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Life along the Canada-U.S. Border

Nation Jan 22

Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says

By Kathy McCormack, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Politics Apr 04

Migration continues as Texas SB 4 law is debated in courts
Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says

A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border waiting to be processed by Border Patrol are in the agency's custody. That means the federal government must quickly place them in safe facilities.

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

World Jan 25

Migrants gather near razor wire on U.S.-Mexico border, as seen from Ciudad Juarez
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Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling

This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande. The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the…

By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat

Politics Jan 15

A group of migrants from Venezuela walk along the banks of the Rio Grande
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Rep. Cuellar on border dispute between Texas, federal officials after migrant deaths

Following the death of a woman and two children in the Rio Grande along the southern border, a dispute between Texas and federal officials has intensified. The migrants drowned while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass at a section of…

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz

Politics Jan 12

A Border Patrol vehicle is seen along the U.S. border fence in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 17, 2016. Photo by Jon Herskovitz/REUTERS
Texas is blocking U.S. border agents from patrolling, Biden administration tells Supreme Court

The request Friday sets up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.

By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Dec 19

Border crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh tougher restrictions

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The numbers have nudged negotiators for the White House and congressional Democrats to consider major limits to asylum as part of a deal for Ukraine aid.

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Dec 01

U.S. border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico.

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Oct 13

Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting

By Associated Press

The tribe's executive office called the decision not to file charges "a travesty of justice." Raymond Mattia was shot the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation's Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Sep 01

Smugglers are steering migrants into the hot Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

In just a month, the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector in July became the busiest along the U.S. border with Mexico for the first time since 2008.

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Aug 01

Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody

By Associated Press

As the administration prepared to launch speedy screenings this spring, authorities pledged access to counsel would be a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy.

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