US Border Patrol chief is retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 immigration restrictions
May 31, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he's retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death
May 26, 2023 GMTMcALLEN, Texas (AP) — A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations get too crowded, a warning issued five months before an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in custody during an unusually busy period in the same Texas region he inspected.
US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire
May 24, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire fatally shot a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw something and raised his arm, the agency said in its first detailed accounting of last week's shooting near the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care
May 22, 2023 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S. government supervision have again raised questions about how prepared authorities are to handle medical emergencies suffered by migrants arriving in the U.S., especially as agencies struggle with massive overcrowding at facilities along the southern border.
The U.S. Border Patrol has agreed in a legal settlement to not set up interior checkpoints in a northern New Hampshire town just under 100 miles from the Canadian border before Jan. 1, 2025.
8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding
May 18, 2023 GMTMCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S.
Biden would veto House GOP bill on border enforcement
May 8, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden would veto a House GOP bill that aims to restrict asylum, build more border wall and cut a program that allows migrants a chance to stay in the U.S., including Ukrainian refugees, the White House said Monday.
Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge
May 2, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
Ethiopia: Aid group says 2 workers killed amid violence
April 10, 2023 GMTADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two aid workers with Catholic Relief Services were killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the aid group said Monday, amid a wave of civil unrest linked to a government decision to dissolve the security forces of the country's 11 federal states and fold them into the federal forces.
Sharp drop in illegal border crossings continues in February
March 15, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that started in January after the Biden administration announced stricter immigration measures continued into February, the administration announced Wednesday.
Texas Republicans propose state immigration police force
March 13, 2023 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Texas are proposing legislation that would make it a state felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally and create a new border police force that could deputize private citizens, the latest in the state's continued push to test the limits of the federal government's authority over immigration.
Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
March 7, 2023 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors.
Nigeria police deploy for security before presidential vote
February 17, 2023 GMTABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria will deploy more than 400,000 security personnel ahead of the presidential election next week amid fears that Islamic extremists or secessionists could try to disrupt the vote.
Greek minister says migrant arrival numbers sharply down
January 17, 2023 GMTATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister says the number of migrants arriving in Greece has dropped dramatically over the past two years, while the number of asylum-seekers living in the country has also fallen.
Mexico’s No. 2 security official quits, deserts ruling party
January 13, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s number two security official resigned Friday and said he will continue in state politics outside of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party.
Ricardo Mejia said he will run for governor in June in the northern border state of Coahuila on the ticket of smaller Labor Party.
Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month
January 5, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiraled since he took office two years ago.
Biden intends to make his first visit to US-Mexico border
January 5, 2023 GMTHEBRON, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border — his first trip there since taking office — in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
Car bomb hits convoy in Nigeria’s southeast; 4 killed
January 3, 2023 GMTABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Four security officials were killed in a car bomb targeting a former government official in southeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday.
Three police officers and a paramilitary official were killed in the attack in Imo State on a convoy carrying the former governor Ikedi Ohakim, Police Commissioner Mohammed Barde said.
As Israel’s Netanyahu returns to office, troubles lie ahead
December 29, 2022 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — After five elections that have paralyzed Israeli politics for nearly four years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally returned to power with the government he has long coveted: a parliamentary majority of religious and far-right lawmakers who share his hard-line views toward the Palestinians and hostility toward Israel’s legal system.
EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?
December 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the southern border.
Title 42, as it’s called, has been used more than 2.5 million times to expel migrants since March 2020, although that number includes people who repeatedly attempted to cross the border.
Iran bolsters border security to prevent ‘infiltration’
November 25, 2022 GMTBAGHDAD (AP) — Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media reported on Friday.
GOP’s McCarthy threatens to impeach Mayorkas over border
November 23, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over management of the U.S.
GOP eyes new priorities for House, starting with Biden probe
November 17, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party’s capture of the House majority, though narrow, will soon transform the agenda in Washington, empowering GOP lawmakers to pursue conservative goals, vigorously challenge the policies of Democratic President Joe Biden — and plunge into Washington investigations with their new subpoena powers.
Rosendale wins reelection in Montana US House race
November 9, 2022 GMTBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Matt Rosendale easily won a second term in the U.S. House as he fended off a pair of challengers in a newly drawn district in the east but it was still too early Wednesday to call a second House race featuring President Donald Trump’s former interior secretary, Republican Ryan Zinke.
Dominican Republic cracks down at border amid Haiti chaos
October 11, 2022 GMTHAVANA (AP) — As Haiti rapidly spirals into chaos, its island neighbor, the Dominican Republic, has responded with crackdowns on migrants and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.”
Finland to boost security at Russia border with amended law
July 7, 2022 GMTHELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Parliament on Thursday passed amended legislation on border security that allows for the closure of crossing points with Russia amid fears that Moscow could choose to send large numbers of migrants to the frontier.
Ducey signs bill directing $335M to build border fence
June 30, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Thursday that directs $335 million in state cash to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico, part of a $564 million border security funding package that is the most ever spent by the state.
Pence touts Trump-era border policies in Arizona speech
June 14, 2022 GMTFormer Vice President Mike Pence called for an enforcement-first strategy in confronting problems at the United States-Mexico border and touted the Trump-Pence’s administration approach to immigration in a speech in Arizona on border security.
