Tag: Border

—œWe know what we own, and we, as Americans, need to confront that we are the market,—? Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters. (AP)

National Security

Rex Tillerson and John Kelly: US responsible for Mexican drug violence

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2017 6:13 pm

Tillerson, along with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, hosted their Mexican counterparts at the State Department for a discussion about how to counteract drug trafficking into the United States. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Rex Tillerson: ‘The wall does not define our relationship’ with Mexico

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2017 5:07 pm

Arrests of illegal immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has jumped 38 percent in the 100 days since President Trump signed his controversial immigration enforcement executive orders, ICE said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gene Blevins)

Immigration arrests climb 38 percent under Trump

Kelly Cohen · May 17, 2017 3:49 pm

In this March 30, 2017 file photo, Workers use a crane to lift a segment of a new fence into place on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, where Sunland Park, N.M., meets the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Senators tell sanctuaries to obey the law, or pay for the wall

Byron York · May 17, 2017 2:20 pm

According to ICE, the Panamanian national who committed suicide Monday had been in solitary confinement for 19 days before taking his life. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback, File)

Seven people in ICE custody have died since October

Kelly Cohen · May 16, 2017 6:57 pm

Ann Coulter said President Trump is allowing his "little tiny ego" to get in the way of White House staffing decisions. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

Ann Coulter on Trump presidency: ‘All of the Trump true believers are petrified’

Caitlin Yilek · May 15, 2017 12:18 pm

Customs and Border Protection officers saw a 5 percent decrease from March to April. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Apprehensions at southern border fell further in April

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2017 11:33 pm

Ann Coulter argued that President Trump's surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey is an attempt to distract the public from his inability to get funding for the border wall. (Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Ann Coulter: Comey firing a ‘red herring’ to distract from delayed border wall

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2017 11:16 pm

People protest outside the Texas Governor's Mansion after the Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law that would allow police to ask about an individual's immigration status. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

ACLU issues ‘travel advisory’ for Texas over ‘sanctuary city’ crackdown

Sean Langille · May 9, 2017 4:08 pm

Trump won his election on the back of true stories about seven-times-convicted illegal immigrants murdering someone in the U.S. after being released from a sanctuary city's jail. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Beltway Confidential

The worst argument against deporting criminal aliens

David Freddoso · May 8, 2017 4:36 pm

According to Sanders' statement, the suspect, James T. Hodgkinson, "apparently volunteered" on his 2016 presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Why Bernie Sanders’ drug-importation bill keeps me awake at night

Derek Arnson · May 8, 2017 4:04 am

There was no taco salad this year, but President Trump sent his best to people celebrating Mexico on Friday. (Screengrab/Twitter)

Trump lifts a glass to Mexicans

Anna Giaritelli · May 6, 2017 1:10 am