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President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE.

President Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Border Patrol Chief, To Lead ICE

5:37pm May 05, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Morgan led the Border Patrol during the final months of the Obama administration, but he has emerged as a vocal supporter of the president's immigration policies.

In this 2016 photo, a man holds up his iPhone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store in San Francisco. Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are sea

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ACLU: Border Agents Violate Constitution When They Search Electronic Devices

8:44am May 02, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

U.S. border agents improperly look for broad evidence of crimes when they search international travelers' phones and laptops without probable cause, civil rights groups argue.

"Blessing rocks" with handwritten messages are free for the taking outside the Arivaca Community Center.

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Militias Test The Civility Of An Arizona Border Town

9:27pm April 15, 2019

Out-of-state militias have arrived to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, raising tensions and fear in tiny Arivaca, Ariz.

A guard escorts a detained immigrant from his "segregation cell" back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility in November 2013. Today the privately run ICE facility in Adelanto, Calif., houses nearly 2,000 men and women and has come

Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees

9:05pm April 12, 2019

by Sarah Varney

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

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Kirstjen Nielsen, then Homeland Security Secretary, testified on Capitol Hill before the House Homeland Security Committee in March. She said "cases of fake families are cropping up everywhere," among the surge of migrants at the Southern border.

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More Than 3,100 Migrants Found With Fake Documents In Past Year, Federal Agents Say

4:03pm April 10, 2019

by John Burnett

The Trump administration says migrants are gaming the asylum system to gain entry into the U.S. Border agents say they're encountering more "fake families" among Central American migrants.

Family members pay their final respects to 7-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin during a memorial service in Guatemala, on Dec. 24, 2018. Jakelin died while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Autopsy For 7-Year-Old Migrant Who Died In U.S. Custody Shows She Died Of Sepsis

6:19pm March 30, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Jakelin Caal Maquin was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection when the infection led to the failure of multiple organs, according to the report.

A Border Patrol agent checks the names and documents of families who crossed the nearby U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas. Immigration authorities say they expect the continuing surge of Central American families crossing the border to multiply in th

Immigration System At The 'Breaking Point,' Homeland Security Official Warns

7:04pm March 27, 2019

by Joel Rose

A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.

Migrants trudge along the border fence to a waiting bus after turning themselves in to the Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas.

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A Surge Of Migrants Strains Border Patrol As El Paso Becomes Latest Hot Spot

10:24am March 26, 2019

by John Burnett

The Border Patrol is bringing in more agents and asking the Pentagon for help as thousands of migrants continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border each day.

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Honduran migrants surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing a border wall into the United States. According to new federal data, the number of migrants apprehended crossing the border in recent months has surged.

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Migrant Families Arrive In Busloads As Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High

8:24pm March 05, 2019

The system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West. The migrants apprehended at the Southern border in February made for the highest monthly total in almost a decade.

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A yard sign in Ajo, Ariz., expressing support for migrant aid workers.

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'No More Deaths' Volunteers Face Possible Jail Time For Aiding Migrants

1:46am March 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

As security has tightened along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants are forced into more hostile desert areas. Volunteers who put out water and food say they're trying to prevent deaths.

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