President Donald Trump threatened to close America's southern border or large sections of it if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration "immediately."…
Sep 15

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Juan David Ortiz, 35, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, was charged with four counts of murder and aggravated assault and unlawful restraint.
Jun 18

The former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency, says it’s not only heartbreaking that migrant children are being torn away from their parents; he’s also worried about how it affects Border Patrol…
Mar 01

By Hannah Grabenstein
These days, it’s hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now…
Jan 06

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico.
Jun 30

By Matthew Lee, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press
A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.
Mar 28

By PBS NewsHour
In a sleepy, no-stoplight town 25 miles from the Arizona-Mexico border, you'll pass surveillance towers, border agents on patrol and checkpoints. This is life along the border, where security has been ramped up significantly since 9/11, sweeping up American citizens…
Mar 18

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.
Feb 22

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press
Assertions from the White House that immigration-enforcement agents had their hands tied in the last administration are difficult to square with the massive deportations of Barack Obama's presidency.
Jan 28

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press
The White House on Sunday tried to tamp down concerns about President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order in the face of widespread protests…
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