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Bunk beds are seen at a tent city set up to hold immigrant children separated from their parents or who crossed the U.S. border on their own in Tornillo, Texas, in this U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) image released on Oct. 12, 2018. Photo courtesy HHS/Handout via Reuters

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U.S. tries to expedite release of migrant children amid surge

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mission, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Photo by Loren Elliott/Reuters
Border agency fires 4, suspends 38 for inappropriate social media posts

The announcement comes one year after revelations of a secret Facebook group that mocked members of Congress and migrants. Customs and Border Protection said another 33 employees were disciplined with reprimands or counseling.

By Associated Press

Nation Feb 25

Jesus Hernandez and Guadalupe Guereca, the parents of Mexican teenager Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent who fired from the Texas side of border, stand in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., after oral arguments in their case, November 12, 2019.  Photo by Andrew Chung/Reuters
Supreme Court rules parents of slain Mexican teenager cannot sue border agent

The court's five conservative justices held that the parents could not use American courts to sue Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who killed their unarmed 15-year-old son in 2010.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Nation Feb 21

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks without a warrant

In an emailed statement, the company said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the general public.

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Nation Feb 19

U.S. judge sides with migrants in case against Border Patrol

A U.S. judge in Arizona has issued a permanent order requiring the Border Patrol to provide clean mats and thin blankets to migrants within 12 hours of arriving at a detention facility.

By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

Jan 13

Trial opens over Border Patrol detention conditions

By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

The lawsuit filed in 2015 applies to eight Border Patrol facilities where attorneys say migrants are for long stretches of time in squalid and freezing cells.

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Dec 15

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Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents

By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green

The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds…

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Nov 12

Supreme Court weighs whether family of slain Mexican teen can sue in U.S.

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a 2010 case where Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. fired into Mexico, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca. The unarmed boy was playing a game with friends.

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Jul 24

Border Patrol boss defends her membership in controversial Facebook group

By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said she immediately reported her involvement in a Facebook group, whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers, to an oversight division.

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Jul 13

Pence tour of migrant center shows men crowded in cages

By Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots.

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