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The first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border last month in Donna, Texas. The new section, with 18-foot-tall steel bollards atop a concrete wall, will stretch approximately 8 miles.

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Federal Judge Blocks Diversion Of Military Construction Money For Border Wall

9:00am December 11, 2019

A case brought by El Paso County, Texas, is similar to another won by the Sierra Club in California. The U.S. Supreme Court said wall construction can continue while the Trump administration appeals.

One Small Street In New York Funnels Migrants From The U.S. Into Canada

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Emma Jacobs

Tens of thousands of migrants cross north out of the U.S. each year, hoping they'll have a better chance of being granted asylum. The journey takes them all to one dead-end road in Upstate New York.

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Migrant parents in the tent camps in Matamoros, Mexico, are sending their kids across the border and taking advantage of the rule that unaccompanied children can't be returned to Mexico. Here, Alexis Martinez holds a cellphone photo of his 7-year-old son

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'I Want To Be Sure My Son Is Safe': Asylum-Seekers Send Children Across Border Alone

9:28pm November 27, 2019

by John Burnett

Some migrant parents who were told to wait in Mexico under President Trump's asylum policies are sending their children, unaccompanied, across the bridge to surrender to U.S. agents.

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Passersby open doors to watch videos at an installation titled Common Ground, which shares personal stories of immigrants who are young entrepreneurs, war heroes and farmers in Miami on Oct. 3. The installation, organized by groups that get funding from t

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Searching For 'Common Ground' On DACA

8:06am November 07, 2019

by Joel Rose

Next week the Supreme Court hears arguments about the future of DACA. Most Americans say they support the DREAMers, but DACA also shows how hard it is to forge consensus on immigration.

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Principal T.J. Funderburg welcomes his mostly immigrant students during morning assembly at Cactus Elementary School.

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Unskilled Jobs Draw Migrants, Changing Face Of Small Towns Across America

8:44pm November 04, 2019

by John Burnett

A meatpacking town in the Texas Panhandle is a magnet for immigrants who will do unpopular jobs. The once majority-white county has adjusted to its more diverse population.

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Department of Homeland official Chad Wolf speaks during a meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. President Trump is set to pick wolf to lead DHS in an acting capacity.

White House To Name Chad Wolf As Acting Homeland Security Secretary

11:41pm November 01, 2019

by Brian Naylor

President Trump announced earlier this month that Kevin McAleenan was leaving the post. Trump is now set to turn to Wolf to lead the agency, according to sources briefed on the decision.

Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration policy at the White House on August 12, 2019 Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Exclusive: Trump Wants To Pick Cuccinelli For DHS, But Worries Senate Would Balk

9:14pm October 23, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump has told some Senate Republicans that he wants immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli in charge of Homeland Security. But sources say he is concerned his party won't back the pick.

Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration policy at the White House on Aug. 12. Immigration hard-liners are pushing for him to be the next secretary of homeland security.

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White House Factions Fight Over Trump's Next Homeland Security Secretary

9:24pm October 21, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

White House staffers have told President Trump he can't choose two immigration hard-liners for a top job because of federal vacancy rules, according to two people familiar with the conversations.

Three federal judges on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would make it harder for low-income immigrants to get a green card. President Trump is seen here leaving the White House last week.

Federal Judges In 3 States Block Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards

9:27pm October 11, 2019

Under the rule, officials would weigh whether a green card applicant will be self-sufficient. The rule had been set to go into effect on Oct. 15. It's now blocked by three preliminary injunctions.

In this March 3, 2015, photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee in an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York during a series of early morning raids.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations

4:38pm September 28, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures.