US border policy deal closer than it seems. How it's shaping up and what's on the line

The main areas of discussion in the deal involve toughening asylum rules for migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, bolstering border enforcement, and deterring migrants from making the journey in the first place.

10,000 migrants a day head to US border, Mexico's president says

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the surge of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States is partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing into Mexico from Guatemala over the past week.

Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from U.S.-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.

Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns

The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.

Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say

A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.

DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the state had essentially invited the migrants with its welcoming policies toward immigrants.

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends

House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.

Biden sends 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border for migrant surge

The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions, according to three administration officials.