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Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 23, 2021.
Associated Press Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy
By Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire and Josh Boak
Associated Press Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing
By Adriana Gomez Licon
Washington Post Biden team searching for new ways to slow border surge
By Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim
Washington Post Migrant teens and children have challenged three administrations, but Biden faces rush with no precedent
By Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti
Washington Post There’s no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border. Here’s the data.
By Tom K. Wong, Gabriel De Roche and Jesus Rojas Venzor
The Hill Sinema, Cornyn urge Biden to use 'full authorities' at border
By Jordain Carney
The Hill Poll: Large majority say situation at the border is a 'crisis'
By Gabriela Schulte
The Hill Biden appoints special envoy for Northern Triangle amid border surge
By REBECCA BEITSCH
CNN Border Patrol has detained more unaccompanied minors in March than all of February, preliminary data show
By Priscilla Alvarez
CNN The most surprising thing about the border is that US presidents keep being surprised by it
By Catherine E. Shoichet
CNN Biden officials traveling to Mexico amid surge of unaccompanied minors
By Kate Sullivan
LA Times Overwhelmed, Border Patrol releases migrants without court paperwork, stirring confusion
By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE
Buzzfeed News Photos Reveal The Crowded Conditions Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids Are Held In At The Border
By Adolfo Flores and Hamed Aleaziz
Buzzfeed News Photos Reveal The Crowded Conditions Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids Are Held In At The Border
By Adolfo FLores and Hamed Aleaziz
HuffPost GOP Senator Slammed For Criticizing Biden’s ‘Humane Treatment Of Immigrants’
By David Moye
PBS News Hour Why thousands of immigrant children have spent more time than legally allowed at border
By Amna Nawaz and Meredith Lee
Border Report ‘We have to be prepared to be humane’: Exclusive photos offer glimpse into ‘dire’ situation at the border
By Erin Coulehan
Newsweek Hurricanes Will Drive More Migrants to Border, Climate Change and Immigration Experts Say
By DANIEL VILLARREAL
Miami Herald Activists call on Biden to issue a new TPS for Haitians as nation’s turmoil deepens
By JACQUELINE CHARLES
Politico Despite flurry of attention, Jill Biden is not leading family reunification effort
By ANITA KUMAR and EUGENE DANIELS
USA Today A heap of Democratic bills on guns, immigration and women's rights are sitting in the Senate, where they need Republican support
By Savannah Behrmann
Pew Research Center Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden’s proposed changes
By JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD AND ANA GONZALEZ-BARRERA
Washington Post (Opinion) What is — and isn’t — unusual about the current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border
By Philip Bump
Washington Post (Opinion) Getting real about the Democratic Party’s ‘immigration problem’
By Greg Sargent
Washington Post (Opinion) Republicans’ war on voting feels increasingly frantic
By Jennifer Rubin
Washington Post (Op-ed) Trump, My Dad and the Rightward Shift of Latino Men
By Eric Garcia
The Week (Opinion) There is no immigration crisis
By Ryan Cooper
The Hill (Op-ed) Are Democrats really serious about passing a DREAM Act in 2021?
By Nolan Rappaport
Roll Call (Op-ed) The phantom danger of being judged soft on children at the border
By Walter Shapiro
The Dispatch (Op-ed) As Border Challenges Persist, Let's Not Confuse the Real Threats
By Elizabeth Neumann
CNBC (Texas) Texas Democrat says the White House is ‘not moving fast enough’ on migrant surge
By Emily DeCiccio
The Hill (Georgia) Democrats look to Georgia model ahead of 2022 Senate races
By Max Greenwood
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