Biden, migrants and immigration

U.S. pauses immigration applications for certain migrants welcomed under Biden
The move threatens to cast a cloud of uncertainty over many migrants who applying for immigration benefits that would allow them to stay in the U.S. legally and, in some cases, permanently.
Trump Administration Quietly Pauses All Immigration Applications for Biden Era Programs: Report
The administration cites fraud and security concerns as their main reason to pause all applications on humanitarian programs promoted during the Biden era.
U.S. Halts Immigration Applications for Migrants Under Biden-Era Parole Programs
Migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ukraine could be more vulnerable to deportation.
Trump scales back Biden-era TPS extension for Haitian migrants
The decision means that thousands of Haitians could be eligible for deportation in August. It comes as a similar move against Venezuelan migrants is challenged in court.
Trump targets Biden-era migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti for deportation
More than a million migrants who were allowed to enter the United States during the Biden administration may have their temporary stays revoked and be rapidly deported, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement document that became public Friday.
Trump freezes applications for Biden-era migrant programs amid fraud, national security concerns
The Trump administration has paused applications for a number of Biden-era parole programs, citing fraud and national security concerns as it limits migrant entries.
Trump administration pauses certain Biden-era immigration applications
The Trump administration has paused applications for several immigration programs extended for Latin Americans and Ukranians. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Immigration Freeze: Trump Halts Biden Parole Applications From Latin America, Ukraine, Citing Fraud
The Trump administration has paused immigration applications for migrants from Latin America and Ukraine who entered under Biden-era parole programs. Officials cite fraud and security concerns as reasons for the indefinite freeze.
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How the U.S. Asylum Process Works
Asylum has become a central part of the U.S. immigration debate in recent years after border crossings reached a record high ...
Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94% from last year, Border Patrol chief says
"I can tell you this: anyone that has crossed the border between the ports of entry since this administration has taken office has not been released," Border Patrol chief Mike Banks told CBS News.
With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in Mexico
“It wasn’t in our plans to stay, but now we have to face reality.” Amid a clampdown on asylum under Trump and tightening ...
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Migrant advocates: Does Biden's 2024 pragmatism look better now in 2025? | Opinion
I watched Colombia’s forever-fumbling leftist president, Gustavo Petro, spectacularly fumble his deportees showdown with President Trump. And I couldn’t help but think of how Trump has so often ...
Trump shuts down US-Mexico border for asylum seekers, leaving migrants in limbo
The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President ...
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HHS splurged more than $22B on grants for migrants — including cash for cars, home loans and startups
Tasked with settling migrants, asylum seekers and other refugees in America, ORR drastically increased the number of noncitizens eligible to receive funding over the bulk of President Joe Biden ...
President Trump's suspension of asylum marks a break from U.S. past
Lee Gelernt with the ACLU said the action goes "way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past." ...