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14 Nov 2020

President elect Joe Biden to make some dramatic moves on immigration, including with border wall

Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base. The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as minors and stop using Pentagon funds to build a border wall.
Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use...
3 Sep 2020

How Much US-Mexico Border Wall Has Trump Built? Who Is Paying for It?

Even if it’s not as vast as he once envisaged, or made of concrete as he used to describe it, or financed by Mexico as he famously promised his supporters, Trump can and does cite progress on his signature project.
Even if it’s not as vast as he once envisaged, or made of concrete as he used to describe it, or financed by Mexico as...

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17 Mar 2020

Full appeals court to hear McGahn, border wall cases

The full bench of the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to weigh in on two legal fights critical to President Donald Trump: whether the House can use the courts to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, and whether the House can sue to block Trump's effort to fund border wall construction over Congressional objections.
The full bench of the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to weigh in on two legal fights critical to...
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15 Feb 2020

Trump Administration Taking $3.8 Billion More From Military for Mexico Border Wall

The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, a central promise of President Donald Trump's campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term.
The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a...
11 Feb 2020

Trump to Make Lower, $2 Billion Spending Request for Border Wall: Officials

U.S. President Donald Trump will request $2 billion in new funding for border wall construction in his 2021 budget, substantially less than he sought last year, according to senior administration officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump will request $2 billion in new funding for border wall construction in his 2021 budget,...
17 Jan 2020

DHS has requested Pentagon assistance to build 270 miles of border wall

The Pentagon received a Department of Homeland Security request Wednesday to build and pay for hundreds of additional miles of border wall on the southwest border, according to the Department of Defense.
The Pentagon received a Department of Homeland Security request Wednesday to build and pay for hundreds of additional...
25 May 2019

Senate approves deal on disaster aid, leaves out border money Trump demanded – The Washington Post

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $19.1 billion disaster-aid package, advancing legislation that would break a months-long impasse over federal funding for stretches of the country afflicted by natural disasters.
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $19.1 billion disaster-aid package, advancing legislation that...
12 Mar 2019

GOP bracing for Trump to veto Congress’s rejection of his emergency declaration

John Barrasso, one of the Senate's highest-ranking Republicans, said President Trump is "going to veto this," after four GOP senators pledged to oppose his emergency plans.
John Barrasso, one of the Senate's highest-ranking Republicans, said President Trump is "going to veto this," after four...
11 Mar 2019

Trump Proposes Record Spending, Trillion-Dollar Deficit

President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion budget on Monday, pushing the federal deficit past $1 trillion but counting on optimistic growth, accounting shuffles and steep domestic cuts to bring future spending into balance in 15 years.
President Donald Trump proposed a record $4.7 trillion budget on Monday, pushing the federal deficit past $1 trillion...

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7 Mar 2019

Texas A.G.: Trump has complete discretion on national emergency, but securing funds is another question

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that while declaring a national emergency to fund the southern border wall is well within President Trump’s presidential powers, he argued that securing the necessary funds
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that while declaring a national emergency to fund the...

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6 Mar 2019

Whip list: Republican senators are torn over Trump’s national emergency declaration

President Donald Trump is expected to suffer an embarrassing rebuke when the Senate votes to block his national emergency declaration to build a wall on the US southern border, forcing Trump to issue the first veto of his presidency on what he considers to be his top domestic issue.
President Donald Trump is expected to suffer an embarrassing rebuke when the Senate votes to block his national...
26 Feb 2019

Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration

A group of former national security officials is set to release a statement arguing that there is no justification for Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border
A group of former national security officials is set to release a statement arguing that there is no justification for...

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26 Feb 2019

GOP rep says after deployment to border that situation warrants emergency declaration

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that he believes the situation at the southern border constitutes a national emergency after witnessing it firsthand when he was deployed to Arizona with his Air National Guard unit.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that he believes the situation at the southern border constitutes a national...
1 Feb 2019

Trump, Democrats Battle in Early Stage of U.S. Border Security Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats hardened their positions on Thursday over a wall being built on the border with Mexico, raising new doubts over their ability to reach a deal just as negotiations were getting under way.
U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats hardened their positions on Thursday over a wall being built on...

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12 Jan 2019

Trump too scared of Stephen Miller and Ann Coulter to compromise on his wall

Conservative MSNBC commentator Charlie Sykes said Thursday that Democrats and Republicans can present any deal they like to President Donald Trump — but that anti-immigrant TV personalities like Ann Coulter will goad the president into walking away from an agreement.
Conservative MSNBC commentator Charlie Sykes said Thursday that Democrats and Republicans can present any deal they like...
10 Jan 2019

Trump Says Likely to Declare Emergency if No Deal on Border Wall

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was likely to declare a national emergency to secure funds for his long-sought wall along the U.S. southern border if he cannot reach an agreement with Democrats in Congress to provide the money.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was likely to declare a national emergency to secure funds for his...
15 Dec 2018

Trump Weighs Next Move on Border Wall as Shutdown Looms

Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you wouldn't know it by the schedule, as lawmakers left town waiting for the White House's next move.
Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you...
11 Dec 2018

In Heated On-Camera Clash, Trump Fights With Top Democrats on Border Wall

U.S. President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic lawmakers in the Oval Office on Tuesday about government funding, throwing into question whether a deal to avert a government shutdown was possible ahead of a deadline next week.
U.S. President Donald Trump openly fought with the top two Democratic lawmakers in the Oval Office on Tuesday about...
11 Dec 2018

Trump demands border wall money; shutdown showdown nears

President Donald Trump says Congress should provide all the money he wants for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, and he calls illegal immigration a "threat to the well-being of every American community."
President Donald Trump says Congress should provide all the money he wants for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, and...

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4 Dec 2018

Nielsen asks Cabinet departments to send civilian police to US-Mexico border

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has reportedly submitted a request to several other Cabinet departments for them to deploy civilian law enforcement officers to the southern border as early as next week.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has reportedly submitted a request to several other Cabinet departments...

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5 Apr 2018

National Guard part of Trumps Mexico border strategy

President Donald Trumps strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border includes mobilizing the National Guard, the White House said on Tuesday, after Trump had earlier spoken publicly to reporters about guarding our border with the military to stop illegal immigrants.
President Donald Trumps strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border includes mobilizing the National Guard, the White House said...

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