Borders

Cars line up to cross into the U.S. at the Canadian border on Feb. 25, in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec.

National

Canadians Report More Scrutiny And Rejection At U.S. Border Checkpoints

4:08pm March 29, 2017

by Joel Rose

Immigration lawyers say they've seen a spike in the number of Canadians turned back at the U.S. border since January. But federal officials insist that no policies have changed on the American side.

Members of the European Union Monitoring Mission peer through binoculars at the boundary line between Georgia and South Ossetia.

World News

Along A Shifting Border, Georgia And Russia Maintain An Uneasy Peace

5:03pm March 13, 2017

by Stephanie Joyce

In 2008, Russia and Georgia went to war for five days over South Ossetia. The conflict remains unresolved as Russia builds what it calls a new international border between this region and Georgia.

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President Trump points toward members of the media while seated at his desk on Air Force One Thursday.

Donald Trump's First Week As President: What's Reality In The Show

1:24pm January 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

He proposed actions on building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, moving toward dismantling Obamacare and even promising a voter fraud investigation. So what can he get done — and not?

A truck drives near the Mexico-U.S. border fence, on the Mexican side, separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, N.M., Wednesday.

Trump's Suggested Import Tax Would Mean Americans Pay For That Wall

8:07pm January 26, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The president's press secretary said a plan the White House is pushing would mean taxing goods from Mexico 20 percent to pay for the wall. That would mean American consumers would foot the bill.

Haitian nationals at a Mexican government immigration office near the port of entry between Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Nogales, Ariz., wait day after day for appointments with U.S. immigration agents so they can enter. As a result of the Haitian influx

At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Haitians Arrive To A Harsh Reception

1:59pm November 23, 2016

by John Burnett

By way of Brazil, where they migrated in recent years, many Haitians are now hoping to resettle in the U.S. But a shift in policy has left some 5,000 stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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People wait at the border in Maicao, Colombia, just across from Venezuela. Venezuelans used to come to buy TVs, computers and other expensive goods. But with the Venezuelan economy in ruins, they now come to buy basic items like rice and sugar.

Venezuelans Used To Cross Borders For Luxuries; Now It's For Toilet Paper

4:39pm November 22, 2016

by John Otis

Venezuelans are going to Colombia to buy essentials unavailable at home like bread, sugar and medicines. But life on the border is going through its own economic downturn.

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A Tijuana border food vendor takes a break from selling Clamatos preparados, a drink that includes Clamato juice, Worcester Sauce, clams, and hot sauce.

Food Merchants At Tijuana Border Fight For Their Right To Feed

11:49am October 20, 2016

by Alex Zaragoza

Plans to expand the border crossing could bulldoze over a longstanding market where many food vendors have made their living — and in some cases, their homes — for years, if not generations.

As Rumors Spread, More Cubans Try To Reach The U.S. By Sea

5:06pm January 12, 2015

by Greg Allen

The Coast Guard has seen a spike in the number of Cubans trying to sail to Florida. The cause, it says, is a false rumor that the U.S. will soon change its policy toward Cubans who reach U.S. shores.

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