Tag: Border

Congress has not yet revealed any plans or discussions to appropriate money for the construction of the border wall. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘We’re getting very close’ to funding border wall

Sarah Bedford · December 20, 2017 5:29 pm

The White House has given Congress until March to craft legislation to address the fallout from President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta).

White House, bipartisan group of senators ease way for DACA deal in January: Report

Naomi Lim · December 20, 2017 3:25 am

"The president has given us until March to address that issue. We have plenty of time to do it," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: DACA fix will not happen this week, year

Ariella Phillips · December 20, 2017 1:01 am

"I do think you can increase our border security without having to go to the incredible expense of building that wall, at least the figures that I've seen. I do support the DACA program and would love to see that extended. I hope there can be some bipartisan effort to reach to do that." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Doug Jones wants to reach a deal on DACA without funding Trump’s border wall

Kyle Feldscher · December 17, 2017 3:17 pm

"The president has made it clear that my number one priority as secretary of Homeland Security is to protect America from all threats." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen takes up Trump’s immigration battle

Anna Giaritelli · December 17, 2017 3:00 pm

Immigration officials apprehended just over 7,000 family units -- consisting of at least one adult and one child -- at the border last month, compared to 4,839 in October. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

There’s been a staggering increase in child, family apprehensions at the border

Gabby Morrongiello · December 16, 2017 5:01 am

In a Thursday sit-down with a group of Latino reporters, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., (pictured above) said he thinks there's a good chance the fight over granting recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program some permanent status will spill into January. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

DACA fight on Capitol Hill could extend into next year despite pressure from outside groups

Laura Barrón-López · December 14, 2017 11:36 pm

Demonstrators march during an immigration rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA has been a difficult negotiation for Republicans and Democrats. Democrats are insisting on legislation that reconstitutes the program that Trump is set to wind down. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House Democrat: Shutting down government is not the ‘right way’ to fight for DACA

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2017 2:07 pm

The Department of Homeland Security secretary said the security fencing in the Rio Grande zone will see "major improvements" over the next year because its security has become a priority for the department due to increased illegal immigration there. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

National Security

DHS: Rio Grande Valley will see ‘major improvements’ to border wall in 2018

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2017 1:41 pm

"Unless the Senate is able to produce something, if we don't get a product out this week, I think it's going to be very difficult to do it by the end of the year." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘This week is pivotal’ for ensuring DACA fix by year’s end, House Republican says

Laura Barrón-López · December 12, 2017 12:26 am

Authorities say Bangladesh-born immigrant Akayed Ullah, 27, burned himself and a handful of others when he attempted to ignite a pipe bomb. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says ‘chain migration’ must end after failed New York bombing attempt

Steven Nelson · December 11, 2017 11:06 pm

A federal appeals court judge asked whether President Trump could keep all foreign men from entering the United States. "Could the president then ban all men under the express authority of [federal law]?"(Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Federal appeals court judge wonders: Can Trump ‘ban all men’?

Ryan Lovelace · December 8, 2017 4:58 pm