Thousands of Haitian migrants are gathered in Del Rio, Texas, hoping to be processed by Border Control and gain asylum in the United States. The trip to the border is demanding and dangerous. The most direct route from Haiti to the US would involve a boat ride to one of Florida’s ports, but many Haitian…

America’s Special Envoy for Haiti Daniel Foote has resigned from his position, U.S. officials confirmed Thursday. The anonymous officials had direct knowledge of the matter, but were not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters according to Reuters news service. “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of…

According to the Associated Press (AP), many Haitian migrants in Del Rio are being released into the United States. AP spoke with two U.S. officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and thus spoke on condition of anonymity. One of the officials said Haitians have been released on a “very, very large scale”…

Disturbing images and videos taken near the southern border in Del Rio, Texas drew strong reactions on both side of the aisle Tuesday. One video appeared to show a U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback blocking migrants from crossing the river. Other images show an agent holding what are called “split reins” while grabbing the shirt of…

Officials reported Monday 6,500 Haitians and other migrants have been expelled from an encampment in Del Rio, Texas. The video shows the migrants crossing the Rio Grande back and forth between the United States and Mexico. Most are being flown back to Haiti. “Border Patrol is coordinating with ICE and the U.S. Coast Guard to…

A new border crisis is forming in the small border town of Del Rio, Texas across from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico on Friday. An estimated 12,000 migrants, mostly Haitian, are waiting to ask for asylum in the U.S. Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge, and presented the Biden administration with a…

According to a World Bank Group report released Monday, climate change could force more than 200 million people to move from their homes by the year 2050. “They will migrate from areas with lower water availability and crop productivity and from areas affected by sea-level rise and storm surges,” the authors of the report said…

With Afghan refugees arriving in the United States, they can apply to several different programs, including the Special Immigrant Visa, Priority 2, and asylum programs. Because U.S. troops brought them here, they are processed differently than migrants are when they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Protests against the Cuban government spread throughout the United States on Tuesday. The video above shows protests in Florida, New York, and New Jersey. In Miami, Cuban-Americans blocked Palmetto Expressway with a demonstration supporting the anti-government protesters in Cuba. Protesters also marched in the streets in Orlando. An SOS Cuba solidarity protest was held outside the…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she was “glad to be here” on her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as leader of the Biden administration’s response to a migration spike that’s drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats uncomfortable. “It was always the plan to come here, and…