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The Biden administration has reunited more than 600 migrant children separated from their families during the Trump presidency — but nearly 1,000 still need to be reunited, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.

Why it matters: It's been two years since the launch of the Family Reunification Task Force, which is focused on fulfilling one of President Biden's biggest campaign promises: to reunite migrant families torn apart by Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy.

“We remain steadfast in our commitment to fulfill President Biden’s pledge to reunify all children who were separated from their families," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. 

Of the 998 kids who have been identified as still separated from their family members, 148 are in the process of being reunified, according to DHS.

The big picture: The Trump-era "zero-tolerance" policy resulted in the forced separation of thousands of migrant families who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. It was a much-criticized policy that had traumatic effects on migrant children and their parents.

Efforts to reunite families have been complicated by some agencies failing to keep organized records of who was separated and what happened afterward. 

The task force launched by Biden and led by Michelle Brané has identified more than 3,900 migrant children who were separated during Trump's tenure — more than 2,900 of whom have been reunified, many before Biden's efforts.

The total number of separated families continues to grow as new families come forward, according to DHS.

Zoom out: The reunifications under Biden are a backdrop to a heated partisan debate over border security. Caught in the middle is Mayorkas, whom newly empowered House Republicans are threatening with impeachment. 

On Thursday, Mayorkas pledged to cooperate with investigations by Republicans who want to punish him as a way to cast Biden's border policies as too lenient.

At the same time, Mayorkas defended new border policies that have drawn criticism from Democrats and immigration advocates who say that a new border plan wrongly blocks people from gaining asylum in the U.S.

Zoom in: A new policy that has drawn fire from some Democrats led to what Mayorkas called an "extraordinarily dramatic drop" in border crossings by  Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in January. He acknowledged the plan has not been "met with unanimous praise." 

He said overall encounters with migrants at the border are expected to be about 150,000 for January — down from a striking 250,000 in December.

The new policy offers legal entry into the U.S. through humanitarian "parole" for up to 30,000 people each month from the four nations, while rapidly expelling those who try to cross the border illegally instead.

Mayorkas said another new rule, coming soon, would bar people from asylum if they arrive at the border without first seeking legal pathways or protection in a country they had traveled through en route to the U.S.

U.S. still trying to reunite 1,000 kids separated at border

Biden vowed to reunite families torn apart by Trump policy.

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US President Joe Biden. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday defended the Biden administration's new border policy designed to curb illegal border crossings in the face of a lawsuit from Florida and 19 other states challenging the program.

Why it matters: The states argue in the suit against the Department of Homeland Security that the program allowing up to 30,000 migrants a month from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to live and work in the U.S is an executive power overreach and in violation of federal immigration law.

Context: President Biden announced the policy that offers legal entry into the U.S. under humanitarian parole earlier this month as part of a carrot and stick approach to border crossings, per Axios' Stef W. Kight.

What he's saying: "We believe in the lawfulness of this program," Mayorkas told reporters during a visit to Miami, per South Florida broadcaster WLRN-FM. 

"Why these states would oppose an enforcement program that is proving successful is beyond my comprehension."

Mayorkas said the new program had seen a "significant number" of applications and "admitted individuals into the United States" who were granted work authorization.

"We've also seen a significant drop in the number of Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicuaraguans and Haitians arriving irregularly in between our ports of entry at the Southern border — nearly a 90% drop in those populations," Mayorkas added. "This is the model that we have built and we will continue to build."

By the numbers: Preliminary numbers from January released last week indicate that "encounters of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans crossing unlawfully between ports of entry at the southwest border declined 97% compared to December," per a Department of Homeland Security statement issued last week.

Flashback: Illegal border crossings reach highest number since Biden took office

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DHS chief: Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua border arrivals fell nearly 90%

A new program allowing up to 30,000 migrants a month from those countries saw "significant number" of applications, Alejandro Mayorkas said.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas alongside Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava speak during press conference during a visit to Miami on Jan. 30, 2023.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a press conference in Miami, Florida, on Monday. Photo: Syra Ortiz-Blanes/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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The House Oversight Committee is launching its investigation into the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, with Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) inviting Border Patrol sector chiefs to testify the week of Feb. 6.

