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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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Mexico's Beaches Are Being Overwhelmed By Sargassum Seaweed From The Atlantic

5:28pm July 11, 2019

Scientists say there's a mass of seaweed stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa. They call it the biggest seaweed bloom in the world and that it's a signal of a new normal.

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Julio, 12, with his mother Grisélida, 44, crossed into the U.S. seeking asylum, but they were returned to Mexico. The shelter they tried to go to was full, so they are staying in a hotel basement. They fled their home in Honduras when a gang began recrui

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In Juárez, 'Remain In Mexico' Policy Casts Asylum-Seekers Back Into Uncertainty

9:48pm July 10, 2019

by Robert Moore

For some migrants in Juárez, Mexico, waiting for their asylum claims to be processed means staying in a hot, crowded hotel basement and embarking on a process marked by confusion and randomness.

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Residents and relatives of victims place messages on the bridge over the Paraopeba River, during a tribute to those who died after a tailings dam collapsed in the town of Brumadinho, Brazil.

Brazil Judge Orders Mining Company To Pay For Damage From Dam Disaster

1:20pm July 10, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Hundreds of people died when a ruptured dam unleashed a wave of mining waste in the town of Brumadinho in January. Mining giant Vale said it is committed to fixing the damage.

News Brief: Migrants At Border, 2020 Census Case, Labor Secretary Under Scrutiny

6:51am July 10, 2019

Fewer people were apprehended at the U.S. border in June than in May. Judge rules Trump administration can't change legal team in census case. And, pressure mounts for U.S. labor secretary to resign.

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Mexico Moves Forward With Increased Enforcement At Border With Guatemala

6:07am July 10, 2019

by James Fredrick

Mexico has pledged to step up enforcement of its border with Guatemala in order to avoid a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods by the Trump administration. The measure appears to be working.