The Border
Green Bay cannot look away from 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 · Apr 11, 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.
237 stories in the Washington archive
Recent work
Canada’s stake in asylum clock rules just got larger
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Apr 9, 2026
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Apr 8, 2026
Energy and Commerce turns to asylum clock rules as Omaha watches
Apr 7, 2026
An overnight bargain over the northern border narrative
Apr 6, 2026
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the northern border narrative
Apr 5, 2026
The file
The Border
What 50 per cent in Allentown says about 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 · Apr 4, 2026
The Border
The predictable week Washington tightens 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 · Apr 2, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in a Safe Third Country strain just got larger
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 · Apr 1, 2026
The Border
Energy and Commerce turns to student-visa friction as Buffalo watches
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — student-visa friction — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Mar 31, 2026
The Border
In Grand Rapids, work-permit backlogs tightens 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 · Mar 30, 2026
The Border
British Columbia’s ports 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 · Mar 29, 2026
The Border
In Sioux Falls, work-permit backlogs redefines 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 · Mar 28, 2026
The Border
In Toledo, asylum clock rules exports the map
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — asylum clock rules — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Mar 27, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in asylum clock rules just got larger
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — asylum clock rules — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Mar 26, 2026
The Border
What 50 per cent in Des Moines 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 · Mar 25, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in CBP staffing at the 49th just got larger
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 · Mar 24, 2026
The Border
Banking turns to the northern border narrative as Buffalo watches
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 · Mar 23, 2026
The Border
Bill 2044 and the problem of 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 · Mar 22, 2026
The Border
Bill 2032 and the problem of 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 · Mar 21, 2026
The Border
In Manchester, interior enforcement tightens the map
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — interior enforcement — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Mar 20, 2026
The Border
Canada’s stake in student-visa friction just got larger
Washington still tells a southern-border story. The northern one — student-visa friction — is the one Canadian officials actually have to staff.
Nadia Rahman · Mar 19, 2026
The Border
A continental 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 · Mar 18, 2026
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