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Judge Orders US to Stop Expelling Children Who Cross Border
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic
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Pence Ordered Borders Closed After CDC Experts Refused
Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists
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Senators Call for Looser US-Canada Border Restrictions
U.S. senators from Maine and New Hampshire are calling on the White House to ease restrictions along the Canadian border.
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Human Smuggling Case on Border
A Montreal man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he led an organization that smuggled people into the U.S. from Canada along the Vermont and New York borders, court records show. Godofredo Rivas-Melendez, 61, entered the plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont. In a plea agreement filed before Friday’s hearing, Rivas-Melendez and prosecutors agreed...
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CBP Imposes New Measures to Curb Non-Essential Travel Across US-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced newly adopted measures that will be taken at the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to curb non-essential travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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US: Border Tunnel Appears to Be ‘most Sophisticated'
Authorities say they’ve found an unfinished tunnel stretching from Mexico to Arizona that appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U_S_ history.”
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US Sued Over Expulsion of Migrant Children Detained in Hotel
Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday in an attempt to prevent the rapid expulsion of children that the Trump administration detained in hotel rooms under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus
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Vermont Scales Back Border Traffic Monitoring
Vermont will continue monitoring some traffic at its borders to see how many out-of-state vehicles are entering the state amid the coronavirus outbreak, though it is scaling back the effort. The monitoring started on April 1, with 38 high-priority border crossings staffed, the Bennington Banner reported. As of Tuesday, the number had dropped to 30 monitored border crossings with Canada,…
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Canada, US Extend Border Restrictions for Another 30 Days
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days.
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Pandemic Measures Cut Illegal Border Crossings by Half, DHS Says
A Trump administration official says illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite confusion about how it was all working.
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US and Mexico Curtail Cross-Border Travel
Mexico and the U.S. have announced plans to sharply limit travel over their busy shared border as they try to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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What to Know About the U.S. Border Closings
President Donald Trump announced that both southern and northern U.S. borders would close temporarily to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Reaction to Closure of Border With Canada Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The leaders of both the U.S. and Canada announced Wednesday they have agreed to temporarily close the border between the countries in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Trump Mulls Sending All Who Cross Border Illegally Back to Mexico
The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US Sending Military Police to San Diego, El Paso Border Crossings
The U.S. government says it’s sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration’s key policies
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Salvadorans Who Fled to US to Escape Violence Returned to It
Salvadorans who fled their home country to escape gang-fueled violence are in many cases being deported back to face the very same violence they fled
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Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse
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Customs and Border Protection Officers Now Protected From Disclosing Information to Public
The Trump Administration has quietly designated U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection as a “security agency,” a move that will make it harder for the public to access certain documents and information on border enforcement and policies.
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Trump Administration's Migrant Family Separation Policy Stirs Anger, Protests
Protestors took to the streets across the country after the Trump administration began separating migrant children from their parents under a zero tolerance policy that aims to deter migrants from entering the United States illegally.
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Maine Town Votes to Sue Neighboring Community Over Border Dispute
York, Maine has voted to take legal action against neighboring Kittery in order to settle a disputed border. The disputed area between the towns includes nearly 330 feet of frontage along U.S. Route 1. The Portsmouth Herald reports that current maps show a line that weaves back and forth slightly, but York selectmen contend a straight-line border drawn in 1653…