Published by the New York Times on November 9, 2022.
On a journey through the Darién Gap, a girl is separated from her mother for three days.
A Girl Loses Her Mother in the Jungle, and a Migrant Dream Dies
9 Media Reports tagged “Title 42”
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Record Numbers of Migrants Arrested at Southern Border, With Two Million Annual Total in Sight
Published by the Wall Street Journal on August 15, 2022.
A review of migration statistics through July 2022 and how they reveal the counterproductive nature of the Title 42 pandemic expulsions policy.
US-expelled Haitians fuel charter business to Latin America
Published by the Associated Press on June 14, 2022.
Charter tour operators are making large sums of money flying Haitian migrants back out of their country after the U.S. government expels them.
Thousands of Migrants Have Been Waiting for Months to Enter U.S.
Published by the New York Times on May 19, 2022.
Asylum seekers remain stranded in Mexican border cities waiting for a chance to seek protection in the United States, which Title 42 prevents them from doing.
México, el limbo de los nuevos refugiados centroamericanos
Publicado por Contra Corriente el 16 de mayo de 2022.
Mexico is increasingly becoming the final destination for Central Americans fleeing misrule by increasingly authoritarian governments.
Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained
Published by Vox on April 29, 2022.
An explainer about Title 42, the public health measure used since March 2020 to expel migrants without even the chance to ask for protection in the United States.
Ukrainians Are Getting Special Treatment At The US Border That Other Asylum-Seekers Fleeing Violence Aren’t, Immigration Lawyers Say
Published by BuzzFeed on April 22, 2022.
Explores the double-standard between nationalities at the Tijuana-San Diego border: Ukrainians are being admitted at ports of entry, but all other nationalities have Title 42 applied to them.
Is the border ready for the lifting of Title 42, the health policy that turns away asylum seekers?
Published by the Dallas Morning News on April 22, 2022.
Examines whether the Department of Homeland Security will be ready to process an increased arrival of asylum-seeking migrants after the likely lifting of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion policy.
Disagreement and Delay: How Infighting Over the Border Divided the White House
Published by the New York Times on April 9, 2022.
A thorough account of the Biden administration’s infighting around border and migration policy, with the President reportedly demanding in March 2021, “Who do I need to fire to fix this?”