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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, who represents the 16th Congressional District in El Paso, about U.S.- Mexico border concerns and immigration reform.
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After discovering that contracted medical staff ignored the mother’s pleas to take the girl to the hospital as her condition declined, the federal agency said it is taking action to ensure an in-custody death 'never happens again.'
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Immigration attorneys along the border are scrambling to help migrants seek asylum after the Biden administration ended a Trump-era pandemic border restriction, known as Title 42, and replaced it with a patchwork of different policies.
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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s legislation, dubbed the Dignity Act in partnership with a Florida Republican, also seeks to change asylum processes.
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The large influx of migrants seeking asylum did not happen in the final hours as the pandemic heath order ended on the Texas-Mexico border.
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George Alvarez, 34, faces eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Eight people died and 10 others were injured after he drove into a bus stop.
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He announced the deployment of a new operations unit in anticipation of the border health policy ending later this week. The pandemic-era public health order allows for the rapid expulsion of some migrants.
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Local groups, community members, first responders, and the local Catholic Diocese gathered together on Sunday night at the Ozanam migrant shelter in Brownsville, five miles from the Texas-Mexico border.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a visit to Texas that the administration will enforce measures that he hopes will discourage migrants from making the dangerous journey to the United States.
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Most fly to Ecuador as part of a journey that can take more than a month.