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Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the Mexico border in early April. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainians at the border since the war began has added more pressure on the Biden administration to lift Title 42.

What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

Apr 24, 2022
A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates. Here are some Title 42 basics, and some history.
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Politics
The entrance to the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, on Jan. 15, 2019.

A butterfly conservatory is shutting down due to right-wing harassment

Feb 02, 2022
The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, has been embroiled in political turmoil after fighting against the erection of a border wall.
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National
A little girl and her baby brother were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents this week after they were discovered abandoned along the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. Border Agents Found A Toddler And A Baby Abandoned Along The Rio Grande

Sep 16, 2021
With her hair neatly braided, the girl sat next to her baby brother, dressed for an outing, complete with a backpack and note — but their parents were nowhere to be found, the U.S. Border Patrol said.
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National
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside former President Donald Trump during a tour of an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30 in Pharr, Texas. Abbott says he'll continue Trump's border barrier, a pledge that is expected to help the governor

Controlling The Border Is A Challenge. Texas Gov. Abbott's Crackdown Is Proving That

Aug 06, 2021
"Operation Lone Star," as it's called, relies on a force of state troopers, National Guard and reinforcements from other red states. The mission is to curtail the migrants surging into the Rio Grande.
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A group of migrants rapidly deported from the U.S. under Title 42 wait on the Mexican side of the Paso del Norte International Bridge, between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 10.

Rejected By 1 Mexican Port Of Entry, Migrants Are Flown By U.S. To Another

Mar 26, 2021
Some areas on the border in Mexico are refusing to take back unauthorized migrants expelled by the United States, so U.S. authorities are flying them to where Mexican officials will accept them.
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National
In the Guadalupe Canyon in southeastern Arizona, work crews are dynamiting mountainsides and bulldozing access roads in this stunning landscape to make way for the border wall. Mexico is on the left.

Trump's Border Wall Builders Carry On Even Though Projects May Never Be Completed

Nov 16, 2020
Builders are hurrying to get as many miles completed as possible before President-elect Joe Biden can cancel contracts. Biden has said his administration would stop building the wall.
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National
A new section of the border wall is seen in November 2019 south of Donna, Texas. Trump's 576-mile border wall is expected to cost nearly $20 million per mile, which is more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.

$11 Billion And Counting: Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Costly

Jan 19, 2020
The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.
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National
A white-tailed deer emerges from the brush. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge has some of the richest biological diversity in North America--with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies, and 700 vertebrates, of which 520 are birds.

Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

Jan 14, 2020
Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.
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Latin America

American Family Shot At In Mexico, 13-Year-Old Killed. FBI Offers Help In Probe

Jan 07, 2020
A family was en route to the U.S. when they were attacked Saturday in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The shooting is similar to one in which nine Americans were killed driving in Mexico in November.
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Central American migrants stand at the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas. The migrants turned themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, seeking political asylum in the United States.

Apprehensive About 'Apprehensions' (And 'Crisis' And 'Record')

Apr 16, 2019
Listeners and readers raise concerns about the language used to talk about what's happening at the Southwestern border.
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National
Central American migrants walk along the U.S. border fence looking for places to cross, in Tijuana, Mexico.

7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In Border Patrol Custody

Dec 13, 2018
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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National
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of the border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego.

DHS Chief Visits U.S.-Mexico Border, Defends Administration's Asylum Rules

Nov 20, 2018
A day after a federal court blocks the Trump administration from changing asylum rules, DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen promises a legal fight.
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