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Mar 17 2021
Headline Roundup
Surge of Migrants at Southern Border Becoming Early Challenge for Biden Admin
U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 100,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in February. The number of apprehensions, particularly of single adults and unaccompanied minors, have risen increasingly in the past ten months. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said this week that Border Patrol is "on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border
New York Post (News)
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BBC News 
Mar 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
When A Border Challenge Becomes a Border Crisis
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
For some reason, Joe Biden and his advisors have determined that referring to the rapidly deteriorating state of affairs at the U.S.-Mexico border as a “crisis” is to their political disadvantage. So White House staffers have been tearing apart the political thesaurus looking for less alarming synonyms to describe
Dan Schnur
Sep 22 2021
Headline Roundup
Thousands of Migrants Released Into US Despite White House Pledge to Deport
Thousands of unauthorized migrants congregated at a makeshift camp in Del Rio, Texas are reportedly being released into the United States, despite the Biden administration's pledge to deport people who cross the border illegally. An Associated Press (Center bias) report quoted an anonymous U.S. official who said migrants at the camp, who are mostly Haitian, have been released in recent days on
CNN (Online News)
Associated Press
New York Post (News)
Jul 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Cubans Take to the Streets in Protest
Thousands across Cuba rose up in protests this week, an uncommon uprising in the authoritarian country. Their cries covered many topics, from freedom and liberty to food and COVID-19 vaccine access. As a result, President Joe Biden criticized the Cuban government and said America stands "with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom." Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has
AllSides Staff
Sep 24 2021
Perspectives Blog
Asylum Seekers at the Border Existed Long Before the News Covered Them
From the LeftThis view is from an author rated as Lean Left.
Update (9/24 4:51 CST): As of Friday, the migrant camp in Del Rio has been cleared, per DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
It’s easy to forget, but the stories of migrants, such as the thousands of Haitians who have captured media attention this week, do not begin with their arrival at the southern border.
Joseph Ratliff
Sep 21 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Migrant Crisis in Del Rio
An influx of migrants crossing the Rio Grande River into Texas has created a crisis in the town of Del Rio. Over 16,000 unauthorized migrants were reportedly present at a makeshift camp under a bridge in Del Rio over the weekend. Border Patrol agents have started to apprehend migrants, and roughly 1,000 had been deported to Haiti as of Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
CNN (Opinion)
New York Post (Opinion) 
Apr 29 2022
Headline Roundup
Government Launches 'Disinformation Governance Board,' Irking Conservatives
Is the government's new Disinformation Governance Board necessary to combat fake news, or is it a threat to free speech?
During a House of Representatives hearing Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) head Alejandro Mayorkas announced "a just recently constituted misinformation/disinformation governance board." The board will be led by Nina Jankowicz, a misinformation
New York Post (News)
Associated Press
Homeland Security Today
Sep 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: The Migrant Crisis in Del Rio, Texas
Over 15,000 unauthorized migrants who crossed the Rio Grande River into Texas congregated at a makeshift camp in the small border town of Del Rio over the past week.
The migrants, many of them Haitian, are awaiting processing or apprehension at the camp, where food and utilities are reportedly scarce. A Wednesday report quoting several anonymous officials said thousands of
AllSides Staff
Sep 03 2015
News
President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala Resigns Amid Scandal
President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala resigned on Thursday to face charges in a customs fraud scandal that has generated a sweeping protest movement of citizens enraged by government corruption.
In a letter to the president of Congress, Mr. Pérez Molina said that he was resigning to “face justice and resolve my personal situation.” Vice President Alejandro Maldonado is expected to
New York Times (News)
Jul 29 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Admin to Finish Parts of Border Wall in Arizona
Citing safety concerns, the Biden administration will complete a portion of border wall construction near Yuma, Arizona.
The area has become popular for illegal border crossings; migrant encounters with U.S. Border Patrol agents in the area jumped nearly 300% in the first nine months of this fiscal year. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the project will close four
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