Tag: Border

Sessions and Kelly "will be traveling to the border areas in El Paso and San Diego in their continued collaboration to secure the border and prosecute offenders," a department spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeff Sessions, DHS’ Kelly to visit U.S.-Mexico border this week

Kelly Cohen · April 18, 2017 3:01 pm

"I think really the biggest challenge is day in and day out and it's a 24/7 thing," Kelly said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Secretary John Kelly names DHS’ three biggest challenges

Anna Giaritelli · April 16, 2017 2:26 pm

Iowa Rep. Steve King doesn't think President Trump is doing enough to honor his campaign promises to stop illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Steve King: ‘Every day’ of Trump presidency has been a ‘violation of the Constitution’

Anna Giaritelli · April 14, 2017 9:51 pm

Getting tough on immigration and thereby reducing the labor supply, could reduce growth. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Shrinking labor force should encourage Trump to make that big, beautiful door in his border wall

Philip Wegmann · April 13, 2017 5:11 pm

The cartel member was picked up by a U.S.-Mexico task force on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

US, Mexico officials arrest suspect in border agent’s murder

Anna Giaritelli · April 12, 2017 11:49 pm

Washington Secrets

Tank, sub maker tapped to guard US-Mexico border

Paul Bedard · April 12, 2017 8:00 pm

The department is also exploring removing a Spanish proficiency test from being a part of the application process. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)

Lie detector tests, physical fitness exams could be waived to speed Border Patrol hires

Kyle Feldscher · April 12, 2017 7:47 pm

Trump is "still insisting we're going to build this wall, and he's not backing down from it." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

National Security

Sessions says he has backing of Trump to build the wall

Kelly Cohen · April 12, 2017 6:36 pm

"If you tax that $50 billion [in Mexican imports] at 20 percent of imports...[you can] easily pay for the wall," Spicer said. (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

Energy and Environment

First lawsuit leveled at Trump over border wall

John Siciliano · April 12, 2017 5:44 pm

Session's prepared remarks originally called for him to characterize cartel leaders and their practices as "filth." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

Fabrication that Jeff Sessions called illegal immigrants ‘filth’ spreads to Fox News

Becket Adams · April 12, 2017 5:43 pm

What was different about Trump's about-face last week on labeling China a currency manipulator was how directly he acknowledged that he was subordinating trade concerns to foreign policy considerations. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Did Trump Get Anything From Xi at Mar-a-Lago?

Michael Warren · April 12, 2017 8:30 am

Sessions was referring to cartel members and leaders (mentioning the MS-13 gang by name) as "filth." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

No, Jeff Sessions did not call illegal immigrants ‘filth’

Becket Adams · April 11, 2017 7:35 pm