Jan 03 Mexico asks U.S. for thorough investigation into New Year's tear gas incident By Associated Press In a statement Thursday, Mexico's foreign affairs ministry said through its embassy that it lamented any violent acts along its border. It reiterated its commitment to the safety of migrants. Continue reading
Jan 02 AP fact check: Trump's claims on border wall, drug prices, Mattis By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won't really cost America anything. Continue reading
Jan 02 WATCH: Trump fires at Democrats over shutdown, says Vatican has 'biggest wall of them all' By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting at the White House that if Democrats are going to say a border wall is "immoral," then "you've got to do something about the Vatican."… Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S. fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants By Associated Press U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana. Continue reading
Dec 31 Guatemala village mourns child who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press On Christmas Eve, Felipe Gomez Alonzo became the second Guatemalan child this month to die while in U.S. custody near the Mexican border. Continue reading
Dec 31 AP fact check: Trump's false claims on migrant child deaths By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump twisted circumstances behind the deaths of two migrant Guatemalan children to insulate his administration from any blame, contending without justification that they were in dire health before they reached the border. Here's a look at the president's… Continue reading
Dec 27 AP: Father of boy who died in U.S. custody heard rumors they could cross border By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press After hearing the rumors, Agustin Gomez thought he should take advantage of "the opportunity" to fulfill his son's dreams. He grabbed a few changes of clothing, bought the boy new shoes and left with what money he had, the boy's… Continue reading
Dec 26 A second migrant child died in U.S. custody this month. Here's what we know By Joshua Barajas Felipe Gómez Alonzo’s death again raises questions about whether officials failed to notice vital signs of distress from a migrant child in government custody. Continue reading
Dec 24 Body of Jakelin Caal, 7-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. detention, back in Guatemala By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press The death of Jakelin Caal earlier this month while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol was a tragic reminder of the plight of Central American migrants. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump says a shutdown would 'last for a very long time' By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on "for a very long time" and he tried to lay blame on congressional Democrats if there's no deal over his… Continue reading