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New York immigrant advocate to Abbott: Go back to Texas: A prominent New York City immigrant advocate on Thursday criticized a visit to the city by Texas Gov ...
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New York immigrant advocate to Abbott: Go back to Texas
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Abbott defends sending migrants to New York: New York Mayor Eric Adams and others have accused Abbott of using migrants are "political pawns."
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Abbott defends sending migrants to New York
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Texas has spent $11 billion on border security. Is it working?: Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the ...
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Texas has spent $11 billion on border security. Is it working?
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Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling: The undocumented person authorities say the soldier was trying to transport fled from the SUV when ...
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Texas National Guard member charged with human smuggling
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Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants: Since Gov. Greg Abbott announced the program in 2022, Texas has paid to bus more than 102 ...
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Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spends $435K per migrant stopped: With fewer migrants encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border, Abbott claims victory. But let's do the math.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spends $435K per migrant stopped
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Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops
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Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up ...
Quick Glance: Military Camp at Border
  • Governor Abbott constructs camp in Eagle Pass to deter illegal immigration.

  • Base named Forward Operating Base Eagle to house up to 1800 troops.

  • Texas deploys National Guard, builds makeshift wall, and blocks city area for migrants.

  • New camp six miles south of Shelby Park aims for strategic response to border crossings.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott embraces role as top Biden antagonist on border: Abbott has recently upped his national profile amid speculation that he’s angling to be ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott embraces role as top Biden antagonist on border
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Pompeo slams Biden for ‘deeply dangerous’ border policies: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized President Biden for his “deeply dangerous” border ...
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Pompeo slams Biden for ‘deeply dangerous’ border policies
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Learning from Greg Abbott’s socialist approach to immigration: As we approach the second anniversary of Greg Abbott’s busing program, it is worth adopting a ...
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Learning from Greg Abbott’s socialist approach to immigration
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What Texas is (and is not) doing to defy a Supreme Court setback: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week he will continue to defend his state’s border despite a ...
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What Texas is (and is not) doing to defy a Supreme Court setback
Quick Glance: Trump praises Texas Governor in Border Clash with Biden Administration
  • Trump praised Texas Governor Greg Abbott for border security measures and resistance against the Biden administration.

  • He promised to support Texas in the fight against illegal immigration and criticized the Biden administration for their actions.

  • Trump lamented the Biden administration's attempts to weaken him through prosecution and emphasized the negative impact of immigration on Hispanic and Black families.

  • Immigration policy was a key issue in Iowa's Republican caucuses, where Trump found support among voters like Rob Williams.
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Greg Abbott Celebrates Legal Win Over Texas Border: Abbott has praised the decision by a Texas grand jury to indict over 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting ...
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Greg Abbott Celebrates Legal Win Over Texas Border
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The Right-Wing Supreme Court Could Validate Gov Abbott’s War on Immigrants: Of the five-member majority that scuttled much of Arizona’s Papers Please law ...
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The Right-Wing Supreme Court Could Validate Gov Abbott’s War on Immigrants
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Greg Abbott to Build Massive Base in Texas Border City of Eagle Pass: In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott has announced plans to build an 80-acre military ...
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Greg Abbott to Build Massive Base in Texas Border City of Eagle Pass
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Greg Abbott Explains Why He Doesn’t Want to Be Trump’s VP: Trump had said the Texas governor was “absolutely” on his shortlist of potential running mates.
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Greg Abbott Explains Why He Doesn’t Want to Be Trump’s VP
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“Join me,” Biden challenges Trump on passing tough border law: "Instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me."
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“Join me,” Biden challenges Trump on passing tough border law
Quick Glance: Biden, Trump and a Divided View at the Texas Border
  • Presidential candidates Biden and Trump visit the Texas border, presenting contrasting views on migration.

  • Trump emphasizes border toughness, while Biden advocates for a bipartisan approach.

  • The political significance of border issues is increasingly evident as both parties grapple with solutions.

