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Border Patrol apprehended record number of migrant families in May as Trump threatens Mexico
U.S. Border Patrolapprehended in May 84,542 members of family units crossing the southwest border with Mexico,according to data released Wednesday.
Mexico has tried to keep Trump happy and stop migrants, it hasn’t worked
President Trump will impose tariffs on Mexico if it doesn’t stop migrants, but experts question whether Mexico can ever satisfy the president.
‘Dangerous overcrowding’: 900 migrants cram into Border Patrol center designed for 125 people
Some migrants stood “for days or weeks” because there wasn’t enough room to sit, a report found. Some stood on toilets for “breathing space.”
Trump administration prepares to release Central American migrants ‘across the entire nation’
With more than 4,500 people being caught each day crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the agency has run out of room in the four border states.
Trump administration to release some migrants caught along southern border into South Florida
Broward County Mayor Bogen called the plan “irresponsible” and warned that it would create a “homeless encampment” in his South Florida county.
TSA sending up to 400 workers to southern border, but says it won’t slow air travel
The TSA is identifying up to 400 people to send to the border to help process migrants; an official says it won’t include airport security screeners.
Trump changes in immigration policy slowed, but states are cranking out their own new laws
As President Trump and Congress remain deadlocked on immigration legislation, a slew of immigration bills are moving through state legislatures.
President Donald Trump orders crackdown on ‘visa overstays’ in latest push against illegal immigration
Trump is ordering his administration to find ways to crack down on “visa overstays” – foreigners who legally enter the country but don’t return home.
Where are the noncitizens? Trump administration wants to know down to the block level
The Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the 2020 decennial census, but critics say it could hurt minority communities such as Doral, Fla.