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State and resettlement groups help Ukrainians in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services will distribute $2.25 million in federal grants to help people from Ukraine.
Biden and López Obrador have talked fentanyl and US-Mexico migration. They pledged solidarity
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have pledged to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage a growing number of migrants traveling to the border between their nations.

Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here’s why
The migrant surge at the Southern border hit a record of over 2.4 million. Republicans say it's a failure of Biden's policies. The U.N. says, globally, there's never been so many displaced people.

Venezuelans surpass all other nationalities in illegal U.S. border crossings
Venezuelans replaced Mexicans for the first time on record, according to new figures that show September was the second-highest month for arrests of all nationalities.
How one Ukrainian family finds refuge in Southern Oregon for their children’s future
Olena Zhyvotovska, Misha Zhyvotovskyi and their two children are one of many families traveling thousands of miles to Oregon to flee wars in their home country Ukraine.

The immigrant population in the U.S. is climbing again, setting a record last year
Census Bureau data show the number of foreign-born people rose by nearly a million in 2022 after years of little growth. Experts say the increase coincides with a gradual reboot of legal immigration.

Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration
The Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
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Portland police frequently reject specialty visas for immigrant crime victims, report finds
In Portland, police have been uniquely resistant to granting a specialty visa to eligible immigrants without legal residency.

Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. Here’s what we know about it
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $1 million string of buoys along the river that divides Texas and Mexico — and more may be installed in the future.

New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico
One of the new U.S. rules says you can't request asylum unless you've already been denied in another country. Mexico is getting more applications than ever, and crowded shelters have turn people away.