Mexican border
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
U.S. reunites some immigrant families separated at border, DHS secretary says
The Trump administration formally implemented its policy of 'zero tolerance' from April to June of 2018, when a federal judge ordered that separated families be reunited. Some of the children were as young as 3 when they were separated.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
A ghostly set of images, and a glimpse of border danger
A short, grainy video recently released by U.S. authorities captures the perils for migrant children at the southern border.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Migrants freed without court notice – and sometimes no paperwork
The Border Patrol began the unusual practice last week in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, which has seen the biggest increase in families and unaccompanied minors crossing from Mexico.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
Biden chooses Kamala Harris to lead response to border challenges
The president hopes to show Americans he’s taking the border situation seriously after facing stiff criticism from Republicans as the flow of migrants has increased since he took office in January.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Safety concerns raised about emergency sites for migrant children
A former camp for oilfield workers that is now housing immigrant teenagers has emerged as a trouble spot in the Biden administration's response to growing numbers of children arriving at the border.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Biden ends emergency declaration at U.S.-Mexico border, where thousands of troops remain
The emergency declaration by President Donald Trump included siphoning billions from the Defense Department to construct a border wall.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’
Before Trump took office, asylum seekers and others applying for protection in the U.S. were generally allowed to wait with family in the states for their hearings.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Trump’s unfinished border wall faces uncertain future after Biden pledge to freeze construction
Trump's project has added just a few miles of new fencing where none previously existed. The effort largely has consisted of replacing small, older vehicle barriers with towering steel bars.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump’s border policy
The justices’ decision continues their practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found the president's immigration policies illegal over the past four years.