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    Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., looks on as Negah Hekmati talks about her hours-long delay returning to the U.S. from Canada with her family days earlier, at a news conference on Monday.
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    Border Screenings Spark Travel Fears For Iranian Americans Amid Rising Tensions

    Jan 07, 2020
    As many as 200 were held for questioning at a border crossing near Seattle. Some Iranian Americans are so concerned that they are canceling plans to travel abroad.
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    Park Rangers From Lake Mead, Death Valley And Desert Wildlife Refuge Sent To Border Parks

    May 20, 2019

    At least six park rangers from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park, and the Desert National Wildlife Refuge have been sent to the US/Mexico border to serve three-week deployments at parks near the border. 

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    Latest: California Sues Trump Over Emergency Declaration

    Feb 19, 2019

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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    Politics
    Birds fly and land on the U.S. border wall, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Lawmakers in Washington are still finalizing a border security funding deal with more resources for physical barriers.
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    Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming

    Feb 13, 2019
    House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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    Law
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. in October. A federal court ruled Monday that DHS has broad authority to waive environmental regulations in the
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    Government Can Waive Environmental Laws To Build Border Wall Prototypes, Court Rules

    Feb 12, 2019
    Environmental groups and the state of California had argued that the Trump administration overstepped its authority when it waived the environmental laws to build border barriers. A court disagrees.
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    Politics
    Sen. Richard Shelby (center), is the top Republican in a bipartisan group of lawmakers working to craft an agreement on border security.
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    Border Security Funding Talks Stalled, Government Shutdown Looms

    Feb 10, 2019
    If an agreement isn't reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the end of a 35-day partial government shutdown.
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    Politics
    President Donald Trump (C) departs the White House with first lady Melania Trump (R) and their son, Barron (L), Feb. 1 in Washington, DC. Trump was traveling to his private club in Florida.
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    In Super Bowl Interview, Trump Goes On Offense

    Feb 03, 2019
    President Trump criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on border security in an interview with CBS. The interview aired two days before a speech in which Trump is expected to call for compromise.
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    Politics
    A steel barrier runs along the border of the United States and Mexico near Calexico, California. Bipartisan negotiators on Capitol Hill are discussing what kind of physical barriers are needed and how much Congress should spend to address national securi
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    Border Security Talks Begin On Capitol Hill

    Jan 30, 2019
    House and Senate lawmakers formally kick off negotiations today. They are facing a Feb. 15 deadline to come up with a spending bill the president will sign to avoid another shutdown.
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    Analysis
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer answer questions following an announced end to the partial government shutdown Friday.
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    7 Takeaways From The Longest Shutdown In U.S. History

    Jan 26, 2019
    President Trump was outmaneuvered by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and did damage with key constituencies. Meanwhile, Americans may be more aware of what government does.
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    Latin America
    Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into
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    Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

    Jan 16, 2019
    The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.
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    Politics
    Union members and other federal employees protest in front of the White House on Thursday. Many are out of work as the partial government shutdown has dragged on longer than any in history.
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    It's Official: The Partial Government Shutdown Is The Longest In U.S. History

    Jan 11, 2019
    Saturday marks Day 22 of the partial federal government shutdown, stretching past the 21 days in 1995-96. Many federal workers missed their first paycheck on Friday.
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    National
    The Mexican port of entry at San Ysidro, Calif. The number of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana in a caravan in November has dropped from 8,000 to 2,000.
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    Border Patrol Makes Its Case For An Expanded 'Border Barrier'

    Jan 11, 2019
    NPR's John Burnett spent a day with Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector. Only 14 miles of that 60-mile sector is currently unfenced. More fencing would free up manpower for other tasks.
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    President Trump delivers his first prime-time address from the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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    7 Takeaways From President Trump's Oval Office Address

    Jan 09, 2019
    For all the formality of an Oval Office address, the partial shutdown is no closer to being over, and Democrats and Republicans are living in very different worlds when it comes to immigration policy.
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    Politics
    The U.S. government has partially shut down; more than 800,000 federal workers are affected.
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    How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You

