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Eloisa Tamez received $56,000 from the federal government for a quarter-acre of her ancestral land, but she says, "I wasn't looking for the money. I don't want to lose the land.

Landowners Likely To Bring More Lawsuits As Trump Moves On Border Wall

1:40pm February 24, 2017

by John Burnett

More than 300 eminent domain lawsuits were filed after previous efforts to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now more lawsuits are expected as President Trump continues the project.

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Shootings by Customs and Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border have been the subject of investigations in the past, but on Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case asking whether families have any right to sue when a shooting oc

High Court To Hear Case Of Mexican Boy Killed In Cross-Border Shooting

3:54pm February 20, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The question before the Supreme Court comes down to whether the family of a Mexican citizen shot on Mexican soil has the right to sue under the U.S. Constitution.

A visitor stands next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Friends of Friendship Park on Feb. 4 in San Ysidro, Calif.

The Environmental Consequences Of A Wall On The U.S.-Mexico Border

11:01am February 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Discussions of a border wall happen at the intersection of environmental and civil rights.

Newspapers in Mexico City on Thursday featured headlines about President Trump's proposed border wall and his insistence that Mexico will foot the bill.

After Canceling White House Visit, Peña Nieto Speaks To Trump By Phone

5:10pm January 27, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The two spoke for an hour. A press release from the office of the Mexican president said they had "agreed at this point not to speak publicly" about payment for President Trump's planned border wall.

This fence, made of circa-Vietnam War era surplus landing mats, ends at Otay Mesa about 15 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Tijuana is on the left and California on the right. There are two other kinds of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border: steel mesh a

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Southern Border Wall: Campaign Slogan Meets Reality

5:14pm January 23, 2017

by John Burnett

"Build that wall" became a mantra during Donald Trump's presidential campaign. But costs, logistics and geography make building such a wall more complicated than many realize.

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Pedestrians going to Tijuana from San Diego must now choose between a line for Mexicans, who get waved through the border crossing, and a line for foreigners, who must first show a passport.

New Rules Go Into Effect At Busy U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing

5:53pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

At the San Ysidro crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico is requiring foreign pedestrians to show a passport and fill out entry paperwork.