Immigration and border security are top issues in Arizona, the only battleground state that borders Mexico.
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Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX for alleged trespassing in Texas
The game maker bought some land in 2017 as part of a stunt aimed at blocking a southern border wall.
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Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions
The U.S. has also benefitted from aggressive enforcement on the Mexican side of the border, where Mexican authorities have been working to prevent migrants from making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Biden says he’s acting to restrict asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border
A long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by the president would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.
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White House finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of U.S.-Mexico border clampdown, officials say
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators, was already rejected by most Republicans in February when it was linked to a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.
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Biden to unveil new rule speeding deportations for safety risks
The proposal, to be unveiled Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, would allow immigration officials to perform an initial eligibility determination at the time migrants are first screened for asylum status, according to people familiar with the plans.
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President Biden, Mexican president discuss migration in latest call
A joint statement said that Biden and López Obrador have directed their national security aides to ‘immediately’ put in place concrete measures to reduce the number of unauthorized border crossings.
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Senate dismisses both impeachment articles against Homeland Security secretary, ending trial
The votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began, an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths
Record-level migration has brought record-breaking death to Maverick County, a border community that is ground zero in the feud between Texas and the Biden administration over migration.