Trump Border

• ‘This is a human heartbreak’: Biden scrambling amid migrant surge at U.S.-Mexico border

  There were 18,945 family members and 9,297 unaccompanied children encountered in February — an increase of 168% and 63%, respectively, from the month before.

  World

  Mar 20, 2021
  
• Trump to visit border wall in Texas — his 1st appearance since U.S. Capitol riots

  Trump agreed to the trip as members of his staff encouraged him to undertake events highlighting his legacy.

  World

  Jan 12, 2021
  
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• Trump outlines 3-phase ‘gradual process’ for state-by-state easing of COVID-19 rules

  The new guidelines are aimed at clearing the way for an easing of restrictions in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus, while keeping them in place in harder-hit locations.

  World

  Apr 16, 2020
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• White House threatens to veto House bill aimed at improving treatment of migrant families

  The White House threatened Monday to veto a Democratic-written $4.5 billion bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the southern border into the U.S.

  World

  Jun 24, 2019
• Amid migrant surge, Trump adds hardliner Ken Cuccinelli to administration

  Ken Cuccinelli, former attorney general of Virginia, has advocated for denying citizenship to the American-born children of parents living in the U.S. illegally.

  Canada

  May 21, 2019
• Acting U.S. defence secretary to make second trip to U.S.-Mexico border

  Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan is making his second trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to highlight what President Donald Trump calls a national emergency.

  World

  May 11, 2019
• Trump seeks additional $4.5B in emergency funding for U.S.-Mexico border

  The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency funds for the U.S.-Mexico border as it grapples with a surge of Central American migrant families seeking refuge in the U.S.

  World

  May 1, 2019
• Trump says only one person in charge of American immigration policy: him

  President Donald Trump says there’s only one person in charge of his immigration policy: Him.

  World

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Trump says he will not return to policy of family separation

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was not reviving a policy of separating children from parents who had illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.

  World

  Apr 9, 2019
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• Trump pushed staff for months to reinstate large-scale family separation policy: reports

  President Donald Trump has been urging his staff for months to reinstate large-scale separation of migrant families crossing the border, according to U.S. media reports.

  World

  Apr 8, 2019