Michelle Hackman

immigration reporter for Wall Street Journal

Political reporter for The Wall Street Journal

Michelle Hackman on KCRW

The controversial immigration policy known as Title 42 ends next week. What will happen to the thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.?

How Title 42's expiration will change U.S. immigration

The controversial immigration policy known as Title 42 ends next week. What will happen to the thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.?

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Thousands of migrants are trying to cross the border in El Paso. The surge comes as Title 42, the pandemic-era immigration policy, expires next week.

Some asylum seekers are getting stranded, don’t know where to go next

Thousands of migrants are trying to cross the border in El Paso. The surge comes as Title 42, the pandemic-era immigration policy, expires next week.

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Depending on what happens on election day, some political prognosticators say there’s a chance Republicans could lose the House of Representatives thanks to down-ticket casualties of…

What’s next for the House and Senate?

Depending on what happens on election day, some political prognosticators say there’s a chance Republicans could lose the House of Representatives thanks to down-ticket casualties of…

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