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Thursday 30 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# US Border

This year
2023
US braces for 'chaotic' border scenes as Covid rule deterring migrants expires at midnight
Rules in force from Friday will mean anyone who enters the country illegally will face a much tougher task to prove their case for asylum.
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May 11th 2023, 7:43 AM
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Pence claims migrants 'well cared for' during visit to centre as protestors decry 'concentration camps'
The US Vice President said the situation at the border is a “crisis that is overwhelming our system”.
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Jul 13th 2019, 11:12 AM
One year after the scandal first emerged, why is debate raging again about Trump's child detention camps?
The detention centres have been compared to prisons and concentration camps.
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Jun 25th 2019, 9:00 AM
Sixth migrant child dies in custody at US border
Officials say the 10-year-old girl was “medically fragile” when she entered its facility.
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May 23rd 2019, 9:01 AM
Fifth migrant child dies after detention by US border patrol since December
The teen has been identified by US Customs and Border Protection as Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez.
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May 20th 2019, 10:09 PM
Trump says he won't reinstate separating children from parents at US-Mexico border
The US President blamed his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama for the highly controversial policy.
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Apr 9th 2019, 10:18 PM
Trump declares national emergency to build wall, Democrats vow to fight the 'power grab'
The move will allow him to spend more money to erect barriers on the US-Mexico border.
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Feb 15th 2019, 9:12 PM
Family of girl (7) who died in Border Patrol custody dispute official story on her death
The parents of Jakelin Caal said she had been given food and water and appeared to be in good health as she travelled through Mexico.
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Dec 16th 2018, 10:21 AM
7-year-old girl dies in custody after Border Patrol arrest
The Washington Post reports the girl died of dehydration and shock more than eight hours after she was arrested.
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Dec 14th 2018, 7:13 AM
Migrants retreat as US border agents push them back with tear gas and rubber bullets
The migrant caravan was trying to force through a Mexican police blockade into the United States.
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Nov 26th 2018, 9:28 PM
'Could there be a shutdown?': Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border
Trump’s border threat came days after a federal judge put the administration’s asylum policy on hold.
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Nov 22nd 2018, 6:25 PM
Migrant caravan faces desperate situation amid warning that chance of entering US 'almost nil'
Trump has deployed nearly 6,000 troops to the border to deter what he has called an “invasion”.
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Nov 16th 2018, 10:39 PM
Over 1,500 caravan migrants arrive at US border after over a month on the road
The full caravan – some 5,500 migrants in all – was expected to continue arriving in Tijuana in the coming hours.
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Nov 15th 2018, 10:30 PM
Migrant caravan embarks on 'route of death' through Mexico towards US border
US president Donald Trump has ordered US troops to the Mexican border in response to the caravans.
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Nov 4th 2018, 6:15 PM
Trump says 'tent cities' to be built for migrants as thousands of troops sent to Mexican border
‘We’re going to build tents all over the place,” the US President told Fox News.
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Oct 30th 2018, 7:09 AM
'Everything on table' to block migrants, as first section of Trump's wall unveiled
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that a slow-moving migrant caravan bound for the United States will not be welcome.
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Oct 27th 2018, 12:55 PM
Woman arrested after scaling Statue of Liberty to protest US immigration policy
She is now facing multiple federal charges including trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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Jul 5th 2018, 7:38 AM
Senator calls for TDs to boycott 4th of July celebrations at US Embassy
The boycott is in response to the policy of separating children from their parents at the US border.
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Jun 20th 2018, 2:32 PM
'Wah wah': Ex-Trump campaign boss mocks story of child with Down syndrome separated at border
Official data shows more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or guardians since early May.
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Jun 20th 2018, 1:22 PM
Hours after doubling down on family separation policy, Trump backs party plans to end it
The US President has apparently backed Republican bills “100%”.
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Jun 20th 2018, 7:06 AM
'Indefensible, immoral, shocking': Coveney on the separation of children at US borders
Official data shows more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or guardians since early May.
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Jun 19th 2018, 9:30 AM
'US will not be a migrant camp': Trump stands firm despite pressure over children being separated from parents
A photo of a two-year-old girl crying as her mother is searched by US border patrol agents has gone viral.
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Jun 18th 2018, 10:56 PM
UN rights chief hits out at 'unconscionable' separation of families at US border
He called for Washington to immediately end the practice of “forcible separation of these children”.
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Jun 18th 2018, 2:15 PM
'A horrific policy': Nearly 2,000 minors split from parents at US border in six weeks
Between 19 April and 31 May, 1,995 children were separated from 1,940 adults at the US border.
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Jun 16th 2018, 10:45 AM
The strange tale of the scuba diver and the underwater drug tunnel
US official: “Drug smugglers will try anything to move their product — even scuba diving in an underwater tunnel.”
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Aug 21st 2015, 8:55 AM
'Marijuana cannon' used to fire drugs over US border seized in Mexico
Border police seized the device made of plastic pipe and metal.
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Feb 28th 2013, 1:08 PM
72 bodies found at Mexico-Texas border
The victims are believed to have been killed by the notorious Zetas drug cartel.
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Aug 26th 2010, 4:13 PM