Joel Rose appears in the following:
A border strategy that gives more migrants a legal pathway to the U.S. to go on trial
Monday, August 21, 2023
A key White House border strategy is going on trial. The U.S. has admitted tens of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. But critics say that's stretching the law too far.
Who is sneaking fentanyl across the southern border? Hint: it's not the migrants
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
We know that illicit fentanyl is flowing into the U.S. from Mexico. Yet we rarely hear from the couriers who smuggle most of it through legal ports of entry. This is one of their stories.
Fentanyl makes its way into the U.S. from Mexico. Who's smuggling it in?
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Most of the fentanyl comes through legal ports of entry. We hear the story of one of the couriers.
Part 1: Investigating how illicit fentanyl is actually getting into the U.S.
Monday, August 07, 2023
Most of the illicit fentanyl coming across the U.S.-Mexico border is smuggled through official ports of entry, according to immigration authorities. But not everyone believes that's the full story.
An appeals court says new asylum restrictions at the border can stay in place for now
Thursday, August 03, 2023
A federal appeals court says the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border can continue while it considers the case. That decision puts a District Court ruling on hold.
Judge blocks Biden rule that discouraged asylum-seekers from illegal border crossings
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. But the judge also put his ruling on hold, giving the administration a chance to appeal.
Judge blocks Biden administration's new rules for asylum-seekers at the border
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration, and immigrant advocates had urged him to do the same in this case.
Some farmers in Honduras are finding ways to successfully adapt to climate change
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
In Central America, climate change is adding to the pressures that have pushed millions of people to migrate to the U.S. But some farmers in Honduras are successfully finding ways to adapt.
In Honduras, climate-caused agriculture problems hit women and girls especially hard
Monday, July 24, 2023
In Honduras, the changing climate is undermining traditional agriculture. Those disruptions fall particularly hard on women and girls, contributing to what's known as the "feminization" of migration.
Climate change is pushing young people in Honduras to leave farming and migrate
Monday, July 24, 2023
The changing climate is reshaping migration from Honduras. Drought and erratic rainfall are undermining agriculture, pushing young people to migrate in search of a more secure future.
A Honduras mayor gambled on a plan for her town. She got 80 guitars ... and a lot more
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.
Illegal border crossings are down. One big reason why is now part of a court fight
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Biden administration rules have one main legal pathway to seek asylum for migrants already at the border: a mobile app called CBP One. Immigrant advocates and immigration hardliners have objections.
A Supreme Court decision cleared the way for Biden's immigration policy
Saturday, June 24, 2023
A U.S. Supreme Court decision allows the Biden administration to reinstate its strategy on immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden administration's immigration rules
Friday, June 23, 2023
In a major win for the Biden administration, the court ruled Texas and Louisiana lack the standing to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement guidelines.
The Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration
Friday, June 23, 2023
The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.
Four immigrants who sought sanctuary in churches no longer face deportation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Under the settlement with immigration authorities, the four women can apply for asylum. They also no longer face thousands in fines imposed by the former Trump administration.
Biden names a Border Patrol veteran in Texas to be the agency's next chief
Friday, June 09, 2023
Jason Owens, the head of a busy Border Patrol sector in Del Rio, Texas, will lead the agency, the Biden administration announced. His predecessor is retiring at the end of the month.
Immigrants have helped change how America eats. Now they dominate top culinary awards
Sunday, June 04, 2023
Immigrants have long been the backbone of restaurant kitchens. Now they're dominating the industry's top awards for chefs, with a majority of nominations going to immigrants or children of immigrants.
600,000 DACA recipients wait in limbo as a court considers the program's future
Thursday, June 01, 2023
A federal court in Texas hears arguments Thursday in a long-running case about the future of DACA. The program provides temporary legal protection to some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
Why predicted border chaos after Title 42's end didn't pan out
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Two weeks after the pandemic restrictions known as Title 42 expired, predictions of chaos at the border have not panned out, revealing a wide gap between the political rhetoric and reality.