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August 26, 2019

Border Patrol releases drone footage showing miles of ‘new wall system’ being built

Drone footage released by the Border Patrol over the weekend shows miles of a “new border wall system” going up at a location in Arizona near where illegal immigrants were seen streaming into America years ago.

August 15, 2019

Border apprehensions drop for 2nd straight month: CBP says it's 'absolute proof' deal with Mexico is working

Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez said Thursday that the drop in border apprehensions is proof that the deal with Mexico to improve immigration regulation is working.

August 13, 2019

Schumer to ask Trump to divert $5 billion in border wall funding to fight gun violence, white-supremacy extremists

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday said he will ask President Trump to withdraw his request for $5 billion in border wall construction funds to instead use the money to combat gun violence and white supremacist extremism on the heels of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.

August 1, 2019

US paying $475G toward border wall -- in Zimbabwe: report

The United States is spending $475,000 to build a border wall in southern Africa, according to a report..

July 28, 2019

Acting DHS boss McAleenan praises Supreme Court 'victory' sanctioning use of Pentagon funds for border wall

Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, told Fox News on Sunday it's a “big victory” that the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.

July 28, 2019

Tom Homan: Trump’s ability to protect America strengthened by Supreme Court ruling on border wall

The president’s decision to defend our border with Defense Department funds makes sense and is clearly within his authority.

July 27, 2019

Brandon Judd: Supreme Court border wall decision offers America a rare chance to begin to fix a broken system

The U.S. Supreme Court decision on border wall funding clears the way for the Trump administration to finally address border security.

July 27, 2019

Ali Noorani: High court ruling allowing border wall to be built with Pentagon funds will worsen border crisis

The Supreme Court decision Friday to allow the redirection of $2.5 billion in Defense Department funds to construct hundreds of miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border will do far more harm than good. It will make the humanitarian crisis on the border worst instead of better and do nothing to address the border security challenges we face.

July 26, 2019

Dan Stein: Supreme Court ruling allowing Pentagon funding for border wall strengthens national security

The Supreme Court was wise to side with the Trump administration Friday when it ruled that the president can use $2.5 billion in Defense Department funds for construction of a border wall to replace existing fencing in Arizona, California and New Mexico.

July 26, 2019

Democrats dub Supreme Court's border wall ruling 'regrettable' and 'nonsensical'

Democrats reacted with disappointment to Friday's  U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to divert $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall construction.