  • Biden's offensive stance on border issues could shift political dynamics, but also presents challenges within his own party.
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No, Donald Trump, migrants aren’t ‘killing’ Social Security and Medicare : In reality, undocumented workers pay taxes for benefits they will probably never ...
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No, Donald Trump, migrants aren’t ‘killing’ Social Security and Medicare
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Greg Abbott Defiant as Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Immigration Law: Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas would carry on “utilizing every tool and strategy” to ...
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Greg Abbott Defiant as Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Immigration ...
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Convoy rally on Texas-Mexico border attracts Trump fans who decry illegal immigration
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Convoy rally on Texas-Mexico border attracts Trump fans who decry illegal ...
Quick Glance: Trump Supporters Rally Against Illegal Immigration at Texas-Mexico Border
  • People gathered at a rural Texas ranch to denounce illegal immigration and the president.

  • The event was organized by Christians peacefully standing against lawlessness.

  • The colorful rally contrasted with the armed presence at the border section.

  • Originally planned as a 700,000 truck convoy, the event ended up with around 200 participants.
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  : For President Biden and the Democrats, thing are looking ugly in November.
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Biden needs to face facts: He’s still losing to Trump  
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Harsh rhetoric on migrants raises fears of more Latino hate crimes: The concerns are rising amid political campaigns targeting immigrants.
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Harsh rhetoric on migrants raises fears of more Latino hate crimes
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Texas judge rules in favor of Biden migrant parole program: A federal judge ruled Friday that a new program allowing up to 30,000 would-be asylum-seekers from ...
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Texas judge rules in favor of Biden migrant parole program
Quick Glance: US Judge Rejects Republican Challenge to Biden Migrant Program
  • A federal judge in Texas rejected a challenge by Republican-led states to a Biden program allowing migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela emergency entry into the U.S.

  • Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria, Texas, ruled that the states lacked standing to pursue the lawsuit against the program that permits up to 30,000 monthly entries.

  • Approximately 234,000 migrants from the specified countries entered the U.S. through the program by November, requiring a U.S. sponsor and air travel.

  • Tipton noted a significant decrease in illegal entries from the countries since the program's inception, without addressing the lawsuit's core claim of DHS authority.
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Supreme Court Keeps Handing Greg Abbott Legal Losses: Before being blocked by a district court, Texas' Senate Bill 4 targeting immigration was approved last year ...
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Supreme Court Keeps Handing Greg Abbott Legal Losses
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Biden says he regrets using the word ‘illegal’ during State of the Union: “I shouldn't have used illegal, it’s undocumented,” Biden said in an interview Saturday ...
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Biden says he regrets using the word ‘illegal’ during State of the Union
Quick Glance: Biden Regrets 'Illegal' Term Usage
  • President Joe Biden expressed regret for using the term 'illegal' to describe the suspected killer Laken Riley in his State of the Union address.

  • Republicans have made Riley's death a focal point in critiquing the Biden administration's border policies.

  • Biden conveyed his remorse in an interview, emphasizing his commitment to treating immigrants with respect.

  • Trump criticized Biden's border management and regretted Biden's apology for his language rather than to Riley's family.
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Tennessee deploys National Guard to Texas as political fight over border increases
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Tennessee deploys National Guard to Texas as political fight over border ...
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Greg Abbott Celebrates New Migrant Detention Milestone: Texan authorities have detained over 507,200 suspected illegal migrants under Operation Lone Star ...
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Greg Abbott Celebrates New Migrant Detention Milestone
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Most Americans favor hiring more border agents, immigration judges: Survey: Most Americans in a new survey said they support the Biden administration hiring more ...
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Most Americans favor hiring more border agents, immigration judges: Survey
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Ocasio-Cortez calls out Musk for unfounded immigration claim: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday knocked Elon Musk on his social media platform X ...
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Ocasio-Cortez calls out Musk for unfounded immigration claim
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Biden invites Trump to work together to lobby Congress on an immigration bill as both candidates visit border
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Biden invites Trump to work together to lobby Congress on an immigration ...
Quick Glance: Trump and Biden at Border Showdown
  • President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set for a dramatic split-screen moment at the border over immigration.

  • Biden's visit to Brownsville contrasts with Trump's trip to Eagle Pass.

  • Political impact of visits timed before State of the Union address.

