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Trump says he and Mexican president discussed wall, not payment

By Steve Peoples and Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

A measured Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along its southern flank, but he declined to repeat his frequent promise to force Mexico to pay for it.

News Wrap: Delta computer outage cancels flights; 67 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Delta Air Lines flights were canceled and thousands delayed after a global crash of the airline’s computer systems. Limited service resumed after 11 hours. Also, in Pakistan, at least 67 were killed and…

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Mexico’s foreign ministry approves U.S. extradition for ‘El Chapo’

By Corinne Segal

The Mexican Foreign Ministry has approved extradition to the U.S. for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, in a move that could bring the drug lord closer to facing charges from U.S. prosecutors.

‘El Chapo’ transferred to new Mexican prison near the U.S. border

By Michael D. Regan

Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was transferred on Saturday to a new prison near the Texas border.

Here’s how Trump plans to fund border wall

By Vivian Salama and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A published report says Donald Trump would force Mexico to pay for a border wall, if elected president, by cutting off billions of dollars in remittances by immigrants living in the U.S.

Trump’s wall plan draws mixed reactions on the border

By Astrid Galvan and Brian Skoloff, Associated Press

NOGALES, Ariz. — Donald Trump's ambitious plan to build a giant wall on the border hits close to home for people like Berenice Andrews.

Rifle found at El Chapo hideout tied to Fast and Furious scandal

By Eric Tucker and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- One of the guns that Mexican officials say was found at the hideout of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is associated with Fast and Furious, a failed "gun-walking" operation, according to the Justice Department.

How poetry helped Marcelo Hernandez Castillo speak out on immigration

By Corinne Segal

At a young age, language was Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s best defense. Growing up undocumented, Castillo said that fluency in English — and, later, poetry — were the tools with which he could protect against deportation. Writing was “a way…

Poet’s haunting work recalls the ‘trauma’ of assimilation

By Corinne Segal

Vanessa Angelica Villarreal writes about growing up in Texas, cultural assimilation and the myths of her Mexican family's history.

Mexican president: Trump comments hurt U.S.-Mexico relations

By Associated Press

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he thinks comments by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump hurt U.S.-Mexico relations.