Why it matters: House Republicans are eager to highlight the record number of border crossings at the southern border and probe the Department of Homeland Security's policies and operations. 

The Oversight committee is one of three committees expected to dig into the border issue.

"Republicans will hold the Biden Administration accountable for this ongoing humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis that has turned every town into a border town," Comer said in a statement.

What to watch: Comer sent letters Thursday morning inviting chief Border Patrol agents Jason Owens, Gregory Bovino, Gloria Chavez and Patricia McGurk-Daniel to testify in a hearing the week of Feb. 6, according to a release and copies of the letters.

The agents oversee busy border sectors in Texas, Arizona and California.

Details: Comer also sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting a sweeping set of documents and internal communications "to understand DHS's policies, the costs of the emergency measures needed to respond to the worsening crisis, and the national security risks created by these policies," according to the letter.

The committee is asking for data, communications and documents related to migrant releases from DHS custody, the ending of the "Remain in Mexico" policy, the role of nongovernment organizations in releasing into the U.S. migrants who have illegally crossed the border, the impact of the border situation on Border Patrol morale, among other topics.

In the letter, Comer criticizes President Biden for waiting "until there was a Republican majority in the House" to visit the border.

He also accuses the administration of "lying to the American people" and calls a newly announced border policy for Nicaraguans, Haitians and Cubans an "unlawful abuse of the parole process."

The big picture: Record numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border have created humanitarian crises, logistical headaches and a political nightmare for Biden from nearly the start of his presidency.

There are no simple explanations for migration trends. Political unrest, natural disaster and economic instability throughout the Western Hemisphere often drive desperate people to leave their home countries to head toward the U.S. 

At the same time, the outdated and backlogged U.S. immigration system often ensures people will be able to live and work in the U.S. for years — even if they are unlikely to ultimately be granted asylum.

Republicans have focused on Biden's domestic policies and rhetoric on immigration, campaigning on "chaos at the border" and threatening an impeachment inquiry into Mayorkas.

House Oversight launches border investigation

House Republicans are eager to aggressively probe the record numbers of border crossings.

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Rep. James Comer speaks during a news conference. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that he would consider accepting more migrants than already announced under President Biden's plan to address a record surge in border crossings, AP reports.

The big picture: The Biden administration announced last week a policy offering legal entry for up to 30,000 migrants and asylum seekers a month from Nicaragua, Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela.

The policy would allow officials to rapidly expel to Mexico up to 30,000 migrants from those nations each month if they attempt to cross the U.S. border illegally.

What he's saying: López Obrador's comments come as he, Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convene in Mexico City for a two-day summit that is expected to largely focus on immigration.

"We don’t want to anticipate things, but this is part of what we are going to talk about at the summit," López Obrador said, per AP.

"We support this type of measures, to give people options, alternatives," he added. "The numbers may be increased."

López Obrador noted that he and Biden already touched on immigration during the Sunday evening drive into the city center in Biden's limousine.

"We agreed on addressing the causes of migration" so that people aren't forced to leave their homes, he said.

Worth noting: Biden's new policy has already drawn criticism from immigration rights advocates and some Democratic lawmakers who accuse him of expanding the controversial Trump-era Title 42 in his bid to crack down on unauthorized immigration.

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Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S. under new Biden policy

"We support this type of measures to give people options, alternatives," said AMLO.

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President Biden (left) is welcomed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after landing in Zumpango de Ocampo, north of Mexico City, on Jan. 8. Photo: Claudio Cruz/AFP via Getty Images

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President Joe Biden arrived in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday as part of his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as president amid a major influx of migrants and asylum seekers arriving at the border.

Why it matters: Republicans, who made border security one of their top campaign issues in the 2022 midterms, have argued that Biden's lack of a visit is evidence the president is unserious about addressing illegal immigration across the southern border. 

Biden, after announcing the El Paso visit, unveiled a new policy last week to curb illegal border crossings, telling migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti in a rare public address dedicated to the border issue to "not just show up at the border," Axios' Stef Kight reports.

