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Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Event In West Palm Beach

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Immigrant rights groups ready to challenge President-elect Trump’s policies

12:01pm November 07, 2024

Civil and immigration rights groups say they are better prepared this time for potential Trump border policies. But they also expressed disappointment with Democrats on immigration issues.

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

1:49am October 15, 2024

Experts say smugglers are treating migrants more harshly and bringing them on paths that could be more dangerous in extreme summer temperatures.

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Trump touts historic deportation plans, but his own record reveals big obstacles

3:40pm August 14, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and his allies promise a historic deportation effort if he's reelected. But internal documents from his time in office show how difficult that would be to execute.

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Illegal crossings hit Biden-era low as migrants wait longer for entry

5:02am July 30, 2024

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

The number of migrants trying to cross the southern U.S. border illegally has gone down significantly. But migrants still face long waits using a government app for asylum claims.

Concertina wire lines the path as members of Congress tour an area near the Texas-Mexico border, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump rallies opposition

12:45am January 20, 2024

by The Associated Press

Senators are closing in on a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration. But vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump is threatening to topple the compromise.

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S. waited in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, in June 2018.

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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border

6:47pm December 08, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents.

Migrants waiting to be picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol under an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, earlier this month.

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Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings

6:25am September 29, 2022

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

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Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the Mexico border in early April. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainians at the border since the war began has added more pressure on the Biden administration to lift Title 42.

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What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

5:00am April 24, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates. Here are some Title 42 basics, and some history.

The entrance to the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, on Jan. 15, 2019.

A butterfly conservatory is shutting down due to right-wing harassment

8:37pm February 02, 2022

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, has been embroiled in political turmoil after fighting against the erection of a border wall.

A little girl and her baby brother were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents this week after they were discovered abandoned along the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. Border Agents Found A Toddler And A Baby Abandoned Along The Rio Grande

4:07pm September 16, 2021

by Bill Chappell

With her hair neatly braided, the girl sat next to her baby brother, dressed for an outing, complete with a backpack and note — but their parents were nowhere to be found, the U.S. Border Patrol said.