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25 Mar 2023, 17:05 GMT+10
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, Trudeau Work to Stop Unofficial Border Crossings, Officials Say
The United States and Canada reached a deal aimed at stopping asylum-seekers from crossing the shared land border via unofficial crossings, though details still need to be ironed out when the two sides meet, a Canadian government source and a U.S. official told Reuters Thursday.
Media Groups Warn Immigration Case Could Affect US Press Freedoms
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear a case Monday that some First Amendment experts warn could affect how journalists cover immigration. VOA's immigration reporter Aline Barros reports.
US Flies Migrants Caught at Canada Border to Texas in Deterrence Effort
U.S. authorities have been flying migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Canada border to Texas as part of a deterrence effort to tackle a rise in crossings, according to authorities, flight records, and a Reuters witness.
Migrants, transferred from Plattsburgh, New York, to El Paso, Texas, disembark from a plane at the airport, in El Paso, Texas, March 21, 2023.
Immigration around the world
Rohingya Skeptical of Myanmar Refugee Return Offer
Rohingya refugees said Wednesday they doubted Myanmar was offering a genuine return to their homeland, as a spokesperson for the country's military junta said it would begin welcoming back members of the persecuted minority as soon as next month. Story by Agence France-Presse.
Ukrainian Refugees in Israel Stuck in Legal Limbo
While Europe and the U.S. have welcomed large numbers of Ukrainian refugees, many in Israel are living in legal limbo without official refugee status. Linda Gradstein reports from the Israeli port city of Haifa, where a group is offering the refugees help. VOA footage by Ricki Rosen.
UK to Send Migrants to Rwanda Soon if Courts Agree
Britain's government said Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months - but only if UK courts rule that the controversial policy is legal. Story by the Associated Press.
News brief
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that certain flexibilities it first announced in March 2020, to address the COVID-19 pandemic will end March 23, 2023.
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