Canada to open U.S. border to fully vaccinated citizens Aug. 9
Those that wish to cross the border will need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of crossing the border, as well as showing proof of a full series of vaccines at least two weeks prior to crossing the border.
Canada rejects plan for people to receive COVID-19 vaccine at US border tunnel
A plan to tap into Michigan's vaccine surplus would have had Canadian residents stand along the border at the bridge and have health care workers jab them.
Michigan Reps. Dingell, Stevens call for strategy reopening U.S.-Canada border
Reps. Dan Kildee, Andy Levin, Lisa McClain, Peter Meijer, Bill Huizenga, and John Moolenaar made a similar plea in a letter sent to Biden earlier this week.
Canada eases COVID-19 restrictions, but border with U.S. remains closed
Every month the border remains closed, economic losses reach into the billions due to the 22 million fewer visitors traveling into the country.
GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
COVID-19 restrictions at U.S.-Canada border extended until July 21, updates for vaccinated people to come
Canadian officials plan to have an update for vaccinated travelers with further details available next Monday.
Harris defends comments on migration spike during visit to Mexico
Vice President Kamala Harris has brushed off questions about her decision not to visit the U.S.-Mexico border as part of her work to address the spike in migration to the U.S.
3,900 kids separated from parents at border under Trump, task force finds
Biden’s Family Reunification Task Force identified 3,913 kids separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump's “zero-tolerance” policy.
'Don't go!': Migrant boy screams after being abandoned along US-Mexico border, video shows
A video shows a migrant boy screaming "don't go" after being left alone at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Albanian man in sanctuary at Detroit church for 3 years finally allowed to leave
An Albanian man who was seeking asylum years ago has spent three years inside a Detroit church after seeking sanctuary. That changed on Tuesday as an order of supervision was granted.
Number of kids traveling alone at US-Mexico border hits all-time high in March
The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded.
US officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration amid surge at border
A surge of migrants has hit the U.S. southern border with Mexico. Several top U.S. advisers on border and immigration issues will meet with Mexican officials on Tuesday.
Chaldean cleared of Detroit gas station bombing fights deportation to Iraq, likely death
Waleed 'Tony' Isho spent 13 years for a gas station bombing but was later exonerated. But his wrongful conviction could wind up with him being deported to Iraq, despite being on track for citizenship before his arrest.
Biden meets with Mexican president Monday to discuss migration, other issues
President Joe Biden met virtually Monday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — a chance for the pair to talk more fully about migration, confronting the coronavirus and cooperating on economic and national security issues.
US won't make immigration arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites
The U.S. government says it won't be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites.
Biden signs immigration orders aimed at undoing Trump-era policies, reuniting families
President Joe Biden signed executive orders Tuesday to address family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, border security and legal immigration, part of efforts to undo Trump’s policies.
Justice Dept. rescinds Trump policy that led to thousands of migrant families being separated at border
The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations.
Federal judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban
A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden.
Biden immigration bill changes 'alien' to 'noncitizen' as part of overhaul
Immigration activists and lawmakers have long battled over language related to immigration. Many now refer not to illegal immigrants but "undocumented" immigrants.
Biden bets big on immigration, signing six executive orders dealing with travel bans, border walls
President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in office, with six of them relating to immigration. Orders dealing with DACA, the Muslim ban, Mexico's border wall, and reversing plans to exclude people from the 2020 census.