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Biden takes on Trump over border crisis with surprise cap on asylum seekers

Biden takes on Trump over border crisis with surprise cap on asylum seekers

With five months until the election, Biden has issued an executive order to stem the flow of people illegally crossing into the United States.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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The ‘heartbreaking’ photos that won an Australian the World Photography Award

The ‘heartbreaking’ photos that won an Australian the World Photography Award

Adam Ferguson’s collaborative concept helped him take out the photographer of the year title with his black-and-white self-portrait series, Migrantes.

  • by Millie Muroi
The transgender migrants on the Mexican border dreaming of a new life

The transgender migrants on the Mexican border dreaming of a new life

LGBTQ migrants like Mayela Villegas are being persecuted while waiting for immigration hearings under the Trump administration's Remain in Mexico program.

  • by Molly Hennessy-Fiske
In defeat for Trump, nationwide halt on asylum policy reinstated by court

In defeat for Trump, nationwide halt on asylum policy reinstated by court

A US District Judge ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration's policy from taking effect should apply nationwide.

  • by Elliot Spagat
Seesaws straddle the Mexico border, and smiles shine through

Seesaws straddle the Mexico border, and smiles shine through

Children smiled and giggled with glee as they bobbed up and down on three pink seesaws that had been inserted through the steel slats of a section of border wall.

  • by Simon Romero
Trump slapped with wall construction freeze

Trump slapped with wall construction freeze

An appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that prevented the use of counter-drug money to build the border wall with Mexico, stopping all construction.

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'Conditions are awful': Congressman shares video of migrants held at border

'Conditions are awful': Congressman shares video of migrants held at border

Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro said he had no second thoughts about taking and sharing the images despite a request to leave his phone outside.

  • by Lisa Mascaro
Politicians condemn 'vulgar' posts in secret US border agent Facebook group

Politicians condemn 'vulgar' posts in secret US border agent Facebook group

US Border Patrol agents targeted migrants and some prominent politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in "vile" attacks.

  • by Robert Moore
Widow, mother of drowning victims returns to El Salvador

Widow, mother of drowning victims returns to El Salvador

Tania Vanessa Avalos arrived in El Salvador with a family friend who had gone with them on their ill-fated journey to the United States.

  • by Gerardo Carrillo
US Democrats drop opposition and back Senate plan for border funding

US Democrats drop opposition and back Senate plan for border funding

Leading Democrats in the House of Representatives said the chamber was likely to vote later on Thursday on the spending bill, which was approved by the Senate.

  • by Susan Cornwell
Father and daughter who drowned at border waded into river in desperation

Father and daughter who drowned at border waded into river in desperation

Tania Vanessa Avalos, whose husband and daughter drowned while trying to cross from Mexico into the US, wanted a safer future, but now she is working to repatriate their bodies.

  • by Reis Thebault, Luis Velarde and Abigail Hauslohner

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