Arizona governor in Israel for trade, water, security talks
May 29, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is in Israel for five days of talks with political and business leaders of the Middle Eastern country.
Ducey arrived in Israel on Sunday morning, accompanied by the heads of the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers
April 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up an effort to counter disinformation coming from Russia as well as misleading information that human smugglers circulate to target migrants hoping to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border.
EXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?
April 15, 2022 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to impose additional inspections of trucks entering Texas from Mexico was his latest move in an unprecedented foray into border security, which has long been the federal government's domain.
Frustration grows over truck backlogs at Texas-Mexico border
April 12, 2022 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained closed Tuesday as frustration and traffic snarls mounted over new orders by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks as part of the Republican’s sprawling border security operation.
Hungary’s FM lauds Egypt effort to stem migration to Europe
February 23, 2022 GMTCAIRO (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores.
Speaking at a news briefing in Cairo, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the European Union to step up support, including funding, to help the Egyptian government address migration.
Arizona AG says governor can send armed troops to border
February 8, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican attorney general, locked in a tough U.S. Senate primary where border security is a top GOP issue, on Monday said the governor can use National Guard troops and state law enforcement to forcibly send migrants back across the border to Mexico without regard to federal immigration laws.
EU nations urge stronger borders to ease migration pressures
January 21, 2022 GMTVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ministers from European Union nations under pressure from unauthorized border crossings asked Friday for more action to protect the bloc’s external borders as well as for rules to return migrants to their homelands or where they started their journeys.
Arizona’s Ducey to focus on education, water, border in 2022
January 8, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he wants to focus on education, border security and water during his eighth and final legislative session, which kicks off Monday with his annual state of the state address.
Syrian, Jordanian defense officials discuss border security
September 20, 2021 GMTAMMAN (AP) — Syria’s defense minister met on Sunday with Jordan's army chief in Amman, the Jordanian capital, after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near Jordan’s border, state media reported.
Poland’s, Lithuania’s PMs discuss higher security, migration
September 17, 2021 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Poland and Lithuania said Friday that tighter security at their borders with Belarus was the best way to ease pressure from migrant inflows there, as they expect what they called a “hybrid attack” from Belarus to continue.
Republican John Kovacs launches bid for Nevada House seat
July 23, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican John Kovacs on Friday announced plans to run for southern Nevada battleground congressional district in 2022.
The Henderson construction company owner joins a growing field of challengers who hope to unseat Democratic Rep.
GOP congressman flouts mask rules on airline flight to Texas
July 1, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas congressman who has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mask mandates went without a mask for at least a portion of a commercial airline flight Tuesday evening, an apparent violation of federal law.
GOP congressmen assail Kansas governor over border security
June 30, 2021 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans are trying to pull Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly into a national debate over border security as the GOP works to undercut her standing with voters ahead of her re-election bid next year.
GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas
June 30, 2021 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
Nebraska sending state troopers to help at the Texas border
June 20, 2021 GMTLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts plans to send about two dozen state troopers to Texas later this month to help patrol the nation's border with Mexico.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich enters US Senate race
June 11, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Thursday he's running for U.S. Senate, becoming the third major candidate seeking the Republican nomination to take on Democrat Mark Kelly.
Ahead of Harris meeting, Mexico president accuses US
May 7, 2021 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Just before an online meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Friday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador very publicly accused the U.S. government of violating Mexico's sovereignty...
US to help Guatemala train its border protection force
April 27, 2021 GMTGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States agreed Monday to train members of a Guatemalan task force responsible for protecting the country’s borders and putting a brake on uncontrolled migration...
Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
February 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress...
Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
February 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress...
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
January 19, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U...
EU wants to boost border security against extremist attacks
December 9, 2020 GMTBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission wants member states to reinforce external border controls and police cooperation to better protect the 27-nation bloc from extremist attacks.
As part of its Counter-Terrorism Agenda unveiled Wednesday, the EU's executive arm said an efficient detection of suspects at the bloc’s borders is crucial to guarantee European citizens' security.
House Latest: GOP’s Hinson ousts US Rep. Finkenauer in Iowa
November 4, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 House races (all times local):...
Esper defends shifting defense funds for Trump’s border wall
February 14, 2020 GMTMUNICH, Germany (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday defended his decision to NEW YORK (AP) — The United States on Friday signed an agreement that paves the way for the U.S. to send many asylum-seekers to one of the world's most violent countries, El Salvador...US, El Salvador sign asylum deal, details to be worked out
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AP FACT CHECK: No sign of Trump-Mexico deal on farm goods
June 10, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is bragging about a new deal with Mexico that provides for "large" sales of U...
Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall
May 25, 2019 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities...
Trump to launch new immigration overhaul push
May 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan on Thursday as he tries to convince the American public and lawmakers that the nation's legal immigration system should be overhauled...
US-Canada border transfers raise fear of delayed crossings
May 12, 2019 GMTDERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) — Hundreds of border agents from across the U.S. are being temporarily transferred south ahead of the busy summer tourism season, worrying those along the northern border who rely on cross-border commerce — including U...
‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining system
April 6, 2019 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring "our country is full," President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U...