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President Trump described the immigration plan presented at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday as "the best of everything."

Amid Furor Over Racist Tweets, White House Announces Immigration Bill

5:09pm July 16, 2019

The White House has been quietly working to draft a bill that aims to unite Republicans on the issue. The plan doesn't deal with the millions currently in the country.

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ACLU Will Try To Block Trump Administration's New Asylum Rule

6:54am July 16, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to the ACLU's Lee Gelernt about the lawsuit his organization is filing against the White House's new asylum rule in order to keep it from taking effect.

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News Brief: Trump Tweets, Asylum Rule, Big Tech Hearings

6:01am July 16, 2019

Trump doubles down on racist remarks directed at freshmen congresswomen of color. White House implements a new rule for asylum-seekers. And, big tech comes to Capitol Hill for congressional hearings.

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Guatemalans React To Trump Administration's New Asylum Rule

4:16pm July 15, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Guatemalans react to the Trump administration's announcement that it will move to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants. The crux of the issue: whether to seek asylum elsewhere.

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Tania and Joseph's 3-year-old daughter, Sofia, plays with a car in the shade at a shelter in Juárez, Mexico, last week. Sofia has a serious heart condition and had a heart attack.

3-Year-Old Asked To Pick Parent In Attempted Family Separation, Her Parents Say

2:56pm July 15, 2019

by Robert Moore

A Honduran couple says a Border Patrol agent told them one parent could stay in the U.S. with their three kids. The agent turned to their youngest and asked her which parent she wanted to be with.

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Trump Administration Announces New Rule For Asylum-Seekers

11:54am July 15, 2019

The Trump administration announces a new step in its efforts to turn back asylum-seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Those seeking asylum would have to do so in the first country they enter.

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Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21.

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms

3:45pm July 13, 2019

by James Fredrick

Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here's how it's going.

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A Look At Mexico's New National Guard

8:26am July 13, 2019

by James Fredrick

Mexico says it has deployed thousands of National Guard forces along its northern border with the U.S. and 6,000 along the southern border with Guatemala. It says they are there to stop migrants.

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew members board a semi-submersible suspected of carrying drugs on June 18 while operating in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

WATCH: U.S. Coast Guard Boards Suspected Narco-Sub In High-Speed Chase

2:14pm July 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The semi-submersible vessel was reportedly carrying more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine, worth some $232 million.

Anticipated Immigration Raids Have Minnesota Dairy Farmers On Edge

11:37am July 12, 2019

by Riham Feshir

In rural Minnesota, local dairy farmers rely on Hispanic immigrants for labor. And as agents arrest employees on their way to their jobs, farmers are pushing back.

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