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Politics Jul 02

Judge blocks Trump order barring asylum access at border, gives two weeks to appeal

By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Politics Mar 05

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks with Gov. Greg Abbott as he arrives at the Border Patrol Station South for a visit to ...
WATCH: Vance holds press conference on immigration after touring southern border in Texas

Vice President JD Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part of a trip meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to…

By Will Weissert, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press

Politics Feb 22

U.S. National Guard Soldiers patrol the U.S.-Mexico border from Eagle Pass
Fact-checking the Trump White House’s claims about illegal immigration dropping sharply

Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has dropped since Trump entered the White House. But the White House’s data use is misleading. …

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Nation Aug 31

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Border arrests expected to climb in August after 5-month decrease

Authorities made about 54,000 arrests through Thursday, which, at the current rate, would bring the August total to about 58,000 when the month ends Saturday, according to two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Nation Aug 17

OnTheBorder
Watch 5:13
Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S.

In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways…

Jul 20

Watch 5:40
Why more migrants are attempting a life-threatening Pacific Ocean route to enter the U.S.

2023 was one of the deadliest years on record for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. Experts say tougher enforcement is pushing migrants to take more dangerous risks, like using the Pacific Ocean to try to reach San Diego from…

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Jun 26

Border arrests fall more than 40 percent after Biden’s new asylum restrictions, DHS says

By Elliot Spagat, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Arrests for illegal border crossings have dropped more than 40 percent during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday.

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Jun 04

Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests

By Jacques Billeaud, Anita Snow, Associated Press

The 31-29 vote Tuesday by the Republican-controlled House bypasses opposition from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and instead sends the measure to the Nov. 5 ballot.

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Jun 03

Biden prepares executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a day

By Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The impact of the 2,500 figure means the border could be closed to migrants seeking asylum effectively immediately, because daily figures are higher than that now.

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Apr 29

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the U.S.-Mexico border

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of deliberation.

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