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The economic cost of waiting at the border in limbo

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas

Aug 3, 2023

Those waiting on an asylum request often can't move forward with a job, housing or education.

Asylum seekers wait at the pedestrian crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana. Some spend weeks, months or longer at or near the border, hoping to be granted asylum.

Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

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For asylum seekers, access to the U.S. hinges on a phone app that's challenging to use

by Gustavo Solis

Jun 13, 2023

Some migrants have spent months logging on everyday, scrambling for an appointment through the CBP One app.

Above, Immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S.-Mexico border on May 13. Each day, tens of thousands of migrants scramble to secure one of the 1,000 daily asylum appointments on the CBP One app.

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Private prisons anticipate business opportunity after Title 42

by Elizabeth Trovall

May 12, 2023

Two companies talked a lot about the ending of the Title 42 immigration policy in recent earnings calls.

Private prisons rely heavily on immigration detention contracts. Above, an immigrant detention facility in Virginia.

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As Title 42 ends, the strong U.S. economy is a major draw for migrants

by Elizabeth Trovall

May 11, 2023

Available jobs and better wages are helping shape the immigration patterns of people leaving their home countries for safer conditions.

Immigrants seeking asylum line up in Yuma, Arizona, on May 11. An increasing number of migrants are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 expires.

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