A group of 1,036 migrants that crossed the border illegally El Paso, Texas, is the largest the Border Patrol has ever encountered, the agency said Thursday. The crossing was the latest sign that migrants are increasingly coming in large groups. The Border Patrol said it has found 180 groups of more than 100 people since […]
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Rights group condemns US ‘vigilante’ treatment of migrants on border
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Thursday called for state authorities to investigate a group of armed US citizens they alleged are illegally detaining migrants entering the United States. The United Constitutional Patriots, who claim to be mainly military veterans, have patrolled the US-Mexico border near Sunland Park, New Mexico, since late […]
US judge blocks Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
A US federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait out the processing of their cases, saying the Department of Homeland Security had overstepped its authority. The ruling by US District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco marked a rebuke for the Trump administration’s efforts to […]
Colorado passes bill to seize guns from people deemed a threat
The Colorado legislature on Monday passed a “red flag” bill that would allow those deemed a threat to have their firearms seized, despite opposition by most of the state’s sheriffs and threats of legal challenges. Both chambers of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly approved the measure, sending it to the desk of Governor Jared Polis, also […]