Biden says border wall construction will stop if he’s elected president
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.
Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall
A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.
Appeals court: Trump wrongly diverted $2.5B for border wall
A federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of military money to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico.
Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for border wall
Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology, and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.
Pregnant teen dies after falling over border wall
A 19-year-old Guatemala woman, who was 8-months pregnant, died after falling over a section of the border barrier near El Paso.
Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
It turns out Mexico won't be paying for the wall after all.
Officials: 3 die in California after illegally crossing border
Three women died and two other people were detained after federal agents were called to rescue a group who had crossed the border from Mexico illegally and got lost in frigid weather near a Southern California mountain, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said.
Department of Homeland Security seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall
Defense officials say the Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort.
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall
Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from using military construction funds for border wall
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Group of undocumented immigrants rescued from sewage tunnel near U.S.-Mexico border
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Contracts awarded for 65 miles of new border wall
Three contracts have been awarded to build about 65 miles of new border wall in Texas.
House rebukes President Trump on border wall, but he plans veto
The Democratic-controlled House is making a second attempt to overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to raid military base projects such as schools and target ranges to pay for his long-promised border fence.
Trump plans to divert $8M meant for Calif. National Guard to help build border wall, Gov. Newsom says
California Governor Gavin Newsom says California will lose $8 million meant to help the National Guard assist in combating wildfires under a new Trump administration plan related to the border wall.
Pentagon approves $3.6B in funds from military projects to build 175 miles of Trump's border wall
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.
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.
See-saws at the U.S.- Mexico border connects two nations with 'joy' and 'excitement'
A pair of professors built a set of fluorescent pink see-saws across the U.S.- Mexico border.