Tag: Mexico

Mexico's seismological agency calculated its preliminary magnitude at 6.8 and said its center was east of the city in the state of Puebla. (iStock by Getty Images)

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico City

Associated Press · September 19, 2017 6:35 pm

The usage of smugglers has also increased despite the significant cost uptick. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

DHS: Cost of smuggling people to the US has more than doubled to $9,200

Anna Giaritelli · September 18, 2017 4:40 pm

As Trump discussed the plan with Schumer and Pelosi, he requested input from Kelly. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Kelly compares Mexico to Venezuela during bipartisan White House dinner

Diana Stancy Correll · September 15, 2017 4:48 am

President Donald Trump talks to the media after arriving at Southwest Florida International airport to meet with first responders and people impacted by Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Ft. Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: I didn’t talk to Mexican president about natural disasters sooner because of bad cellphone reception

Kyle Feldscher · September 14, 2017 7:33 pm

The Senate, however, is expected to run into problems taking on the giant spending bill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House sends $1.6 billion border wall request to the Senate … again

Pete Kasperowicz · September 14, 2017 4:02 pm

"It's a medieval solution for a modern problem. A 'Game Of Thrones' idea for a world that is a lot closer to 'Star Wars,'" Schumer said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chuck Schumer: Border wall is ‘a medieval solution for a modern problem’

Al Weaver · September 14, 2017 2:47 pm

A new survey found 93 percent of Mexicans have "no confidence" in President Trump and only 5 percent do. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mexicans detest Trump: 93 percent have ‘no confidence’ in US president

Anna Giaritelli · September 14, 2017 2:00 pm

An unidentified woman holds a sign out her window as she drives through rush hour traffic in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Mexico calls DACA kids a ‘great gift,’ and ‘a pleasure’ to take back

Paul Bedard · September 12, 2017 6:02 pm

Border agents by far bore the brunt of the attacks against all border-related agencies. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

Assaults against Border Patrol agents hits record high

Anna Giaritelli · September 12, 2017 4:09 pm

Border officers apprehended 30,567 people in August, which was 5,547 people or 22 percent more than July's report of 25,025, according to new CBP data. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Apprehension of illegal immigrants jumps again in August

Anna Giaritelli · September 12, 2017 3:44 pm

In late August, DHS said four vendors would head to a site in San Diego to begin construction on a variety of concrete prototypes that could become the model for the border wall. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

DHS issues waiver to speed up border wall construction in California

Kelly Cohen · September 12, 2017 3:23 pm

The Department of Homeland Security has selected six companies that it will award up to $2.4 billion to build four concrete and four alternative wall prototypes at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to new data from the federal government. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Trump already committing up to $2.4 billion to build Mexico border wall

Anna Giaritelli · September 10, 2017 4:01 am