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March 28, 2019

Trump threatens to close southern border amid 'breaking point' warning

President Trump threatened to close the southern border on Thursday, accusing Mexico and Central American nations of doing “nothing” as illegal immigration surges. 

March 28, 2019

Border hits ‘breaking point’ in El Paso, CBP commissioner says

The nation’s top border security official said Wednesday the border is at its “breaking point” during a visit to El, Texas, where as many as 1,000 migrants crossed into the region on Monday and as his agency is stretched thin.

March 28, 2019

Trump tells Hannity 'hundreds of miles' of border wall already under construction

In an exclusive phone interview with Sean Hannity Wednesday night, President Trump said the government has repaired “many, many” miles of fencing along the southern border.

March 27, 2019

Dan Gainor: Press was wrong on Mueller, just like it was wrong on the border

RussiaGate crashed like a lead (or misled) balloon because it was never about anything other than stopping President Donald Trump. The press pushed the Russian Collusion Delusion because they weren’t reporting. They were crafting a narrative.

March 26, 2019

House Dems fight Pentagon request to divert $1B for border wall

Democratic lawmakers fought back against the Defense Department on Tuesday over its plan to shift up to $1 billion in military funds to pay for 57 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, with the head of the House Armed Services Committee calling it "unbelievably irresponsible."

March 26, 2019

House Dems fail to override Trump veto in fight over border emergency declaration

House Democrats on Tuesday failed to override President Trump’s first veto as part of their battle over border security,  representing a victory for the administration that allows the president's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to stand. 

March 22, 2019

Nearly 2,000 immigrants to be released in Texas from federal custody this weekend, report says

Immigration officials plan to release nearly 2,000 immigrants from custody in the Texas area over the weekend, according to the local ABC-TV affiliate.

March 22, 2019

Sean Hannity: Beto thinks border security isn't a problem. Maybe he needs to talk to Angel Moms and Dads

Sean Hannity: Beto's conducting a war on borders.

March 21, 2019

Hundreds of illegal immigrants released into US amid overcrowding at detention facilities

The U.S. has started releasing hundreds of illegal immigrant detainees into the country as immigration authorities struggle to find available places to house the thousands of illegal migrants coming through the U.S.-Mexico border.

March 18, 2019

Border wall standoff could lead to another government shutdown this fall

It’s unclear what legislative issues may consume Congress between now and the end of September but one thing’s for sure: President Trump’s veto of a measure to terminate his national emergency for the border has the potential to spark another government shutdown on Oct. 1.