Joel Rose
Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.
Rose was among the first to report on the Trump administration's efforts to roll back asylum protections for victims of domestic violence and gangs. He's also covered the separation of migrant families, the legal battle over the travel ban, and the fight over the future of DACA.
He has interviewed grieving parents after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, asylum-seekers fleeing from violence and poverty in Central America, and a long list of musicians including Solomon Burke, Tom Waits and Arcade Fire.
Rose has contributed to breaking news coverage of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, and major protests after the deaths of Trayvon Martin in Florida and Eric Garner in New York.
He's also collaborated with NPR's Planet Money podcast, and was part of NPR's Peabody Award-winning coverage of the Ebola outbreak in 2014.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has been testing the limits of how much his state can do to curb unauthorized migration. But Abbott's sweeping crackdown hasn't always gone as planned.
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The future of the pandemic order Title 42 that gave the government power to quickly expel migrants remains in limbo in the courts. DHS Secretary Mayorkas is testifying on Capitol Hill this week.
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A COVID aid bill that President Biden says is crucial to dealing with the next phase of the pandemic has been stalled as Republicans try to force the CDC to keep border restrictions in place.
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Because refugee resettlement agencies are stretched thin, the U.S. is testing a new approach. Groups of regular people are sponsoring Afghan refugees in communities where they've rarely gone before.
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Homeland security officials say they're bracing for a possible record migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Public health officials must decide whether or not to extend pandemic border restrictions.
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A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds that most Americans give President Biden low marks for his handling of the war in Ukraine, and concerns about inflation are overshadowing positive news about the economy. -
More than 3 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since the Russian invasion began. The U.S. has pledged to help — but Ukrainian-Americans are finding it difficult to bring their relatives over.
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Six months after the Kabul airlift, the last Afghan refugees have left temporary camps at military bases in the U.S. But many families are still living in hotels while they wait for permanent housing.
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Much of President Biden's immigration agenda has already been blocked by federal judges. Limits on ICE enforcement could be the next policy to fall when a judge in Texas holds a trial this week.
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Texas is leading the legal challenge against the Biden administration's immigration policies — and winning. But critics accuse the state of "judge shopping" for appointees of former President Trump.
