

Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information on the smuggling of guns and drugs across their shared border

The Independent UK

Canada and U.S. agree to trace guns intercepted at border

Canada and the United States have agreed to trace guns that are intercepted at the border, a move meant to enhance efforts to stop the smuggling of handguns to the north from the world's biggest private firearm market, officials from both countries said on Friday.

Reuters

US to open Latin America migration centres, expedite deportations

Group calls move to address an expected spike in border crossings a ‘Faustian bargain’ as COVID-19 expulsion rule ends.

Al Jazeera

New Biden plan will let people in Latin American countries apply to legally enter U.S., Canada or Spain

As it prepares for the end of Title 42, which lets U.S. officials rapidly expel migrants, the Biden administration said it will open centers in Guatemala and Colombia where people can apply to legally enter the three participating nations.

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US to review migrants abroad, toughen penalties in revamp

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Thursday revamped its policy on migrants by setting up processing centers overseas and toughening penalties for unlawful entry, anticipating a surge of arrivals as Covid-era rules expire next month.

AFP

US to dedicate specially trained asylum officers to centers in Guatemala, Colombia

The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants.

Reuters

Mayorkas lays out ‘evolved’ US security threats: What to know

Dept of Homeland Security head says migration, artificial intelligence, China, and climate change are top priorities.

Al Jazeera

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene angers Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with attention-grabbing antics

Controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is angering Democrats and fellow Republicans alike with her attention-grabbing outbursts as the GOP House of Representatives tries to get traction for its investigations of the Biden Administration.

Tribune News Service

Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘surprised and angered’ after being silenced at hearing

Georgia congresswoman claims House Speaker Kevin McCarthy doesn’t think the body’s decorum rules should have been enforced against her

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene shut down by GOP committee chair after she calls Homeland Security Secretary a liar at hearing

Ms Greene was barred from speaking further during the hearing

The Independent UK

US takes action against Mexican cartel, Chinese firms to stem fentanyl trafficking

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials announced actions Friday to combat fentanyl as the nation struggles to battle overdose deaths, including charges against members of a Mexican drug cartel that authorities say is behind the drug’s largest trafficking operation on the globe.

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US announces charges, sanctions in fight to stem fentanyl trafficking - Roll Call

U.S. officials announced actions Friday to combat fentanyl as the nation struggles to battle overdose deaths.

The Guardian - US

‘Terrifying’: Critics decry US plan to stop migrants at Darién Gap

Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase

Los Angeles Times

Signature Biden asylum reform is now on hold

The Biden administration will pause its signature effort to reform asylum processing at the border, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed Wednesday.

Reuters

US, Panama, Colombia agree plan to curb migration in Darien Gap

The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, their governments said on Tuesday following high-level talks.

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The Independent UK

Immigration reform stalled decade after Gang of 8's big push

Nearly four decades have passed since federal immigration laws got a major rewrite

Roll Call

Immigration agency sets up new virtual service center - Roll Call

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has started to staff up a new virtual service center to process certain immigration requests.

Salon

Cruz slammed for "revolting" hearing jab

Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas quickly hit back at Cruz's attack

Tribune News Service

Republican senators grill DHS chief over border security

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday of having lost control of the southwest border and suggested he apologize to families who lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.

The Texas Tribune

Homeland security chief calls Ted Cruz’s comments “revolting” in heated border hearing

“You’re willing to let children be raped to follow political orders,” Cruz told Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas at the hearing. “This is a crisis. It’s a disgrace.”

Roll Call

Republican senators grill DHS chief over border security - Roll Call

Senate Judiciary Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday of having lost control of the southwest border.

The Guardian - US

Mississippi tornado recovery will likely take years, officials say

Twenty-one people confirmed dead after revised toll and at least 1,621 homes damaged or destroyed

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