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Bruised by border politics, some Biden officials cling to Trump order on migrants

World Jun 12, 2021

Bruised by border politics, some Biden officials cling to Trump order on migrants

by Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson

The order enables U.S. officials to rapidly expel migrants at both the southern and northern borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, essentially cutting off access to asylum for most migrants.

Biden tells migrants to stay put. Central Americans hear a different message.

World | FOCUS Apr 1, 2021

Biden tells migrants to stay put. Central Americans hear a different message.

by Laura Gottesdiener

Disinformation suggesting that the U.S. border is now wide open has rocketed across social media and by word of mouth.

Biden risks Mexico border crisis as migrant children fill up shelters

World | FOCUS Mar 5, 2021

Biden risks Mexico border crisis as migrant children fill up shelters

by Jordan Fabian, Jennifer Epstein and Shaun Courtney

More than 5,700 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the border in January, the highest total for that month in recent years, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Steve Bannon, who rocketed to power alongside Trump, is charged in U.S. border wall scam

World / Crime & Legal Aug 21, 2020

Steve Bannon, who rocketed to power alongside Trump, is charged in U.S. border wall scam

After Steve Bannon joined the online campaign We Build the Wall to raise private funds for the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, he made it clear there’d be “no deals I don’t approve.”

Trump camp prepares to send asylum seekers stopped at Mexico border to Guatemala

World / Social Issues Nov 21, 2019

Trump camp prepares to send asylum seekers stopped at Mexico border to Guatemala

The Trump administration has begun an effort to send some asylum seekers encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border to Guatemala, a move that promises to transform the U.S. asylum system, according to three officials briefed on the initiative and related training materials. The program initially will ...

California judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration's asylum ban

World / Social Issues Sep 10, 2019

California judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration's asylum ban

A federal judge in California on Monday dealt a setback to a new Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border, ruling that an injunction against the rule should apply nationwide. The rule, unveiled on July 15, requires most ...

Single murder charge filed against Texas shooting suspect, with case treated as domestic terrorism

World / Crime & Legal Aug 5, 2019

Single murder charge filed against Texas shooting suspect, with case treated as domestic terrorism

A single capital murder charge was filed on Sunday against the man accused of killing 20 people and wounding more than two dozen others at a Walmart store in El Paso, a mass shooting authorities are viewing as a case of domestic terrorism. Texas Gov. ...

Trump unveils border security and 'merit-based' immigration bill in Cabinet meeting

World / Politics Jul 17, 2019

Trump unveils border security and 'merit-based' immigration bill in Cabinet meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump presented a bill to his Cabinet on Tuesday aimed at boosting border security and overhauling the current immigration system to make it more merit-based, a senior administration official said. With U.S. lawmakers' August recess looming, the official did not give a ...

Trump to pitch plan to make U.S. immigration more merit-based and border ports tighter

World / Politics May 16, 2019

Trump to pitch plan to make U.S. immigration more merit-based and border ports tighter

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will outline an immigration plan aimed at hardening border ports of entry and making the legal migration system based more on a proficiency in English and employment, senior administration officials said. Trump's immigration proposal, the product largely of senior ...

Truckers and stores on U.S.-Mexico border struggle as Trump closure threat looms

Business Apr 4, 2019

Truckers and stores on U.S.-Mexico border struggle as Trump closure threat looms

Trucks inched through traffic and some stores reported fewer customers in U.S.-Mexico border towns on Wednesday as staffing shortages tied to a surge in asylum seekers slowed checkpoints and threats of the border closing scared away shoppers. U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to ...

Trump again threatens Mexico border closure and throws ball back to Congress, drawing business outcry

World / Politics Apr 4, 2019

Trump again threatens Mexico border closure and throws ball back to Congress, drawing business outcry

President Donald Trump again threatened on Wednesday to close the U.S. border with Mexico, this time calling on Congress to take steps immediately to deal with immigration and security loopholes that he says are creating a national emergency. "Congress must get together and immediately eliminate ...

Trump team heightens effort to return asylum seekers to Mexico

World / Social Issues Apr 2, 2019

Trump team heightens effort to return asylum seekers to Mexico

The Trump administration is intensifying measures to curb the flow of Central American asylum seekers crossing into the United States from Mexico, officials said on Monday, including sending more people back to Mexico to wait for their asylum claims to be heard by U.S. ...

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