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A migrant walks along a road shadowed by the steel columns of the border wall separating Arizona and Mexico after crossing into the United States, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, near Lukeville, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press
Mon,12/18/23-11:04PM , 64 Reads
LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border Patrol has repaired illicit openings in the would-be barriers.
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Migrant families wade through shallow waters toward Roma, Texas, March 24, 2021. A federal judge was poised Friday, Dec.8, 2023, to prohibit separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press
Thu,12/07/23-11:33PM , 57 Reads
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year.
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President Joe Biden, second from left, looks towards a large "Welcome to Mexico" sign that is hung over the Bridge of the Americas as he tours the El Paso port of entry, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge
By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press
Sat,10/21/23-1:09PM , 47 Reads
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S. border, replacing Mexicans for the first time on record, according to figures released Saturday that show September was the second-highest month for arrests of all nationalities.
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Judge denies bid to prohibit US border officials from turning back asylum-seekers at land crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press
Fri,10/13/23-5:51PM , 56 Reads
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit U.S. officials from turning away asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don't have appointments on a mobile phone app.
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