    Dec 23, 2018
    Mail service and Social Security checks won't be interrupted, but national parks and small business loans will see some temporary changes.
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    National
    People in a migrant caravan make their way towards the border with Mexico on Thursday in Siquinalá, Guatemala.
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    As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border

    Oct 18, 2018
    Hundreds of people have arrived at a Guatemalan town just across the border from Mexico. It's uncertain how Trump would block the group from crossing at a legal port of entry.
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    Politics
    Speaker of the House Paul Ryan takes questions last week from reporters following a closed-door GOP meeting on immigration without reaching an agreement between conservatives and moderates.
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    House GOP Immigration Bill Would End Family Separation At Border

    Jun 14, 2018
    The bill is an attempt by Republican leaders to find a compromise with moderate GOP lawmakers. The House will vote on two immigration bills next week, including another supported by conservatives.
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    National
    A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent escorts an immigrant suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas.
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    May Marks Another Increase In Border Arrests Despite Trump Crackdown

    Jun 06, 2018
    For the third consecutive month, border arrests top 50,000 even as the administration has announced a zero tolerance policy and sent the National Guard to the southern border.
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    Politics
    U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., holds a news conference on immigration reform Wednesday at the Capitol. Curbelo is seeking to circumvent Republican leaders to bring an immigration bill to the House floor.
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    Group Of House Republicans Trying To Force Vote On Immigration Legislation

    May 09, 2018
    Some House Republicans are attempting to go around their leaders to pass immigration legislation that would give legal status to DACA recipients.
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    Elko County Commission Asks Gov. Sandoval To Reconsider Sending National Guard To Border

    Apr 23, 2018

    County commissioners in Elko want Governor Brian Sandoval to know they support the deployment of National Guard troops to the border.

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    Nevada GOP Gov. Sandoval Bucks Trump Border Plan

    Apr 06, 2018

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval opposes President Donald Trump's current proposal to send thousands of National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

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    World
    Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke with NPR about his book, <em>Let's Move On: Beyond Fear & False Prophets. </em>The book highlights the North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada<em>.</em>
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    Former Mexican President To Trump: 'If You Want To Build A Wall, Waste Your Money'

    Jan 28, 2018
    Let's Move On.Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, has harsh words for President Trump — some of them we can't say on the radio. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Fox about his new book,
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    Around the Nation
    Albert Miller (left) and his brother Bill run cattle on their ranches 10 miles from the Rio Grande and they think the harsh terrain acts as a better deterrent than a manmade barrier ever would.
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    In Big Bend, Texas, There's Bipartisan Consensus: No Border Wall

    May 03, 2017
    President Trump says he's forging ahead with his U.S.-Mexico border wall. But one place nearly everyone agrees it won't cross is the starkly beautiful Big Bend region of far west Texas.
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    All Tech Considered
    Mike Pine and Denise Germann of CT Defense at the expo with a $750,000 mobile command post they hope to sell to the U.S. Border Patrol.
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    With Trump's Border Plans, Security And Surveillance Firms Eye Bigger Profits

    Apr 12, 2017
    Companies touting their wares at an annual border security conference in Texas are more upbeat than usual. The expo features cameras mounted on telescoping poles, spotlight weapons and lots of drones.
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    Politics
    Then-candidate Donald Trump tours the World Trade International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, in 2015.
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    Donald Trump Is Moving Forward With His Wall. Is It Really Going To Happen?

    Jan 25, 2017
    A wall would be expensive — up to $40 billion, according to one estimate. Experts say it's impractical, and a majority of Americans are actually against it. But it was a big Trump campaign promise.
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    Business
    Juan Carlos Ochoa runs an Arizona-based cattle import business and says two U.S. banks have closed his business's bank account.
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    Border Businesses Lose Bank Accounts Amid Money-Laundering Fears

    Jan 05, 2015
    Some U.S. banks are closing the accounts of certain businesses along the Mexican side of the border. It's part of an effort to stay in line with anti-money-laundering regulations.
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