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May 21, 2020 at 9:39 am

Virus cases spike in California county on Mexican border VIEW

EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — As much of California begins allowing businesses to reopen amid improved coronavirus conditions, a farming region bordering Mexico is experiencing...

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May 6, 2020 at 5:03 pm

US sees 1st detained immigrant death from coronavirus

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 57-year-old man in immigration custody died Wednesday from complications related to the coronavirus, authorities said, marking the first reported death...

April 30, 2020 at 7:27 pm

‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum hearings suspended through June 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to public health...

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington, as Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB407 DCAB407

April 22, 2020 at 1:30 pm

Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had signed an executive order “temporarily suspending immigration into the United States.” But experts say...

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB361 DCAB361

April 21, 2020 at 5:49 am

Trump bars new immigration green cards, not temporary visas VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States” on Tuesday. But the executive...

This photo released Tuesday, March 31 2020, by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force, Department of Homeland Security, shows a rail system in a cross-border tunnel running from warehouses in Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego. U.S. authorities seized a large haul of drugs including opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine, being smuggled through the tunnel equipped with ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system. Authorities believe it existed for several months. (San Diego Tunnel Task Force/Department of Homeland Security via AP) CAER209 CAER209

March 31, 2020 at 10:04 am

US finds major cross-border tunnel used to smuggle drugs VIEW

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A large haul of drugs, including opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine, being smuggled from Mexico to California was seized from a cross-border...

March 22, 2020 at 8:27 am

Asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico rarely find lawyers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — One by one, asylum-seekers from El Salvador and Honduras who are waiting in Mexico for court hearings in the United States...

March 17, 2020 at 8:55 pm

Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico, two administration...

March 17, 2020 at 5:05 pm

Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is considering a plan to turn back all people who cross the border illegally from Mexico, two administration...

March 11, 2020 at 3:39 pm

‘Remain in Mexico’ is just one US response to asylum-seekers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings. It...