The big picture: During his visit, Biden met with local officials, faith leaders and non-governmental groups who've supported migrants fleeing political oppression and economic collapse in their home countries at the El Paso County Migrant Services Support Center.

"If I could wave the wand, what should I do?" Biden asked aid workers there, per a pool report.

Biden also inspected the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry, the busiest port in El Paso, with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, members of Congress, and local officials and law enforcement.

He was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, several Democratic members of Congress, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego.

The other side: After the president departed Air Force One at El Paso International Airport, Biden briefly spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), whose office said Abbott gave Biden a letter containing five actions the governor would like the president to carry out to secure the border. 

Among the steps mentioned in the letter was to continue enforcing the pandemic-era border policy called Title 42, which the Supreme Court last month allowed to remain in force as legal challenges against it unfold.

Abbott also demanded that Biden resume construction of a border wall along Texas' portion of the border.

What he's saying: Asked about the letter, Biden told reporters that he hadn't read it yet, according to a pool report. 

Asked what he's learned from his border visit, he replied: "They need a lot of resources. We're going to get it for them."

Details: El Paso has been seeing a soaring number of migrants come through the border for several months, but the situation escalated last month when thousands of migrants and asylum seekers arrived, leaving shelters and city resources strapped.

Many migrants slept on the streets even as temperatures dipped below freezing.

Agents began detaining dozens of migrants sleeping downtown last week, according to a report by El Paso Matters.

Yes, but: Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that it has increased the number of agents patrolling in El Paso in response to “migrants evading apprehension” and that it was conducting increased patrols before the president announced his visit.

A report by NBC News captured agents detaining migrants in other areas of El Paso last week.

The El Paso Times reported dozens of migrants who had not yet been processed by the Border Patrol were detained this week.

What's next: After the El Paso visit, Biden headed to Mexico for the North American Leaders' Summit with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday and Tuesday. 

Go deeper ... Scoop: Biden's inflation-immigration pitch

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect Biden's departure for Mexico. 

Biden visits El Paso in first trip to southern border as president

"They need a lot of resources. We're going to get it for them," Biden said when asked what he's learned from his border visit.

President Biden shaking hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after departing an airplane in El Paso on Jan. 8.

President Biden shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after departing an airplane in El Paso on Jan. 8. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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In an heated closed-door virtual meeting, leading Hispanic lawmakers pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to explain Biden’s new immigration policies, with some angry lawmakers making comparisons to policies promulgated by Stephen Miller.

Why it matters: Republicans already plan to make immigration a focus and have threatened an impeachment inquiry into Mayorkas— if the House can move past the Speaker stalemate. Now, Mayorkas is once again facing heat from the left.

What we're hearing: Some members on the call felt blindsided by the policies announced by the president and the secretary on Thursday, two Congressional Hispanic Caucus members told Axios.

There was particular concern about the proposed rule, which would potentially bar from asylum migrants who do not first seek legal pathways to the U.S. or apply for protection in a country they transited through to get to the U.S. 

Comparisons to the Trump administration — and specifically Stephen Miller policies— were raised, the sources said.

Still, some border legislators were more supportive of the administration.

Stephen Miller took to Twitter on Thursday to criticize the administration over the new policies, drawing attention to the 30,000 a month who could be granted entry to the U.S. using parole.

What they're saying: Several Democrats have already been outspoken about their disappointment in the policy announcements. 

In the meeting, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was particularly critical of the administration's approach and indicated that he would continue to demand changes.

Menendez in a statement called the expanded use of Title 42 a "disastrous and inhumane relic of the Trump Administration’s racist immigration agenda" — an "affront" to solving the border crisis.

He joined Democratic Sens. Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), Alex Padilla (Calif.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) in a separate statement: "we are deeply disappointed by the Biden Administration’s decision to expand the use of Title 42."

The senators added their concern that the so-called transit ban regulation would "disregard our obligations under international law by banning families from seeking asylum at the border," likely "stranding migrants fleeing persecution and torture in countries unable to protect them." 

The bottom line: Border policy continues to be a near-impossible political needle to thread.

Hispanic lawmakers grill Mayorkas over new border policies

Mayorkas is once again facing heat from both sides of the aisle.

