Federal contracting laws waived to speed up construction of border wall
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
It turns out Mexico won't be paying for the wall after all.
Collecting DNA information from immigrants in custody, What's Your Point?
The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the FBI, with plans to expand nationwide.
Federal pilot programs collecting DNA for database of illegal immigrants
The WYP panel discusses Federal pilot programs collecting DNA for database of illegal immigrants
Illegal immigrant DNA database, a violation of privacy or effective enforcement, what's your point?
The What's Your Point panel discusses the recent announcement that the Federal government is starting several projects creating a DNA database of illegal immigrants
Trump curbs immigrants from 6 countries in election-year push
The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards.
Authorities find longest Southwest border smuggling tunnel
U.S. authorities on Wednesday announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border, stretching more than three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area.
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.
Trump travel ban heads back to court
After the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from several predominantly Muslim countries in 2018, the ruling appeared to shut down legal challenges that claimed the policy was rooted in anti-Muslim bias.
Hit and run suspect was deported six times prior to being arrested in Fort Bend County - WYP
The What's Your Point panel discusses the fact that a hit and run suspect had been deported 6 times prior to his arrest in Fort Bend County.
Trump administration imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'
The rules printed in the Federal Register on Thursday say applicants will be denied tourist visas if they're determined by consular officers to be traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth.
Department of Homeland Security seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall
Defense officials say the Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort.
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.