Last updated September 23, 2022. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
All Migrants Encountered / Permitted to Present at U.S.-Mexico Border Ports of Entry
Tag: Ports of Entry
Children and Families Allowed to Present at Ports of Entry
Last updated August 17, 2022. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
CBP staffs up border line as asylum seekers try to reach U.S. soil by driving across
Published by the San Diego Union Tribune on February 5, 2022.
Asylum seekers, many of them Russian, are seeking to reach U.S. soil through San Diego’s main port of entry from Tijuana. One case led to a December 12, 2021 use of force incident.
Early Experiences with COVID-19 at CBP Border Patrol Stations and OFO Ports of Entry
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General on September 4, 2020.
“Overall, the majority of respondents reported their facilities were prepared to address COVID-19.” The report makes no recommendations. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
I Was a U.S. Diplomat. Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black.
Published by Politico on August 30, 2020.
Tianna Spears, a diplomat assigned to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, recounts the difficulty she consistently experienced re-entering the United States, as an African-American person, through CBP’s ports of entry.
Unless the United States Deploys These 5 Regional Migration Strategies, COVID-19 Could Portend Another Humanitarian Crisis On Our Border
Published by WOLA on June 30, 2020.
Migration is likely to increase again at the border. But through inexpensive, low-drama strategies, the U.S. government can manage it in an orderly, humane way.
Metering & COVID-19
The latest in a series of reports documenting the status of asylum seekers forced by metering to wait in Mexico for a chance to approach U.S. border ports of entry.
Metering Update: February 2020
The latest edition of a quarterly effort to document the status of asylum seekers forced by metering to wait in Mexico for a chance to approach U.S. border ports of entry.