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U.S.-Mexico border

border, immigration, Republicans, Democrats, Senate, Congress, Ukraine
Nov 26, 2023

Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough

As Congress returns to session this week, lawmakers will be trying to forge an agreement on sending a new round of wartime assistance to Ukraine. But to succeed, they will have to find agreement on an issue that has confounded them for decades.

U.S.-Mexico border, Center for Biological Diversity, Texas, Biden administration
Nov 13, 2023

Biden’s movable wall is criticized by environmentalists and those who want more border security

The Biden administration's plan to build new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas calls for a "movable" design that frustrates environmentalists and advocates of stronger border enforcement.

Mexico, border, Border Patrol, United States, poll
Oct 19, 2023

Most in US see Mexico as partner despite border problems, poll shows

Most people in the U.S. see Mexico as an essential partner to stop drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, even as they express mixed views of Mexico's government, according to a new poll.

shipping containers, lawsuits, Ducey, federal government, migrants, immigration, border
Sep 25, 2023

Fight over Arizona’s shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits

Two federal lawsuits filed over former Gov. Doug Ducey's decision last year to place thousands of shipping containers along the U.S.-Mexico border have been dismissed after the state said it would pay the U.S. Forest Service $2.1 million to repair environmental damage.

Sep 7, 2023

Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage

The construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds, the official congressional watchdog said Thursday.

border town, immigration, Mexico, migrants
Aug 24, 2023

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with new shelter

At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes.

border, asylum, U.S.-Mexico border, Biden administration
Jul 25, 2023

Judge blocks limits on asylum at US-Mexico border but gives Biden administration time to appeal

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. But the judge delayed his ruling from taking effect immediately to give President Joe Biden's administration time to appeal.

migrants, Biden administration, Title 42 U.S.-Mexico border
Jul 19, 2023

Biden administration tells judge its new asylum rule is not reboot of Trump’s efforts

The Biden administration argued Wednesday that its new asylum rule is different from versions put forward under President Donald Trump in a court hearing before a judge who threw out Trump's attempts to limit asylum on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mexican spotted owl, jaguars, lawsuit, Center for Biological Diversity, Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, mining exploration projects
Jul 17, 2023

Conservationists sue to stop mineral exploration in biologically diverse southern Arizona mountains

Conservation groups are suing to stop two mineral exploration projects in southern Arizona's biologically diverse Patagonia Mountains.

border, Ducey, wall
Jun 20, 2023

Arizona’s defunct border wall leaves trail of runaway costs, error-filled invoices

Just a few years ago, Arizona’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) was counted among the state’s smaller agencies, known for preparing Arizonans for summer monsoons. That changed in 2021, when then-Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency over immigration and put DEMA in charge of what was to become a half a billion dollars to secure the state’s border with Mexico.

Border Patrol, lawsuit, deaths, detention, border, Title 42, Biden administration, mothers
Jun 13, 2023

US administration argues against trial in case of Trump-era family separations at border

Despite President Joe Biden's loathing of his predecessor's practice of separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, his administration argued in federal court Tuesday that a lawsuit seeking money for five affected mothers and their children should be dismissed.

border, Florida, Arizona, migrants, Ron DeSantis
Jun 8, 2023

DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state's decision to fly migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to California, arguing that the state had essentially invited the migrants with its welcoming policies toward immigrants.

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