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Judge Orders US to Stop Expelling Children Who Cross Border
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic
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U.S. Citizen Fatally Shot Waiting in Line in Mexico to Cross Border
A man was fatally shot Monday morning near the U.S.-Mexico border near San Ysidro, police confirmed to NBC 7’s sister station Telemundo 20.
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U.S., Mexico and Canada Seek Ways to Cease Border Restrictions: DHS
Following news that restrictions among the U.S., Mexico and Canada borders would be extended until Nov. 21, immigration officials urged everyone to refrain from illegally crossing any border.
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Pence Ordered Borders Closed After CDC Experts Refused
Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists
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Brothers Plead Guilty to Smuggling Women Across Border in Fatal Mountain Trek
A Nov. 13 sentencing date is scheduled for two brothers who smuggled three sisters across the U.S.-Mexico border, leading to the women’s deaths when a snowstorm struck as they traveled through the Laguna Mountains earlier this year. Cecilio and Ricardo Rios-Quinones, pleaded guilty Tuesday in San Diego federal court to charges of conspiracy, transportation of aliens resulting in death,...
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Wait Times at San Ysidro Border Crossing Significantly Shorter After Days of Major Delays
Customs and Border Protection said it was implementing a new policy to reduce nonessential travel because of the spread of COVID-19.
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Long Wait Times at the Border Continue After Woman Dies in Line Over Weekend
Customs and Border Protection said it was implementing a new policy to reduce nonessential travel because of the spread of COVID-19.
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CBP Imposes New Measures to Curb Non-Essential Travel Across US-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced newly adopted measures that will be taken at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to curb non-essential travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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US: Border Tunnel Appears to Be ‘most Sophisticated'
Authorities say they’ve found an unfinished tunnel stretching from Mexico to Arizona that appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U_S_ history.”
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US Sued Over Expulsion of Migrant Children Detained in Hotel
Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday in an attempt to prevent the rapid expulsion of children that the Trump administration detained in hotel rooms under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus
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US, Mexico, Canada Agree to Extend Border Restrictions to Next Month
The U.S., Mexico and Canada have agreed to extend the closure of their shared borders for non-essential travel until next month, officials announced on Tuesday.
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Port of Entry Officers Express Concern Over Growing Number of Coronavirus Cases in Border Region
A San Diego County task force has been set up to determine a possible link between Mexico and the growing number of positive Coronavirus in the South Bay. But while experts look for a connection, officers at the port of entry are voicing concerns about their safety. “We’re exposed to everyone,” said Jorge Llanos, president of NTEU Chapter 105, the…
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Canada, US Extend Border Restrictions for Another 30 Days
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days.
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Pandemic Measures Cut Illegal Border Crossings by Half, DHS Says
A Trump administration official says illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite confusion about how it was all working.
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US and Mexico Curtail Cross-Border Travel
Mexico and the U.S. have announced plans to sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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What to Know About the U.S. Border Closings
President Donald Trump announced that both southern and northern U.S. borders would close temporarily to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Trump Mulls Sending All Who Cross Border Illegally Back to Mexico
The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Sending Military Police to Two Border Crossings
The U.S. government says it’s sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration’s key policies
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Salvadorans Who Fled to US to Escape Violence Returned to It
Salvadorans who fled their home country to escape gang-fueled violence are in many cases being deported back to face the very same violence they fled
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Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse