The Biden administration has proposed a new rule which it says will streamline asylum processing at the southern border. The Thursday (May 9) proposal seeks to deny certain migrants deemed to "pose a national security or public safety risk".

US to reject asylum claims faster under newly proposed regulation

'Don't come': US facing biggest migrant surge in 20 years

Since January, the US government has ordered 13,000 migrants under 18, including more than 400 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for US immigration court hearings, a Reuters analysis of government data found.

US migrant policy sends thousands of children including hundreds of babies back to Mexico

The administration of US President Donald Trump announced Monday new rules that aim to deny permanent residency and citizenship benefits to migrants who receive food stamps, Medicaid and other public welfare.

Will deny citizenship to immigrants who use public benefits: US

The Trump administration moved on Monday to declare most migrants who cross the US southern border after passing through Mexico ineligible for asylum. A new rule redefining asylum eligibility - to take effect on Tuesday - is the latest attempt to stem the flow of undocumented migrants into the country, and comes amid White House frustration at Congress's failure to toughen immigration laws.

Trump administration moves to block asylum for migrants entering US from Mexico

The father of the seven-year-old Guatemalan migrant who died after being detained by US border agents called for an objective investigation into the incident on Saturday.

Father of dead Guatemalan migrant calls for objective investigation into death

The death of a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl last week in the custody of US border agents sparked furore Friday and raised new pressure on the Trump administration's efforts to halt the migration of Central American families.

Death of seven-year-old migrant girl in US custody sparks furor