 U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (R) arrives for an address during a joint meeting of Congress 

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Biden's first trip to the border marks a public — and perilous — step toward addressing an immediate humanitarian emergency and long-term political dilemma ahead of his likely re-election campaign. 

Why it matters: Republicans have relentlessly hammered Biden over the border crisis, citing a lack of a visit as evidence he's unserious about the issue. Moderate and border-district Democrats have been clamoring for Biden to find a better policy response to the untenable situation.

What we're watching: The visit to the El Paso area, tacked on before Biden heads to Mexico for the North American Leaders' Summit, presents both optical risk and political opportunity.

“I’m glad that he’s finally visiting the border,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district abuts Mexico, told Axios. “I hope he talks to some of the border community leaders and our CBP [Custom and Border Protection] officers so he can get an understanding of what’s happening at the border.”

“Maybe he should learn what’s happening down there,” Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) told Axios. "Maybe he can do something. Maybe straighten the mess out and give us the help that we need."

Driving the news: Biden announced his intent to visit the border after a bipartisan event in Kentucky with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), as House Republicans were engaged in open fratricide back in Washington.

"That’s my intention, we’re working out the details now,” Biden told reporters before boarding Air Force One. He also plans to give a speech Thursday on border security and immigration. 

For a president who ran on uniting the country before campaigning against “ultra-MAGA” Republicans in the midterms, the day presented the very split screen the White House wants to present all year: Republicans attacking their own and the president staying above the fray. 

The big picture: Last month, the Supreme Court forced the Biden administration to continue the controversial pandemic-era border policy Title 42, which allowed for the immediate expulsion of some migrants, while legal challenges unfold. 

The decision may have been a political reprieve for Biden, but it didn’t offer any resolution for the thousands of migrants crossing every day, at times straining local and federal resources. 

Republicans have made the crisis a top campaign issue, blaming the porous border for crime and opioid deaths and overdoses. 

Go deeper: Officials have been discussing a potential new parole program for Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians, as well as a new rule that would severely limit migrants' ability to qualify for asylum at the southern border, Axios has reported.

Persuading Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to increase security on his own southern border to interdict migrants from Central America — a likely topic at the summit — is one potential solution.

But any potential legislative solution will require Republican support, which is unlikely to spring from a GOP that cannot even organize itself. 

"It's a challenge," said Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.). "Nobody's been able to do anything on immigration for too long. 

"And it's an issue that Republicans and Democrats should be able to come together on and address, because it's a national security and an economic security issue."

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It's a public — and perilous — step toward addressing an immediate humanitarian emergency.

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is busing migrants who recently arrived in Denver from the southern U.S. border to other major cities.

Why it matters: The Democratic governor's move echoes actions by Republican governors in Texas and Florida that were labeled callous and cruel.

Driving the news: In a statement Tuesday, Polis said his administration is helping migrants reach their intended destinations because 70% don't plan to stay in Colorado.

But Polis acknowledged the number of people being bused out-of-state has escalated in recent days to clear a backlog of people stuck in Colorado because of harsh winter weather.

Colorado earmarked $5 million to assist people identified as migrants, including helping them purchase bus tickets. About half the money is allocated already.

"There is a lot of pent-up demand right now and a lot of frustration among our migrants who have been trapped for a week or two in a place they didn't want to be through no fault of their own," Polis told Politico.

The other side: New York Mayor Eric Adams revealed Polis' plan in a radio interview earlier Tuesday.

"We were notified [Monday] that the governor of Colorado is now stating that they are going to be sending migrants to places like New York and Chicago," Adams said. "This is just unfair for local governments to have to take on this national obligation."

By the numbers: At least 3,500 people have arrived in Denver from the southern border since Dec. 9. Their immigration status is unknown, but officials have suggested some are asylum seekers from Central and South America.

225 arrived overnight on New Year's Day and more than 1,000 are staying at city-run emergency shelters, Denver officials report. Another 740 are housed at other shelters run by nonprofits.

Context: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock declared a state of emergency Dec. 15 as a surge of migrants pushed the city to a breaking point. He also called on the federal government to provide aid, a demand Polis reiterated Tuesday.

