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Border security in spotlight in final stretch of presidential race
Immigration and border security are taking center stage in the final stretch of the presidential election, with two very different views from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President ...Politics - NBC News - October 24 -
Watch live: Trump gives remarks on immigration, border security in Texas
Former President Trump will give remarks to the press Friday afternoon from Austin, Texas, focusing on immigration and border security, according to his campaign. Trump has leaned in to the issue ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Trump’s border security plans face potential obstacle in Senate parliamentarian
President-elect Trump’s GOP allies in Congress want to jam tough immigration and border security reforms through the Senate using a special fast track known as budget reconciliation, but face a ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
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Trump calls for 25% tariff for Mexico goods over illegal immigration, border security
Former President Donald Trump threatened a tariff on Mexican goods over the flow of drugs and illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump's remarks in North Carolina occurred just hours ...Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Laura Gillen defeats Rep. Anthony D’Esposito in heated NY rematch focused on border security
Democrats scored a key House win on Long Island, unseating a Republican accused of an affair and patronage.Politics - Politico - November 7 -
Henry Cuellar: Democrats should focus on border security, cost of living rather than 'talk of joy’
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said Democrats failed to connect with voters due to unrelatable talking points during a Tuesday appearance on "NewsNation Now" with Connell McShane. He also highlighted ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Arizona immigrants fear return to mass arrests as state passes ‘secure our border’ act
A generation of Arizonans revolted against hardline immigration policies and won important battles. This year, the state voted to bring those policies back. The news that Arizona voters on 5 ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Kamala Harris, Border Enforcer
Behind the scenes, the president and vice president conducted a campaign to get the crisis under control.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
What migrants and border officials are saying about Trump's border plans
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to conduct mass deportations of undocumented migrants as part of his immigration overhaul. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
September Border Patrol encounters lowest since the pandemic
Fewer migrants were apprehended between ports of entry at the southern border in September than in any month since August of 2020, according to new data released by Customs and Border Protection ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Arizona border towns grappling with drug smuggling
CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca is continuing his road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border with a stop in Yuma, Arizona, where border security is a top concern. Customs and Border Protection ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
How border towns view the immigration debate
While there are no shortage of opinions about the immigration debate, Omar Villafranca took a 1,600-mile trip from Texas to Arizona to see how those closest to the issue see it.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Why southern border towns are frustrated by the immigration debate
Presidio, Texas, relies on hundreds of Mexican citizens who legally cross the border daily to work in restaurants or oil fields. Presidio's mayor believes the city would be in "serious trouble" if ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
California border towns have mixed feelings on immigration
CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca is wrapping up his tour of communities along the U.S.-Mexico border with a stop in California. Residents there have differing opinions on immigration.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
One Texas border town's split identity
Most of the 30,000 residents of the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, are of Latino or Mexican descent, and are proud of the town's bi-national, bi-cultural, bi-lingual traditions. But the city has ...Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
How border towns view the immigration debate
The southern border has become a key issue in the 2024 election. Omar Villafranca traveled 1,700 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border to see how people closest to the issue view the debate.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
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Divided Arizona contends with Trump's sweeping border plan
The state is likely to be on the frontline of the president-elect's immigration policies.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Trump announces Tom Homan as incoming border czar
President-elect Donald Trump announced late that Tom Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be his administration's "border czar."Politics - NBC News - November 11 -
Trump taps Tom Homan for "border czar"
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan as his "border czar." Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be overseeing border security and the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Republican calls Biden-Harris border policies 'a joke'
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Monica De La Cruz of Texas about securing a second term.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Doctors Without Borders suspends operations in Haiti
Doctors Without Borders has suspended its activities in Port-au-Prince following a series of threats by the country's police forces, the organization announced Tuesday. Death and rape are among the ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Tsunoda interrogated in his PJs at U.S. border
Japanese Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pajamas for several hours by U.S. border control officials before being let into the country for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix.Sports - ESPN - 2 hours ago -
OpenAI outlines national security approach
OpenAI doubled down on the importance of the U.S. maintaining leadership on artificial intelligence (AI) development in a new outline of the company's approach to national security. The ChatGPT ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Boardmasters organisers increase security measures
Organisers of the Newquay music festival announce increases in security measures for the 2025 event.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Illegal border crossings fall to lowest level since 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed previous CBS News reports that illegal border crossings have reached the lowest point of Biden's presidency. CBS News national correspondent Omar ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking traffic hits a record ahead of election
Trucking data shows that cross-border trade between Mexico and the U.S. has reached a record this year, with heavy cargo volumes headed to U.S. retailers.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Judges and Border Police Targeted by Anti-Government Extremists, Doxed as ‘Traitors’
A report from the US Department of Homeland Security claims that self-identified militia members have posted the names and photos of US government officials in reaction to their work on the ...Tech - Wired - October 24 -
Arizona towns along southern border dealing with drug smuggling
CBS News' Omar Villafranca has been traveling all week from Texas to California along the U.S.-Mexico border to speak with local officials and residents about immigration. On Wednesday, he made ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Metula, Israeli Town on Lebanon Border, Worries for Its Future
Abandoned and off limits to civilians, Metula, a symbol of early pioneering Zionism, is left half-ruined by Hezbollah’s rockets and missiles.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Satellite images show Israel bolstering defences on Syria border
Digging of new trench in Israel-occupied Golan Heights comes as IDF prepares against potential threats from war-torn neighbourBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Arizona border towns consider drug trafficking issue before election
Voters in Arizona's border towns are considering the effects of drug trafficking as the battleground state prepares to vote. CBS News' Omar Villafranca spoke to Americans who live on the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
'Made in Mexico' trade controversy is provoking another kind of border war
Chinese and European companies that manufactured in China are moving to Mexico, with billions invested in new trade strategies, and political battles to come.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Destruction of Lebanon-Syria border crossings in Israeli airstrikes creates difficulties
A stream of refugees fleeing Lebanon to Syria have been crossing a narrow makeshift bridge in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province since the official border crossing was put out of commission ...World - ABC News - October 27 -
India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is 'almost complete'
India's defense minister says India and China have pulled most of their frontline troops further away from their disputed border in the remote Himalayan Ladakh regionWorld - ABC News - October 31
