As the United States begins imposing border rules making it more difficult for migrants to claim asylum, many will most likely face swift deportation to Mexico, where they will be vulnerable to criminal groups and corrupt officials, according to human rights groups. Mexico’s role as Washington’s enforcement arm to deter migrants from heading illegally to […]
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WASHINGTON — In his final debate with Donald J. Trump on Oct. 22, 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr., then a candidate, excoriated his rival for radically undermining America’s decades-long tradition of welcoming people who seek asylum at the country’s borders. “This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that […]
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, México — Las autoridades mexicanas anunciaron el miércoles que investigan un incendio en un centro de detención de migrantes en Ciudad Juárez como un caso de homicidio, al indicar que trabajadores gubernamentales y empleados de seguridad privada no habían permitido que los detenidos escaparan del siniestro que mató al menos a 39 personas. […]
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Mexican officials announced on Wednesday that they were investigating a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez as a homicide case, saying that government workers and private security employees had not allowed detainees to escape from the blaze that killed at least 39 people. The authorities, in a news conference, said they had identified […]
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s abduction and deportation of Ukraine’s children since its invasion of the country was so well-documented and terrifying that when Russian forces prepared to withdraw from the southern city of Kherson last fall, doctors at a hospital there hurriedly hid babies and falsified their records. When Russian soldiers arrived, the staff at […]
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally — the same policy the president shut down over the past two years because he wanted a more humane immigration system, officials familiar with the discussions said Monday. Although no final decision has been made, the move […]
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