The Long Journey Home for Migrants Turned Away From the U.S.

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Mar. 11. New policies effectively closing the U.S.’s southern border are pushing some migrants to turn back around. WSJ Latin America bureau chief Juan Forero caught up with some of them on their long journey home. Plus, the U.S. resumes intelligence sharing and military support to Ukraine after Kyiv agrees to a 30-day cease-fire. And consumers’ spending—sometimes on credit cards—has kept the U.S. economy afloat. Telis Demos, Heard on the Street writer and co-host of the Take On the Week podcast, joins to discuss whether Americans may now be overstretched on debt. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.
0:04.0	But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.
0:08.0	This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,
0:13.0	allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.
0:18.0	Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price.
0:22.1	Tell Congress to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at
0:28.1	guardyercard.com.
0:33.1	The U.S. restores military support to Ukraine after Kiev agrees to a ceasefire.
0:38.8	Plus, do Americans have too much debt to keep the economy afloat?
0:42.6	The risk is that we aren't really clued in on what's happening in consumer credit because
0:47.4	the numbers are looking better, but under the hood, things are getting worse.
0:50.6	And a growing number of migrants are being turned away from the U.S. border. We follow them
0:55.7	on their long journey back home. It's Tuesday, March 11th. I'm Alex Oslo for the Wall Street
1:01.3	Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories
1:06.0	that move the world today. The Trump administration has said it would immediately lift a pause on
1:13.7	intelligence sharing and military support to Ukraine, as Kiev agreed to implement a 30-day
1:18.7	ceasefire. According to a U.S. Ukraine joint statement, the ceasefire plan, which is contingent
1:24.1	on Russian acceptance, envisions opening negotiations between Kiev and Moscow on halting the war.
1:30.1	The agreement is the result of the first high-level talks
1:32.8	between the U.S. and Ukrainian officials
1:34.5	since a combative Oval Office encounter
1:36.9	in which President Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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