Apr 08 Who is Kevin McAleenan, acting head of Homeland Security? By Gretchen Frazee U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan will take over for Kirstjen Nielsen when she steps down from her post Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 08 ‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining immigration system By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump, as he so often does, mixed fact with fiction when warning of the threat at the border. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 3:30 Mexico responds to some of Trump’s demands on migrants By PBS NewsHour As President Trump pressures Mexico to do more to stop the flow of migrants heading to the U.S., some of his threats, including sealing the U.S.-Mexico border, are affecting local business there. Meanwhile, the Mexican government is meeting some of… Continue watching
Apr 06 Trump struggles with a growing problem on the border By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump, who campaigned on a promise to secure the border, has thrown virtually every option his aides have been able to think of at the problem, to little avail. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 2:42 Visiting the border, Trump says immigration ‘system is full’ President Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border in California Friday. While downplaying his previous threats to cut off cross-border traffic entirely and praising Mexico for “terrific” apprehension levels in recent days, the president also said during an appearance with border officials… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 5:00 Trump’s threats to close border scare San Diego residents into staying home The border crossing near San Diego is the country’s busiest land port of entry. More than 100,000 people cross the border daily through San Diego and Tijuana, and the cities exchange more than $4 billion a year. As special correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 13:08 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s border threats, Barr’s handling of Mueller report Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s reversal on closing the U.S.-Mexico border, Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the Mueller report and controversy… Continue watching
Apr 05 Trump sidelines ICE nominee for a ‘tougher direction’ on immigration By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Longtime border official Ron Vitiello appeared to be cruising toward confirmation to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But on Friday, President Trump confirmed he had pulled the nomination, even as he called Vitiello a "good man."… Continue reading
Apr 05 Why cars and produce are taking a hit from Trump’s latest border moves By Gretchen Frazee Trump has backed off threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border immediately, but the uncertainty spurred by his rhetoric and actions have already taken a toll. Continue reading
Apr 05 Trump drops border shutdown threat and proposes auto tariffs By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Abandoning his threat to immediately seal the southern border, President Donald Trump warned instead that he'd slap tariffs on cars coming to the U.S. from Mexico unless the Mexicans do more to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to… Continue reading