U.S. Border Patrol
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
The new rules, which toughen restrictions announced in June, bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.
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PublishedJune 20, 2024
Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions
The U.S. has also benefitted from aggressive enforcement on the Mexican side of the border, where Mexican authorities have been working to prevent migrants from making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Biden to unveil new rule speeding deportations for safety risks
The proposal, to be unveiled Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, would allow immigration officials to perform an initial eligibility determination at the time migrants are first screened for asylum status, according to people familiar with the plans.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Maine ACLU says bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants
The civil rights organization is asking Cyr Bus Lines to stop letting Customs and Border Patrol agents onto its buses in Houlton after 2 Presque Isle residents were handcuffed and removed from a bus for not answering questions about their citizenship status.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2023
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor’s latest effort to curb border crossings
Once installed, a new floating barrier will cover 1,000 feet of the middle of the river.
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
Motorist arrested after approaching Canadian border with bomb sign, police say
A chase on I-95 in Houlton ended when a trooper fired shots at the truck as it headed for the Canadian port of entry; the man surrendered without injury.
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
U.S. sees highest-ever migration influx as pandemic border policy ends
The Title 42 border restrictions used during the pandemic to quickly expel migrants who were in the U.S. illegally expired Thursday evening.
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how U.S. immigration policy is changing.
The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border for the past three years.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Authorities arrest 17 undocumented migrant workers in Lisbon
The arrests occurred at around 8 p.m. Tuesday at a house at 93 Main St. in the village of Lisbon Falls, according to local police.