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Tear gas thrown by U.S. border agents is seen near the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday.

FACT CHECK: What's Happening On The U.S.-Mexico Border?

2:15pm November 27, 2018

On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.

Politics & Government

Immigrant Who Lived In Church Loses Bid To Avoid Deportation

10:21am November 27, 2018

by Associated Press

Two congressmen say a Mexican immigrant who had sought refuge in a North Carolina church has been rejected in a formal request to stay in the U.S. to support his family.

Naser al-Shimary, deported this year to Iraq from the U.S., greets his four-year-old son Vincent at Baghdad international airport. Shimary had lived in the U.S. since he was five years old. He agreed to be deported under a practice halted by a U.S. court

World News

'They Know I'm Different': Deportee Struggles In Iraq After Decades Living In U.S.

3:42pm November 26, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Naser al-Shimary, a refugee in the U.S., was deported this year back to Iraq — where he hasn't lived since he was 2 and now fears for his life.

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President Trump visits U.S. Coast Guard personnel in Florida on Thanksgiving.

Politics & Government

The Political News Didn't Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here's What You Missed

11:31am November 26, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Over the long weekend, President Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the border.

Roy Daley, 74, with his wife, Ana Smith-Daley, 71, (left) and his daughter, Lucy Figueroa, 41, at StoryCorps in Austin, Texas.

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'An Opportunity To Be Thankful': Reflecting On A First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

5:05am November 23, 2018

Roy Daley immigrated to the U.S. from Honduras 50 years ago. At StoryCorps, he talks about his first impressions of America and how he learned the meaning of Thanksgiving in those early weeks.

A few hundred people gathered in Tijuana's high-end Rio area on Sunday to protest against groups migrating from Central American countries.

World News

Shouting 'Mexico First,' Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan

5:39pm November 19, 2018

by James Fredrick

While some residents of the northern Mexican city have said "all migrants are welcome," a group of protesters this weekend demanded they be kicked out.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talks to reporters after the Senate voted to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Oct. 6.

Republicans Keep Senate Majority As Democrats Make Gains In The House

11:28pm November 06, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

With solid wins by GOP candidates in states President Trump won handily in 2016, Senate Republicans maintain their majority in the Senate. Democrats are steadily picking up House seats.

Politics & Government

National Issues Bring Lewisville Voters To The Polls

6:58pm November 06, 2018

by David Ford

Polls opened early this morning throughout North Carolina. Many voters in the Piedmont were greeted with drizzle, rain and wind. But it didn't seem to dampen their enthusiasm.

Mounted Border Patrol agents ride along a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. Funding for the border wall is one of a number of administration priorities that may face challenges if the Democrats flip the House.

A Democratic Wave In Congress Could Change Immigration Policy

1:39am November 04, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

If Democrats take the House, they are pledging aggressive oversight over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policies.

People line up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump has threatened to close the border to asylum-seekers.

FACT CHECK: Migrants Are Not Overwhelming The Southwest Border

6:28pm November 02, 2018

by Joel Rose

Days before the midterm elections, President Trump threatened to close the Southwest border to asylum-seekers. Immigration experts say his remarks were filled with false and misleading statements.

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