"States and cities not on the border are ill-equipped to address these challenges, and absent federal support and leadership, we're left to strategize and take actions to ensure this vulnerable population – people who've come here with no resources or means – are safe and treated humanely," Hancock said in a statement.

City officials have spent more than $1 million in assistance as of Dec. 31, and project to spend roughly $3 million "over the next few months."

The city and nonprofits are helping with the busing, but Hancock's spokesperson deferred all questions to the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, which declined to comment.

Polis' spokesperson declined to respond to additional questions from Axios about the busing plans.

Of note: Two days before Christmas, Polis visited warming shelters to thank volunteers and National Guard members he activated as a brutal cold front arrived. He brought presents for children, too.

"Too many people, in our opinion, view this through a political lens or as playing politics — and it's terrible that in some places, people have been used as political props," Polis said. "But what we are doing here is just honoring our values by treating people with dignity and respect."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with new details throughout.

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Migrants from the southern border are being housed in Denver shelters. Photo: Courtesy of the city of Denver

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations remained low in fiscal year 2022 while arrests nearly doubled from last year — largely driven by people who recently crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to new end-of-year ICE data.

Why it matters: Large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers arriving at the border and continued rapid expulsions under Title 42 has forced ICE to spend more time assisting border officials rather than internal arrests and deportations. 

Throughout the year, more than a thousand ICE officials were deployed to the southwest border amid a record year for border crossings, ICE officials told reporters.

Even ICE's Homeland Security Investigations office zeroed in on border-related efforts, deploying 600 special agents to the southwest border and 300 more to international locations to assist efforts to crack down on smuggling networks.

By the numbers: ICE made 142,750 arrests in FY 2022 — nearly double the 74,000 arrests made last fiscal year.

The number of people arrested with criminal histories was around the same as last year, while there was a surge of arrests of "other immigration violators" — driven by recent border crossers.

But this is not necessarily a result of ICE officers making more of an effort to track down and arrest recent border crossers. A significant number checked in with ICE after first being encountered by Border Patrol, according to the report.

Just 72,000 people were formally deported in fiscal year 2022, including suspected gang members, terrorists, human rights violators and foreign fugitives. That is up from the all-time low of 59,000 last year, but still historically low.

Migrants and asylum seekers were expelled to Mexico or their home countries more than 1 million times under Title 42 in FY 2022, assisted by ICE. 

Title 42 expulsions, unlike regular deportations, block people from the asylum process, but also does not penalize migrants for attempting to enter the country again.

What to watch: In addition to conducting arrests and deportation, ICE also oversees detention centers and keeps track of migrants who may be ordered removed. 

ICE is now tracking nearly 4.8 million cases of immigrants at various stages of the court process who are not held in detention centers. That's a 29% jump from the end of last fiscal year, driven by the massive numbers crossing the border.

1.2 million have already been given final orders of removal.

321,000 were enrolled in "alternative to detention" programs, which use various technologies to track and check in with migrants released into the U.S. as they go through immigration proceedings.

What they're saying: “ICE continues to disrupt transnational criminal organizations, remove threats to national security and public safety, uphold the integrity of U.S. immigration laws, and collaborate with its colleagues across government and law enforcement in pursuit of our shared mission to keep U.S. communities safe,” said ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson in a statement.

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Largely driven by people who recently crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Agents working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepare to board detainees onto a Swift Air charter flight. Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images

The Supreme Court is forcing the Biden administration to continue the controversial, pandemic-era border policy called Title 42, while legal challenges unfold, according to a Tuesday order.

Why it matters: The expected Dec. 21 expiration of the policy — which has cited the pandemic to allow border officials to rapidly expel migrants and asylum seekers at the border for more than 2.5 years — was delayed after the Supreme Court intervened at the request of Republican challengers.

Migrants have been denied access to the asylum process more than 2.4 million times under the order, according to Department of Homeland Security data.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented the policy during the Trump administration to block migrants from coming to the U.S. as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Driving the news: The Supreme Court approved a last-minute effort by 19 GOP-led states to block the termination of Title 42. 

Supreme Court allows Trump-era border policy to remain for now

Migrants have been denied access to the asylum process more than 2.4 million times under the policy.

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