U.S.-Mexico border

White House threatens to veto migrant aid bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The White House says the $4.5 billion measure would hamstring the administration's border security efforts because it lacks money for beds that would allow it to detain more migrants.

Senate leaders agree on emergency border funding

By Lisa Desjardins and Associated Press

Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a “deal in principle” for an emergency funding bill to address the surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including the care of detained families and children.

Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border

By Andrew Selsky, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, surprising Border Patrol agents more accustomed to Spanish-speaking migrants.

News Wrap: Former Hong Kong officials side with protesters over extradition law

In our news wrap Friday, pressure is rising in Hong Kong to scrap a bill that would allow extradition to mainland China. The proposed law has sparked mass protests and violent clashes with police, and now, several former senior officials…

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Premature baby and teenage mother held in immigration detention facility

By Astrid Galvan, Garance Burke, Associated Press

Immigrant advocates say baby should not have been kept in the overcrowded McAllen, Texas processing facility and should have instead been in a neonatal unit.

The flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico is getting lost in the border debate

By Gabriela Martinez

The Trump administration has not addressed a root cause of the violence that drives the displacement of many families in Mexico and Central America: the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico.

WATCH: Acting Homeland Security chief McAleenan testifies on border security

By Gretchen Frazee

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who chairs the committee where Kevin McAleenan is testifying, recently introduced legislation to extend the amount of time children can be held in U.S. custody to up to 100 days.

Will U.S.-Mexico deal reduce immigration? A report from 2 borders

President Trump announced Friday that he had struck a deal with Mexico both to stem the flow of immigrants from Mexico into the U.S. and to avoid levying tariffs on Mexican imports. Nick Schifrin talks to the NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz,…

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Trump says GOP would be ‘foolish’ to block Mexico tariffs

By Lisa Mascaro, Luis Alonso Lugo, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Republican lawmakers have warned they may have no choice but to take action in Congress to stop President Donald Trump from implementing tariffs on Mexican goods.