A growing number of migrants in the US are heading north to seek asylum, even as Canada adopts increasingly restrictive immigration policies of its own.

The raid resulted in little more than an empty park and increased tensions between the federal government and Los Angeles’s mayor.

Most of the federal agents cover their faces with masks or balaclavas. They are in plain clothes, with most wearing a vest in black or army green that says “ POLICE FEDERAL AGENT ” or “ BORDER PATROL”. A few have ICE shields on their belts. One says that they are from different federal agencies and have been deployed to New York from elsewhere.

While the backlog highlights wider strains in the immigration system, experts stress that understanding the protections in place can help green card holders avoid unnecessary worry—and stay legally covered until their new card arrives.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said during a BBC podcast that President Trump had been right about the border and said a protected border was essential to having a nation.

Amazon began asking staffers who came to the U.S. under humanitarian immigration programs to provide updated work permits.

USCIS data from January to March shows some immigration categories experiencing worsening delays, with backlogs growing larger.

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