Elliot Spagat
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Associated Press / U.S. immigration news editor
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New: Bottled water sold for $1.21, dismissed medical pleas and faith tested at family detention facility in Dilley, TX
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Bottled water sold for $1.21, dismissed medical pleas and faith tested at family detention facility
New revelations into a Texas detention facility are stirring concern among attorneys for the wellbeing of immigrant children.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New: Bottled water sold for $1.21, dismissed medical pleas and faith tested at family detention facility in Dilley, TX
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apnews.com/article/us-g... West Africans deported by US to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries
West Africans deported by US to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries
Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds.
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September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Border Patrol’s Greg Bovino led me (pictured here) and other journalists on a swim across the All-American Canal in 2021. Now he leads immigration enforcement in LA. Profile: apnews.com/article/bovi...
September 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Border Patrol’s Greg Bovino led me (pictured here) and other journalists on a swim across the All-American Canal in 2021. Now he leads immigration enforcement in LA. Profile: apnews.com/article/bovi...
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New: Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants. This time, ICE is releasing adults and families, mostly from internal operations, to shelters in Phoenix, Laredo, & El Paso.
Reporting with @elliotspagat.bsky.social
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Reporting with @elliotspagat.bsky.social
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Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants
The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling those organizations that prov...
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May 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New: Trump administration investigates border shelters for smuggling, then sends them more immigrants. This time, ICE is releasing adults and families, mostly from internal operations, to shelters in Phoenix, Laredo, & El Paso.
Reporting with @elliotspagat.bsky.social
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Reporting with @elliotspagat.bsky.social
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New: Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave the country
"immediately," officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
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"immediately," officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
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Trump's DHS revokes legal status for migrants who entered the US on Biden-era CBP One app
The Department of Homeland Security is telling migrants who entered the country using an online app to leave the United States immediately.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
New: Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave the country
"immediately," officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
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"immediately," officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.
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BREAKING: DHS/FEMA sent letters today over “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address a surge of migration under former President Joe Biden were used for illegal activities, wrote the acting administrator of FEMA in a letter obtained by AP.
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FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated
The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
BREAKING: DHS/FEMA sent letters today over “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address a surge of migration under former President Joe Biden were used for illegal activities, wrote the acting administrator of FEMA in a letter obtained by AP.
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New: 14 families with children as young as one year old are being held in a reopened family detention center in Karnes County, TX, according to @RAICESTEXAS which provides services at the center. Some were in the US for 20 days and others up to 10 yrs.
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Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
New: 14 families with children as young as one year old are being held in a reopened family detention center in Karnes County, TX, according to @RAICESTEXAS which provides services at the center. Some were in the US for 20 days and others up to 10 yrs.
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Join @apnews.com reporters for a Reddit AMA on their ongoing coverage on immigration — Trump's immigration announcements so far, including what's been done already, what might happen soon, and what might take longer to happen, if ever. We want your questions.
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Ask them here: bit.ly/3QfMQyC
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February 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join @apnews.com reporters for a Reddit AMA on their ongoing coverage on immigration — Trump's immigration announcements so far, including what's been done already, what might happen soon, and what might take longer to happen, if ever. We want your questions.
Ask them here: bit.ly/3QfMQyC
Ask them here: bit.ly/3QfMQyC
@apnews.com apnews.com/article/bord... Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil
Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil
AP joined the Border Patrol for six hours in San Diego, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings much of the last year, and found no migrants until the last half-hour.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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This strands tens of thousands who had appointments into early February
This strands tens of thousands who had appointments into early February
CBP One™ Mobile Application
Securing America's Borders
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January 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This strands tens of thousands who had appointments into early February
This strands tens of thousands who had appointments into early February
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New: Border app, CBP One, that became ‘a salvation’ for migrants to legally enter the US may end
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Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may end
The CBP One app has brought nearly 1 million people to the U.S. on two-year permits with eligibility to work since January 2023, but it could end under President-elect Donald Trump.
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January 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New: Border app, CBP One, that became ‘a salvation’ for migrants to legally enter the US may end
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