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January 5, 2021

As Trump's border wall tops 450-mile goal, CBP chief says more wall is coming

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that the number of miles of wall at the southern border had topped 450, a key election promise set by President Trump – with a top official saying more wall construction is underway.

December 31, 2020

Border Patrol rescues Mexican migrant found hanging from border wall in California

Border agents helped rescue a Mexican national who got stuck on the border wall in California while trying to enter the U.S. illegally, authorities said Wednesday.

December 20, 2020

Arizona migrant border deaths highest in 10 years amid record heat

The number of migrants found dead after crossing from Mexico into Arizona’s extremely hot deserts, valleys, and mountains, is on track this year to be the highest in 10 years, authorities say.

December 7, 2020

Laura Ingraham: Biden more afraid of upsetting far left than alienating Trump supporters

President-elect Joe Biden's claim last month that he "seeks not to divide but unify" has been undercut by his nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the next secretary of health and human services, Laura Ingraham argued Monday.

November 17, 2020

Twitter's Jack Dorsey says it was 'mistake' to censor CBP chief over border wall tweet

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday told lawmakers that it was a “mistake” to censor the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over a tweet about the wall at the southern border -- as the company faces accusations of political bias.

November 10, 2020

Ex-ICE chief Homan: 'It's terrible what's about to happen' at border under Joe Biden

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan warned that President Trump’s “unprecedented success” in curbing illegal immigration “all goes away” when President-elect Joe Biden takes office saying, “It's terrible what's about to happen to this border.”

November 7, 2020

What happens to the border wall under a President Biden?

President Trump made building a wall on the southern border to stop the flow of illegal immigration one of the his top priorities of his term in office. Now, with a considerable stretch built, what happens to the wall when President-elect Joe Biden takes office?

November 1, 2020

Protesters in Mexico burn Trump effigy at border, urge Americans to vote Biden

Protesters at the U.S. border in Mexico torched effigies of President Trump and a border patrol agent on Saturday while calling on voters to elect Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, according to a report.

October 29, 2020

Border wall construction nears 400 miles as DHS declares border ‘more secure’ than any time in US history

The Trump administration on Thursday touted its success on the border wall as construction approaches 400 miles -- fulfilling a central, if controversial, goal for President Trump’s first term in office.

October 29, 2020

Twitter briefly suspends CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan after he touts success of border wall

Twitter suspended the account of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan on Wednesday after he touted the success of the wall along the southern border on the social media platform, according to The Federalist.