The Darien Gap is a dangerous stretch of jungle on a narrow strip of land that connects Colombia, in South America to Panama in Central America. The path is taken by many migrants heading...
Editor’s note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com. Biden, Trump Make Dueling Visits to US-Mexico Border U.S. President Joe...
US President Joe Biden and his main challenger, Donald Trump, went to opposite ends of the 1,931-kilometer border separating Texas from Mexico on Thursday. Both went to draw attention to the surge of migrants...
Lajas Blancas, Panama / Washington — With only a backpack, a portable tent and a small shoulder bag, Cong, a 47-year-old Chinese migrant, was one of more than a dozen migrants to step out...
Although the number of migrants crossing daily into the U.S. has fallen since December, local communities are still scrambling to provide them with resources. In the Pacific Northwest, a small-town church has become a...
Tukwila, Washington — Though the number of migrants crossing daily into the United States has fallen since December, local communities are still scrambling to provide them with resources. In the Pacific Northwest, Riverton Park...
washington — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is increasing certain immigration and naturalization fees for the first time since 2016. The change will be in effect April 1. The increases affect employment-based petitions,...
On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump will separately visit the United States’ southern border, highlighting their competing short-term priorities for dealing with what both agree is a serious...
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both headed to the U.S.-Mexico border this week, focusing immediate attention on the ongoing illegal migration of tens of thousands of people into the...
German police, assisted by French and Belgian authorities, have busted “one of the largest” migrant smuggling networks operating across the English Channel, Europol said Thursday. “The investigation focused on an Iraqi-Kurdish network suspected of...