Mar 28 This man has tried crossing the U.S.-Mexico border 5 times. He says he won’t try again By Joshua Barajas PBS NewsHour visited a soup kitchen for recently deported migrants in Mexico that’s a stone’s throw from the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, Arizona. There, he met a husband and father who, days earlier, tried to cross the border… Continue reading
Mar 26 Trump’s border-wall proposal faces many obstacles By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press President Donald Trump has now laid out exactly what he wants in the "big, beautiful wall" that he's promised to build on the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Mar 18 Trump wants to build 30-foot-high wall at Mexican border By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through. Continue reading
Mar 13 Democrats warn against funding Mexico border wall in catchall spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Senate Democrats are warning Republicans controlling Congress against adding billions of dollars for President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 9:00 For a ‘smart’ secure border, ‘we need some creativity,’ says Rep. McCaul By PBS News Hour The Trump administration is continuing its push to increase security both along the southern border and at U.S. points of entry. Judy Woodruff speaks with Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, who has just… Continue watching
Jan 26 Mexico’s president cancels visit with Trump By News Desk President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning that if Mexico is unwilling to pay for a border wall, "it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting."… Continue reading
Jan 26 Paul Ryan: Congress will pay billions for border wall By Erica Werner, Associated Press It's not clear whether the $12 to $15 billion price tag would be added to the deficit, or whether Congress would offset the cost some other way. Continue reading