Tag: Border

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

National Security

Nielsen expected to be forced out at DHS when protector Kelly leaves White House

Anna Giaritelli · December 16, 2018 5:00 am

This photo taken July 23, 2013, show the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Congress returns to work this week with a relatively short and simple agenda, vote to keep the government operating in the short term, then return home to campaign. National security threats from Islamic State militants and Russian aggression in Ukraine loom large, but September's session may be too short for lawmakers to do anything but talk about them.

Whatevs: Congress has no shutdown plan and won’t rush back to find one

Susan Ferrechio · December 15, 2018 5:00 am

A majority of voters don't believe the United States should build a wall along the border with Mexico to help curb illegal immigration, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

White House says administration not responsible for death of 7-year-old migrant girl

Caitlin Yilek · December 15, 2018 1:36 am

Beto O'Rourke speaks at an event.

Beto O’Rourke blames border wall for migrant deaths

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2018 5:38 pm

In this June 5, 2014 photo, a Border Patrol agent uses a headset and computer to conduct a long distance interview by video with a person arrested crossing the border in Texas, from a facility in San Diego. Hit with a dramatic increase of Central Americans crossing in South Texas, the Border Patrol is relieving staffing woes by enlisting agents in less busy sectors to process arrests through video interviews.

DHS defends border agents after death of 7-year-old migrant

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2018 5:36 pm

In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Ronald Vitiello appears for his confirmation hearing in Washington.

ICE deportations under Trump are up but nowhere near Obama levels

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2018 4:22 pm

DHS: Death of 7-year-old migrant shows ‘dangers of this journey’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2018 1:47 pm

Central American migrants march to the U.S. consulate in Tijuana, Mexico.

Tijuana official says 280 caravan migrants arrested

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2018 4:35 am

In this Aug. 11, 2017, photo U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents pick up immigrants suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas.

7-year-old girl died while in Border Patrol custody

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2018 2:15 am

Trump backpedals a bit on shutdown but still strikes tough line on his wall

Robert Donachie · December 13, 2018 10:34 pm

A man looks through the U.S. border wall into San Diego, California from the beach in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Trump, the great ‘builder,’ is erecting a glorified picket fence instead of a wall

Eddie Scarry · December 13, 2018 9:35 pm

Nancy Pelosi fundraises off of spat with Trump over border wall

Diana Stancy Correll · December 13, 2018 7:58 pm