Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press

Rebecca Santana

The Associated Press

New Orleans, LA, United States

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Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in '22

Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country → Read More

'Happening way too often': Report delves into mass attacks

A new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence → Read More

US citizens get chance to play role in resettling refugees

A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year in the United States → Read More

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US

Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department → Read More

US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality → Read More

US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality → Read More

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began → Read More

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week → Read More

Migrants at US-Mexico border await ruling on asylum limits

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as they waited for the Supreme Court to rule on whether and when to lift pandemic-era restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum → Read More

Thousands at US-Mexico border wait to see if limits end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold as they waited for the Supreme Court to rule on whether and when restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. would lift → Read More

Tens of thousands at US-Mexico border wait for limits to end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end → Read More

Tens of thousands wait at border for asylum limits to end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end → Read More

Tens of thousands wait at border for asylum limits to end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end → Read More

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

EL PASO, Texas — (AP) — Tensions remained high at the U.S-Mexico border Tuesday amid uncertainty over the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers, with the Biden administration asking the Supreme Court not to lift the limits before Christmas. The U.S. government made its plea in a filing a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep the pandemic-era limits on migrants… → Read More

Suspense builds at border over future of US asylum rules

Suspense is mounting at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place → Read More

Suspense, pressure build at border over US asylum rules

Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum seekers as the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to stop turning back migrants based rules set in place at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic → Read More

US court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions

An appeals court is rejecting efforts to keep in place pandemic-related restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum → Read More

US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end

The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week → Read More

EXPLAINER: US power grid has long faced terror threat

Investigators believe a shooting that damaged power substations in North Carolina was a crime → Read More

Knight, Clooney, Grant feted at Kennedy Center Honors

A heartfelt Patti LaBelle praised her lifelong friend Gladys Knight → Read More