Mexican border
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Biden to unveil new rule speeding deportations for safety risks
The proposal, to be unveiled Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security, would allow immigration officials to perform an initial eligibility determination at the time migrants are first screened for asylum status, according to people familiar with the plans.
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PublishedApril 29, 2024
President Biden, Mexican president discuss migration in latest call
A joint statement said that Biden and López Obrador have directed their national security aides to 'immediately' put in place concrete measures to reduce the number of unauthorized border crossings.
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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Senate dismisses both impeachment articles against Homeland Security secretary, ending trial
The votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began, an embarrassing defeat for House Republicans and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths
Record-level migration has brought record-breaking death to Maverick County, a border community that is ground zero in the feud between Texas and the Biden administration over migration.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter U.S.
The ruling rebuked Texas' immigration enforcement effort on multiple fronts, brushing off claims by Republicans about an ongoing 'invasion' along the southern border.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
A deeply divided Republican conference was scrambling to find support for the wartime funding, even though it has been a top priority for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden urging Congress to ‘show some spine’
The White House has worked for months with senators on the carefully negotiated bipartisan compromise, but under pressure from Trump, even Republican senators who had previously been supportive came out against the bill.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Senate bill would upend U.S. asylum at the border with limits and fast reviews
Asylum, once a policy afterthought, is now the border's dominant challenge.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2024
Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces challenges, as Israel has dismissed U.S. calls for a path to a Palestinian state, and Iran's militant allies in the region have shown little sign of being deterred by U.S. strikes.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Senators release $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel
With Congress stalled on approving tens of billions of dollars in Ukraine aid, the U.S. has halted shipments of ammunition and missiles to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian soldiers outgunned as they try to beat back Russia's invasion.
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