Teenage Boy Dies In US Border Patrol Custody
World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2019
A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in US Border Patrol custody in Texas, US officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the US-Mexico border since December.
US To Give Migrants "Rapid DNA" Tests To Prove Family Ties
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 2, 2019
US border authorities plan to give migrant families DNA tests to determine whether or not the adults and children are related, Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday.
Image Of Migrant Toddler Crying At US Border Wins Photo Journalism Award
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 12, 2019
The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials Thursday won the prestigious World Press Photo Award.
Donald Trump Threatens To Close US Border With Mexico Next Week
World News | Reuters | Friday March 29, 2019
President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the U.S. border with Mexico next week, or at least large sections of it, if Mexico "doesn't immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States" from the region.
Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
World News | Robert Moore, The Washington Post | Tuesday March 26, 2019
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
"Open-And-Closed Case": Trump On Lawsuit To Block Emergency Declaration
World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2019
President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday that he would prevail against a lawsuit filed by 16 U.S. states seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
"You Want A Cookie?": US Border Agents Offer Snacks, Medical Checks
World News | Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 20, 2019
The deaths of two Guatemalan children in December and the massive groups of Central American families crossing the border are increasingly transforming the Border Patrol's role from national security to humanitarian relief.
There Will Be "Hundreds Of Miles" Of Border Wall By 2020, Says Trump Aide
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 18, 2019
A top adviser to Donald Trump said Sunday that the president's emergency declaration could allow "hundreds of miles" of barriers to be built on the Mexican border before the 2020 election.
Donald Trump To Sign Border Bill, Declare Emergency Seeking Wall Funds
World News | Reuters | Friday February 15, 2019
President Donald Trump will sign a border security bill to avert another government shutdown, but also declare a national emergency to try to obtain funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall, a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday.
US To Deploy Around 3,750 Additional Troops Along Mexico Border: Pentagon
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 4, 2019
The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a wall to boost border security.
US Government Shutdown Costs Pegged At $3 Billion
Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday January 29, 2019
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the cost of the shutdown would make the US economy 0.02 per cent smaller than expected in 2019.
US Vice President Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. To Defend Border Wall
World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Monday January 21, 2019
US-Mexico Border Wall: On the eve of a holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Vice President Mike Pence seemed to liken President Donald Trump's push for a border wall to the civil rights leader's legacy.
Top Republicans Oppose Border "Emergency" As US Shutdown Drags On
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019
Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday warned against Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure funds for a border wall, signaling doubts within the president's party as a government shutdown was set to enter a fourth workweek.
"We Want Our Pay": US Workers Protest Amid Partial Government Shutdown
World News | Reuters | Friday January 11, 2019
Hundreds of furloughed federal employees chanting "We want our pay!" marched on the White House on Thursday, the 20th day of a partial government shutdown over U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding.
Mexico Finds 20 Bodies, 17 Of Them Burned, Near US Border
World News | Reuters | Thursday January 10, 2019
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wednesday, 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the U.S. border, a security official said.
Teenage Boy Dies In US Border Patrol Custody
World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2019
A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in US Border Patrol custody in Texas, US officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the US-Mexico border since December.
US To Give Migrants "Rapid DNA" Tests To Prove Family Ties
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 2, 2019
US border authorities plan to give migrant families DNA tests to determine whether or not the adults and children are related, Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday.
Image Of Migrant Toddler Crying At US Border Wins Photo Journalism Award
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 12, 2019
The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials Thursday won the prestigious World Press Photo Award.
Donald Trump Threatens To Close US Border With Mexico Next Week
World News | Reuters | Friday March 29, 2019
President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the U.S. border with Mexico next week, or at least large sections of it, if Mexico "doesn't immediately stop all illegal immigration coming into the United States" from the region.
Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
World News | Robert Moore, The Washington Post | Tuesday March 26, 2019
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
"Open-And-Closed Case": Trump On Lawsuit To Block Emergency Declaration
World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2019
President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday that he would prevail against a lawsuit filed by 16 U.S. states seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
"You Want A Cookie?": US Border Agents Offer Snacks, Medical Checks
World News | Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post | Wednesday February 20, 2019
The deaths of two Guatemalan children in December and the massive groups of Central American families crossing the border are increasingly transforming the Border Patrol's role from national security to humanitarian relief.
There Will Be "Hundreds Of Miles" Of Border Wall By 2020, Says Trump Aide
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 18, 2019
A top adviser to Donald Trump said Sunday that the president's emergency declaration could allow "hundreds of miles" of barriers to be built on the Mexican border before the 2020 election.
Donald Trump To Sign Border Bill, Declare Emergency Seeking Wall Funds
World News | Reuters | Friday February 15, 2019
President Donald Trump will sign a border security bill to avert another government shutdown, but also declare a national emergency to try to obtain funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall, a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday.
US To Deploy Around 3,750 Additional Troops Along Mexico Border: Pentagon
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 4, 2019
The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a wall to boost border security.
US Government Shutdown Costs Pegged At $3 Billion
Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday January 29, 2019
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the cost of the shutdown would make the US economy 0.02 per cent smaller than expected in 2019.
US Vice President Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. To Defend Border Wall
World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Monday January 21, 2019
US-Mexico Border Wall: On the eve of a holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Vice President Mike Pence seemed to liken President Donald Trump's push for a border wall to the civil rights leader's legacy.
Top Republicans Oppose Border "Emergency" As US Shutdown Drags On
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019
Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday warned against Donald Trump declaring a national emergency to secure funds for a border wall, signaling doubts within the president's party as a government shutdown was set to enter a fourth workweek.
"We Want Our Pay": US Workers Protest Amid Partial Government Shutdown
World News | Reuters | Friday January 11, 2019
Hundreds of furloughed federal employees chanting "We want our pay!" marched on the White House on Thursday, the 20th day of a partial government shutdown over U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding.
Mexico Finds 20 Bodies, 17 Of Them Burned, Near US Border
World News | Reuters | Thursday January 10, 2019
Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wednesday, 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the U.S. border, a security official said.
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