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Militia group detains migrants at gunpoint on US-Mexico border
A militia group near the US-Mexico border detained hundreds of people this week, New Mexico’s attorney general told CNN.
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Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in US
An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country.
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Migrants dropped off in New Mexico; city asks for donations
Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico’s second most populous city for the second day in a row, prompting city officials to appeal for donations of food and personal hygiene items.
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Trump ‘strongly looking’ at releasing migrants in Dem cities
The White House considered going after political opponents by pushing U.S. immigration authorities to release detained immigrants into “sanctuary cities,” three sources familiar with the idea confirmed Friday.
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Pentagon awaiting new request from DHS that could send more troops to border
After President Trump told White House reporters on Friday that “we’re gonna put more troops on the border,” the Pentagon was awaiting a new request over the weekend for more support along the Southwest border.
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Federal judge rebukes Trump attacks on courts, compares to segregationist era
A federal district court judge, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2010, launched a broad unprecedented swipe Wednesday against President Donald Trump, accusing him of launching an “assault on our judiciary.”
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Kushner vs. Miller: Power players at odds over immigration
A face-off between senior adviser Stephen Miller and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner may be brewing as both tackle immigration in very different ways.
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Incoming acting secretary of Homeland Security ‘not an ideologue or fire breather’
Trump’s choice to fill the role of Kirstjen Nielsen as secretary of Homeland Security is a career official who served in the Obama administration and whom a senior DHS official says is “not an ideologue or fire breather” on immigration.
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US says reuniting separated families laborious process
The Justice Department said in a court filing that it will take at least a year to review about 47,000 cases of unaccompanied children taken into government custody between July 1, 2017 and June 25, 2018.
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Trump struggles with a growing problem on the border
Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something — anything — to stem the tide.
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‘Our country is full’: Trump says migrants straining system
Declaring “our country is full,” President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.
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Trump sidelines immigration nominee for ‘tougher direction’
The notice to Congress from the White House was met with confusion: Why would President Donald Trump withdraw his nominee to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement? No one in the Department of Homeland Security had been notified.
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US auto plants would shut down within a week if border closes, economist says
The entire US auto industry would shut down within a week if President Donald Trump goes through with his pledge to close the US-Mexican border, according to a leading expert on the industry.
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US less than halfway to ‘upper limit’ of refugee cap as record numbers seek help
The U.S. is “slow-walking” the admissions process for refugees, according to national security experts and refugee advocacy groups, and the numbers appear to back that up.
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US struggling with growing number of asylum seekers
Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans arriving in the country.
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