The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants when it crashed into a support for a pedestrian bridge in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
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Trump’s border czar is in the White House, not an agency. Here’s why that matters
Tom Homan’s perch inside the White House will give him a global view, but also pose challenges for immigration policy.
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Trump again distances himself from Project 2025
Earlier today at the Arizona-Mexico border, former President Donald Trump defended himself against a series of attacks Democrats have lobbed at him during the Democratic National Convention.
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Vance focuses his border attacks on the ‘Harris administration’
JD Vance employed that particular phrase — the “Harris administration” — repeatedly Thursday, as the Trump campaign moves to put the vice president in the spotlight.
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Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech
The issue of border security is one of Vice President Harris’ biggest vulnerabilities in her campaign. On Tuesday, she tried to use his signature issue against former President Donald Trump.
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Illegal crossings hit Biden-era low as migrants wait longer for entry
The number of migrants trying to cross the southern U.S. border illegally has gone down significantly. But migrants still face long waits using a government app for asylum claims.
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California heat has immigration activists bracing for a humanitarian crisis
Record-breaking heat exacerbates an already dangerous situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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A deadly fire exposes the lack of protection for migrant workers in South Korea
As South Korea’s population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country’s workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.
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Biden’s plan will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation
Executive actions from the White House will offer parole to up to half a million immigrants
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Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too
Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on immigration, according to its boosters. But as the government still struggles with migration across the English Channel,