Kevin McAleenan, who will become acting DHS secretary when Kirstjen Nielsen leaves, has carried out Trump’s most controversial efforts at the border.
Author: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY
U.S. aid to Central America: What it does, why Trump cut it and why that may not end the migration crisis
President Trump says aid cuts will punish Central American governments for failing to stem migration. Critics say the cuts could worsen the problems.
Cutting aid and closing ports: Here’s what’s happening at the southern border
President Trump makes a series of dramatic moves, including plans to cut aid to Central American nations and threats to seal the border, to slow down illegal immigration.
Border Patrol struggling to hire, keep agents, but may never get 5,000 Trump ordered
President Trump signed an order to hire an additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents, but two years later, the agency has only hired 118. Here’s why.
Confused by terms in the immigration debate? Here are some popular ones defined
With immigration comes a host of terms, some of which might be unfamiliar. Here’s a way to brush up on what they mean.
Judge: Trump administration may have to reunite thousands of additional migrant families
A federal judge ruled that thousands of additional families are part of a lawsuit that has already reunited more than 2,800 families.
Third migrant dies in Border Patrol custody in as many months
A migrant man died in Border Patrol custody on Monday, following the deaths of two Guatemalan children in the agency’s custody in December.
Fact-checking Trump officials: Most drugs enter US through legal ports of entry, not vast, open border
Vice President Mike Pence said a border wall is needed, in part, to stop drugs from crossing border, but most drugs enter through ports of entry.
Trump administration officials admit mistakes while trying to tie terrorism to southern border
Trump’s own team acknowledged that it used misleading statistics to push for a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Supreme Court turns down Trump request to restart asylum ban
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow his asylum ban to go into effect during legal wrangling, but the court rejected the request.