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Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed into the US from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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US immigration wars look ahead to 2024 election

It's been a big week for US immigration politics.

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Migrants gather between the primary and secondary border fences
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Biden expects chaos at US southern border

After months of political and legal wrangling, the Biden administration will lift Title 42 on Thursday. The pandemic-era immigration policy allowed the US to reject asylum claims on public health grounds.

Migrants wait to be transported by border patrol to a detention center in Eagle Pass Texas, USA.
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White House prepares for migrant surge

The Biden administration is preparing to deploy an additional 1,500 troops to the US southern border for 90 days as it anticipates an influx of migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border. This comes ahead of next week’s lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that has allowed the US to refuse to process asylum claims on public health grounds.

A heavily damaged residential building hit by a Russian missile in the town of Uman, Ukraine.
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Hard Numbers: Russia pummels Ukraine, White House preps for migrant surge, Haiti’s lawlessness, Iranian cleric gunned down, a bad Thai friend

Hard Numbers: Russia pummels Ukraine, White House preps for migrant surge, Haiti’s lawlessness, Iranian cleric gunned down, a bad Thai friend

Photo composite of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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What We’re Watching: China’s budding diplomacy, Biden’s border control, Russia’s big plans

What’s next for Russia & China?; Biden’s tough new move on immigration; Russia looks beyond Ukraine?

President Joe Biden walks along the border fence during his visit to the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.
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What We’re Watching: Biden at the border, Three Amigos Summit, China’s reopening

The US president (finally) goes to El Paso; Biden, AMLO & Trudeau meet in Mexico City; China opens up, but zero-COVID recovery won’t be immediate.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Conroe, Texas.
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What We're Watching: Trump's tax returns set to go public, Japan stuns markets, Biden braces for migrant surge, India raises China alarm

What We're Watching: Trump's tax returns set to go public, Japan stuns markets, Biden braces for migrant surge, India raises China alarm

Biden’s pre-midterm immigration play; how failing grades for US students might add up; DeSantis' 2024 debate prep & Fetterman's health
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Biden's immigration play, failing students, eye on debates

With Midterm Matters, we are counting down to the US midterm elections on Nov. 8 by separating the signal from the noise on election-related news.

What We’re Watching: Putin’s propaganda, new Iran-Israel feud, Title 42 tussle
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What We’re Watching: Putin’s propaganda, new Iran-Israel feud, Title 42 tussle

Putin’s new (propaganda) weapon, Israel perhaps prefers a bad Iran deal better to none at all, maybe Biden ain't that upset by the Title 42 block