The public health order known as Title 42 — based on a decades-old and once obscure law — has captured attention recently as it’s set to expire next month.
Berks Commissioners faced opposition for their choice to detain asylum seekers but said they have to act in the best interest for the county, not a small group of outspoken people.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups plan to file a preliminary injunction to stop the continued use of the Title 42 public health law that has allowed border agents to swiftly remove tens of thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers.
President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation’s largest Latino civil rights group. He’s under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.
Biden signed an executive order in February telling his administration to rewrite the asylum rules. But that process will take months, if not years.
Growing numbers of migrant families are making the heart-wrenching decision to separate as they try to get their children into America.
Joe Biden pledged on the campaign trail to restore asylum protections for domestic violence survivors from other countries. But 100 days into his presidency, that hasn’t happened.
A document from an ICE official reveals an aspect of the federal government’s proposal immigrant detention center.
By Anthony Orozco Officials are trying to shrink the timetable for many asylum cases from “years to months.” That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration.
The Berks Family Residential Center in Bern Township is no longer detaining immigrant families — but the facility isn’t closed, it’s just waiting for what’s next.
By Anthony Orozco 