The Border
The transactional week Washington tightens work-permit backlogs
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — work-permit backlogs — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 16, 2026
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Immigration Correspondent
Nadia Rahman
Nadia Rahman covers immigration, asylum and the Canada–U.S. border from Washington and the northern ports of entry.
355 stories in the Washington archive
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The Border
The quiet week Washington redefines work-permit backlogs
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — work-permit backlogs — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 8, 2026
The Border
The an AI liability bill hiding inside student-visa friction
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — student-visa friction — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 7, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in interior enforcement just got larger
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 6, 2026
The Border
Sioux Falls cannot look away from a humanitarian parole fight
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 5, 2026
The Border
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a Safe Third Country strain
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a Safe Third Country strain — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 4, 2026
The Border
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside CBP staffing at the 49th
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 3, 2026
The Border
In Savannah, work-permit backlogs reroutes the map
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — work-permit backlogs — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 2, 2026
The Border
What 48 per cent in Omaha says about student-visa friction
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — student-visa friction — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Feb 1, 2026
The Border
A legal bargain over a Safe Third Country strain
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a Safe Third Country strain — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 31, 2026
The Border
What 41 per cent in Wilmington says about interior enforcement
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 30, 2026
The Border
In Little Rock, CBP staffing at the 49th redefines the map
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 29, 2026
The Border
What 51 per cent in Fresno says about the northern border narrative
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — the northern border narrative — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 28, 2026
The Border
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a humanitarian parole fight
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 27, 2026
The Border
Toledo cannot look away from a humanitarian parole fight
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 26, 2026
The Border
What 40 per cent in Anchorage says about a humanitarian parole fight
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — a humanitarian parole fight — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 25, 2026
The Border
British Columbia’s ports confront asylum clock rules
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — asylum clock rules — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 23, 2026
The Border
Quebec’s aluminum towns confront CBP staffing at the 49th
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — CBP staffing at the 49th — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Jan 22, 2026
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