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Judge Orders US to Stop Expelling Children Who Cross Border
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic
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Pence Ordered Borders Closed After CDC Experts Refused
Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists
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CBP Imposes New Measures to Curb Non-Essential Travel Across US-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced newly adopted measures that will be taken at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to curb non-essential travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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US: Border Tunnel Appears to Be ‘most Sophisticated'
Authorities say they’ve found an unfinished tunnel stretching from Mexico to Arizona that appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U_S_ history.”
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US Sued Over Expulsion of Migrant Children Detained in Hotel
Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday in an attempt to prevent the rapid expulsion of children that the Trump administration detained in hotel rooms under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus
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Canada, US Extend Border Restrictions for Another 30 Days
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days.
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Pandemic Measures Cut Illegal Border Crossings by Half, DHS Says
A Trump administration official says illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite confusion about how it was all working.
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US and Mexico Curtail Cross-Border Travel
Mexico and the U.S. have announced plans to sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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What to Know About the U.S. Border Closings
President Donald Trump announced that both southern and northern U.S. borders would close temporarily to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Trump Mulls Sending All Who Cross Border Illegally Back to Mexico
The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Sending Military Police to San Diego, El Paso Border Crossings
The U.S. government says it’s sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration’s key policies
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Salvadorans Who Fled to US to Escape Violence Returned to It
Salvadorans who fled their home country to escape gang-fueled violence are in many cases being deported back to face the very same violence they fled
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Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse
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Customs and Border Protection Officers Now Protected From Disclosing Information to Public
The Trump Administration has quietly designated U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection as a “security agency,” a move that will make it harder for the public to access certain documents and information on border enforcement and policies.
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Trump Administration's Migrant Family Separation Policy Stirs Anger, Protests
Protestors took to the streets across the country after the Trump administration began separating migrant children from their parents under a zero tolerance policy that aims to deter migrants from entering the United States illegally.
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More Migrant Families Separated Than Initially Reported
Thousands more migrant families may have been separated than the government initially reported, a watchdog group said, possibly due to ongoing problems keeping track of children.
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Trump Visits Southern Border to Make Case for a Border Wall
President Donald Trump flew to Texas Thursday to tour the southern border and make the case for his proposed border wall. This comes as the federal government entered its 20th day of a partial shutdown. President Trump has refused to sign any bill that doesn’t include $5.7 billion in funding for the border wall.
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Border Patrol Condemns Comments Made on Hidden Facebook Page
Democrats visiting two migrant detention facilities in Texas Monday described deplorable conditions inside.
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Abogado explica cargos contra Rogel Lázaro
Un abogado nos explica que tan justos son los 40 cargos que se le impusieros a Rogel Lázaro Aguilera-Mederos, por el accidente mortal en la I-70 en donde murieron cuatro personas.
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Pentagon Expected to Send About 300 More Troops to Border
The Pentagon may send about 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in roles that could put them in contact with migrants and thus mark a break from current practice, officials said. Charles Summers, a spokesman for Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, said Shanahan was expected to approve the proposal, which was developed as a response to a call from...