The Border wall
The border wall and national security
Agents follow trail of blood, find wounded gunman who crossed border
A man was wounded in a shootout with police in Mexico and then managed to cross the border into the United States. He left a trail of blood.
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall
Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.
U.S. Border Patrol begins collection of DNA samples
The U.S. Border Patrol has started collecting DNA samples of people in custody at the border.
NJ enacts law allowing immigrants without documents to get license
A bill that will let immigrants who cannot prove they're in the country legally get a driver's license is signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
Hundreds of children remain separated from their parents at the border due to lack of tracking system
We can't look back at 2019 and not discuss our country's broken immigration system and the way it has treated countless children. Since July 2017, more than 5,400 kids have been separated from their parents at the border. To make matters worse, the government had no tracking system in place to make sure these children could get back to their parents, leaving hundreds in limbo. Volunteers from the ACLU have been door-knocking in Guatemala and Honduras, trying to help find deported parents whose children are still stuck in the states.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from using military construction funds for border wall
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bay Area woman with disabilities avoids deportation for now
"I can think of nobody more deserving than Isabel Bueso and her family to stay in our community and receive life-saving treatment," U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier wrote.
Calif. border agents find 11 Chinese nationals hiding in appliances, furniture in truck from Mexico
Federal agents in California found 11 Chinese nationals hiding inside appliances and furniture that filled a moving truck crossing the border from Mexico over the weekend.
Nativity scene outside Claremont church portrays Holy Family separated at the border
A photo of a display taken outside Claremont United Methodist Church which shows the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph separated at the border is going viral.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
Federal judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
Mexican teen found stuffed in car's dashboard compartment trying to cross border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
‘I will be fine telling the truth’: Lt. Col. Vindman issues moving statement at impeachment hearing
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of four witnesses who testified in the impeachment hearings Tuesday, issued a moving opening statement and mentioned how his father inspired his “sense of duty and service.”
Trump administration proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers
The Trump administration is proposing to make it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the U.S. while their immigration cases are pending.
White House to set up cameras to livestream border wall construction: report
President Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and other White House officials are planning to set up web cameras to livestream construction along the border wall, according to a report.
US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
The nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year - up 42 percent from 2018 - spent more time in shelters and away from their families than in prior years.
Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the Supreme Court
(AP) -- Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the Supreme Court.
Dreamers from Texas to be among protesters at Supreme Court DACA hearing Tuesday
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, gives some undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children the opportunity to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action for deportation and become eligible for a work permit.
Dreamers from Texas will be among protesters at Supreme Court DACA hearing Tuesday
The Dreamers know their time in limbo won’t be ending anytime soon.