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Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

WEKU

Cuban migrant boat sinks off Florida due to Hurricane Ian; 20 missing

U.S. Border Patrol said on Wednesday that 20 people were missing off the coast of Florida after a Cuban migrant boat sank due to Hurricane Ian.

Reuters

6 people injured in separate incidents near the US-Mexico border, Border Patrol says

SAN DIEGO — Border Patrol agents early this week found six people who suffered injuries after apparently falling from the U.S.-Mexico border wall during a foggy night, federal authorities said Tuesday.

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A dramatic shift at the border as migrants converge on a remote corner of South Texas

Migrants from across the hemisphere are increasingly crossing the border in a remote corner of South Texas. The shift has big implications for border towns like Eagle Pass — and the entire country.

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A year after border crisis, Haitian asylum seekers face discriminatory treatment, report says

Haitians crossing the southern border of the United States without proper documentation are being subjected to arbitrary detention and discriminatory and humiliating ill treatment that amounts to race-based torture, Amnesty International says in a new report marking the first anniversary of the migration crisis at the U.S. border in Del…

Miami Herald

Tragic photo shows child migrants from Guatemala at US border alone with phone numbers written on shirt

Recent controversial migrant transport schemes from Florida and Texas governors have uprooted young border-crossers

The Independent UK

Fact check: Ron DeSantis distorting immigration facts as he defends flights

Governors of Texas and Florida exaggerate Biden’s role in border situation — and ignore ways he’s like Trump

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El Paso scrambles to move migrants off the streets and gives them free bus rides as shelters reach capacity

One Venezuelan couple slept on a sidewalk after a perilous trip through seven countries with their baby. After two days in El Paso, they boarded a city-funded charter bus to New York City.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sheriff probes migrant flights from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida

The Bexar County Sheriff launched a criminal investigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s governor, amid rising migration.

Tribune News Service

US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans

U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August

The Independent UK

Border arrests on track to break record as divide grows over states’ handling of migrants

DALLAS — Complications for the Biden administration over immigration intensified as migrants were transported by Republican governors to cities governed by Democrats and rising migration along the southern border remains on pace to exceed a record 2 million.

Tribune News Service

Pastor-led group seeks missing migrants in border desert

This summer has been especially lethal for migrants crossing the US-Mexican border illegally

The Independent UK

After Del Rio, some Haitian migrants found safety in the U.S. But many have not

It's been nearly a year since tens of thousands of Haitian migrants converged on Del Rio, Texas. Some of those migrants are still looking for safety — and accountability for how they were treated.

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White House press secretary rebuffs Sen. Ted Cruz's invitation to see for herself migrants walking across border

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rebuffed Sen. Ted Cruz’s invitation to visit the U.S.-Mexico border with him to witness migrants walking across — a familiar sight for news viewers that Jean-Pierre adamantly denied takes place.

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Drones, choppers, chases: How Texas authorities pursue migrants under Abbott's border effort

EAGLE PASS, Texas — On a sweltering August night, 16 vehicles idled beside a forlorn stretch of Texas Highway 131 in Maverick County.

The Independent UK

'Tale of two borders': Mexicans not seen at busy crossings

The Border Patrol is seeing a dramatic shift in the type of migrants who come across the busiest places on the U.S.-Mexico

The Texas Tribune

Authorities report nine drowning victims after deadly Rio Grande crossing

On Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that nine migrants had died while trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.

WEKU

Border Patrol says 8 migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande

U.S. and Mexican officials made the discovery Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents.

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The Independent UK

Border Patrol: 9 migrants found dead in Rio Grande at Texas

Officials say at least nine migrants died when dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande river near Eagle Pass, Texas

The Independent UK

Border Patrol: 8 migrants found dead in Rio Grande at Texas

At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday

The Independent UK

Tribe: Arizona built border barrier against its wishes

The Cocopah Indian Tribe says the state of Arizona acted against its wishes by stacking shipping containers on its land to prevent illegal border crossings

The Independent UK

Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border

A large pecan farm in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the site of the latest dispute between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over an unprecedented challenge to how the federal government polices the U.S. border with Mexico

Miami Herald

Florida Keys migrant landings continue. Up to 150 Cubans arrived since Wednesday

MIAMI — Border Patrol agents assigned to the Florida Keys have taken into custody up to 150 people from Cuba since last Wednesday as the migrant exodus from the island nation to the archipelago is on track to reach a seven-year high.

The Independent UK

Containers are no hindrance for migrants on Arizona border

A border wall with Mexico isn’t the issue it was during Donald Trump's presidency but plans for more barriers in Yuma, Arizona, is a reminder of obstacles that the federal government always faces: difficulty working on tribal lands and private property

The Independent UK

Two babies aged four and 18 months old are found abandoned in Arizona desert by border patrol agents

Border agent says pair were ‘left to die’ by smugglers

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