8 million to leave Venezuela as migrants by end of 2020: report
An estimated 4 million have already fled the country to escape a political crisis fuelled by its economic collapse. Continue reading
Border security
Ottawa to pay over $400K to Roxham Road residents over irregular border crossings
The document says eight homes will receive the maximum compensation of $25,000, 15 will receive $10,000, and 22 households in the outermost zone will receive $2,500. Continue reading
U.S. faces ‘real, serious and sustained’ crisis at the border, Homeland Security chief insists
Democrats are questioning Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about security at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Trump punches back against states suing over border wall emergency declaration
U.S. President Donald Trump is criticizing California’s lead role in a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Continue reading
California, 15 other states sue Donald Trump over emergency declaration
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration’s action violates the Constitution. Continue reading
U.S. border security funding agreement in principle reached, says Republican senator
Sen. Richard Shelby said negotiators working on a border security funding deal have reached an agreement in principle. Continue reading
Canadian border more of a terror concern than Mexican for U.S.: report
Most people with terroristic intent come into the country by air and are typically in the United States legally. Continue reading
U.S. politicians gear up to negotiate toward a new border security deal after shutdown
Negotiators in Washington, D.C. are hopeful they can make a border security deal happen. Continue reading
Analysis: It’s Pelosi 1-0 Trump after first round of government shutdown battle
By the time Trump capitulated Friday, ending the shutdown, Pelosi had burnished her image as the shrewd, steely and unquestioned leader of the Democratic Party. Continue reading
Testimony at El Chapo trial suggests Trump’s border wall won’t hinder drug traffickers
Testimony provided by a senior cartel member at El Chapo’s trial suggests that drugs tend to enter the United States through legal ports of entry, rather than unwalled sections of the border. Continue reading