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A Governor’s Bizarre Comment Made Him a Target of Trump’s Border Czar
“Good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her,” Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey said about a woman he seemed to falsely imply was an undocumented immigrant living on his property.The New York Times - 1d -
Hegseth visits troops on U.S.-Mexico border
Pete Hegseth visited the troops at the U.S.-Mexico border Monday for the first time since becoming secretary of defense. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.CBS News - 2d -
Mexico Pledges to Send 10,000 Troops to U.S. Border: What to Know
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government said the National Guard members had redeployed to 18 cities and towns along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a deal to delay U.S. tariffs.The New York Times - 2d -
Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Thomas D. Homan, President Trump’s border czar, toured areas near Mexico.The New York Times - 3d -
Hegseth meets with troops at Southern border in New Mexico
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with U.S. troops along the Southern border in New Mexico. The deployment of additional troops to the border was part of President Trump's crackdown on ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump pauses Mexico tariffs for one month after agreement on border troops
President Donald Trump over the weekend said he was imposing 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on goods from China.CNBC - 3d -
Hegseth, Homan visit Texas to meet troops on border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday touched down in Texas enroute to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since taking office. Hegseth, who traveled with White House border czar Tom ...The Hill - 3d -
60 percent approve of sending troops to southern border: Survey
Around 60 percent of Americans approve of President Trump's administration sending troops to secure the southern border, according to a survey released Wednesday. The new Quinnipiac University ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Residents of Lebanese border village return to bury dead as Israeli troops withdraw
People returning to Dhayra to mourn loss of loved ones find most of settlement has been destroyed. The mosque used to announce a death in the Lebanese village of Dhayra. The mournful call would ...The Guardian - Jan. 28 -
U.S. troops head to southern border as deportations continue
The U.S.-Mexico border has been very active since President Trump took office last week. While more troops head to the border, the U.S. is ramping up its deportation efforts. CBS News correspondent ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
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More troops arrive at U.S.-Mexico border as ICE raids continue
More U.S. troops have arrived at the southern border as arrests from immigration raids continue to grow. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Trump's border czar: 'If you're in the country illegally, you got a problem'
According to Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan, every undocumented immigrant should worry they could be arrested at any time, even if they have no criminal record.ABC News - Jan. 26 -
Top DOJ official, Trump border czar in Chicago overseeing immigration enforcement 'efforts'
A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our ...The Hill - Jan. 26 -
'Border czar' Tom Homan says mass deportation plan depends on Congress
Tom Homan spoke with ABC's Martha Raddatz for "This Week."ABC News - Jan. 25 -
U.S. military on southern border in new immigration crackdown
More than a thousand U.S. troops are being deployed to the southern border to reinforce President Trump's new crackdown on illegal immigration. NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports.NBC News - Jan. 26 -
US military's mission on border moving quickly
The U.S. military's mission on the border is moving quickly as the White House and the Pentagon are making it a priority to publicize news about the mission.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
DHS could request up to 10,000 troops for the border, internal memo shows
DHS could request up to 10,000 troops to help with efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News.ABC News - Jan. 24 -
National Guard ordered to support Trump border executive action
The National Guard is deploying additional troops to the southern border to assist with President Trump's directive for the military to help secure migration enforcement. In a Wednesday night ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Trump’s latest border actions are ‘shutting down the asylum system as we know it’
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s move to end birthright citizenship. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley, NBC News Senior White House Correspondent ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump orders troops to the border to crack down on immigration
At least 1,500 active-duty troops were ordered to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border to help enforce President Trump's immigration orders, the White House says. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has the latest.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump sending 1,500 additional troops to southern border
President Trump's administration says it plans to send 1,500 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more on that and Mr. Trump's defense of ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump to send troops to border; fallout grows over Jan. 6 pardons
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans push ahead on signature campaign promises with a flurry of actions on immigration, including ordering the suspension of all border crossings and ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Cuellar supports military at border, but must be used 'the right way'
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district borders Mexico, said he supports President Trump’s decision to send 1,500 troops to the southern border. He added, however, that the move is expensive ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Operation underway to send hundreds of troops to U.S. southern border
An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump administration weighs sending 10,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Troops sent to US southern border as Trump steps up immigration plan
The new administration has also halted all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump to deploy troops to US-Mexico border in hardline immigration strategy
Controversial move follows flurry of executive actions including suspension of refugee resettlement programme. US politics live – latest updates The Pentagon is set to deploy up to 1,500 ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to secure US-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending up to 1,500 troops to help secure the southern border as President Trump pushes to stem the tide of migrants entering the country. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
"Border czar" Tom Homan tells reporter that ICE officers were told to begin raids
"Border czar" Tom Homan told a news outlet that ICE officials have been instructed to begin arresting "those here illegally." Homan did not specify where the raids would take place. Civil trial ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump authorizes military deployment plan to border in executive order
President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border. The order authorizes U.S. Northern Command ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Trump executive actions on border, immigration: What to know
Trump promises to sign executive actions to address immigration and border security. Some will likely spark legal battles.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump team now 'reviewing' plans for Chicago ICE raids: Incoming border czar
President-elect Donald Trump's border czar said the incoming administration is now "reviewing" whether to launch removal operations in Chicago.ABC News - Jan. 18 -
Trump border czar: 'We are going to take the handcuffs off ICE' after inauguration
President-elect Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said the incoming administration is going to take “handcuffs” off of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the inauguration next ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
How Trump’s Border Czar Thomas Homan Found MAGA
Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say
Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota
President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
Trump's incoming border czar says mass deportations will include workplace roundups
Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's incoming border czar, said mass deportations of undocumented migrants will include workplace enforcement operations. Homan also said the administration is ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Trump administration will close down the Darien Gap, incoming border czar Tom Homan says
In an interview with NBC News, incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan said that people without criminal records may also get arrested in mass deportation raids.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Meet the Cabinet: What to know about Tom Homan, Trump’s pick for border czar
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Tom Homan to be his border czar. NBC News campaign embed Alex Tabet takes a look at Homan’s career and how he might function in the Trump administration.NBC News - Jan. 8