  • NBC News poll highlights views on border security and immigrant treatment.
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Texas' controversial immigration law again blocked - UPI.com: A federal appeals court late Tuesday blocked a Texas law permitting state police to arrest ...
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Quick Glance: Court Blocks Migrant Arrests in Texas Once Again
  • Following the enforcement of the strict new immigration law, a federal appeals court issued an order late Tuesday preventing Texas from arresting migrants suspected of illegal entry into the USA.

  • The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the decision after weeks to allow Texas to enforce the law by pausing a lower judge's ruling.

  • Earlier on Tuesday, a divided Supreme Court granted permission for Texas to implement a law granting police extensive powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border as litigation on the matter unfolded.

  • The federal government and Mexico have raised concerns about the contentious law and announced measures to impede its enforcement.
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Trump warns of 'languages coming into our country' that 'nobody' has heard of: Donald Trump has been warning about "languages that nobody in this country has ...
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Trump warns of 'languages coming into our country' that 'nobody' has heard ...
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Abbott: ‘We’re not shooting people’ who cross the border because feds ‘would charge us with murder’
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Abbott: ‘We’re not shooting people’ who cross the border because feds ...
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Records confirm Trump’s mother-in-law came to U.S. through process he derided: Melania Trump sponsored her mother to immigrate to the U.S. through a process that ...
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Records confirm Trump’s mother-in-law came to U.S. through process he ...
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The border’s political value is crushing talks on policy: A dizzying week in Washington and Austin has the GOP rallying around Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) as he ...
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The border’s political value is crushing talks on policy
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How the Texas Supreme Court migrant battle makes no sense: The battle between The White House, Texas and the Supreme Court is a case of major wasted opportunity ...
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How the Texas Supreme Court migrant battle makes no sense
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Supreme Court extends hold on Texas immigration law: The order by conservative Justice Samuel Alito extends the freeze, which was due to expire Wednesday ...
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Supreme Court extends hold on Texas immigration law
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GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration: Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered ...
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GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and ...
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Group's National Alert Warns Greg Abbott May Push People to "Mass Murder': The nation's largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights group warned that Abbott's ...
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Group's National Alert Warns Greg Abbott May Push People to
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Mayorkas: Executive orders aren’t enough to solve the migrant crisis: “When we take administrative actions as we have done a number of times ...
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Mayorkas: Executive orders aren’t enough to solve the migrant crisis
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Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law: The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze enforcement of Texas’ controversial ...
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Supreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not be: However you viewed the Mayorkas impeachment articles, its politics was brutal for ...
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The Mayorkas impeachment was quickly dismissed, but its politics may not ...
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Mr. President, the border crisis is not on us, it’s on you: With the stroke of a pen, President Biden could reverse his disastrous executive orders that ...
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Mr. President, the border crisis is not on us, it’s on you
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Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum: Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government ...
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Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum
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Illinois governor urges Abbott to stop busing migrants amid ‘life-threatening’ winter weather
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Illinois governor urges Abbott to stop busing migrants amid ...
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Harsh rhetoric on migrants raises fears of more Latino hate crimes: The concerns are rising amid political campaigns targeting immigrants.
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Harsh rhetoric on migrants raises fears of more Latino hate crimes
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Supreme Court deals blow to Greg Abbott's border plans: Justice Alito's order prevents Texas from arresting and jailing migrants under Senate Bill 4 through ...
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Supreme Court deals blow to Greg Abbott's border plans
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Georgia student’s death emerges as touchstone in immigration battle: The death of a Georgia student has taken center stage in Washington’s battles over ...
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Georgia student’s death emerges as touchstone in immigration battle
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Do constitutional restrictions apply to Texas but not to Biden? : Ultimately, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether S.B. 4 is unconstitutional. 
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Do constitutional restrictions apply to Texas but not to Biden? 
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Abbott, other GOP governors defiant at Texas border: “We are here to send a loud and clear message that we are banding together to fight to ensure that we will ...
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Abbott, other GOP governors defiant at Texas border
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Biden considering major new executive actions for migrant crisis: The policies under consideration include changes to asylum standards and stricter points of ...
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Biden considering major new executive actions for migrant crisis
Quick Glance: Biden explores legal options at the border
  • President Biden is exploring options for border protection but faces legal issues due to existing laws and lack of funding.

  • The failed bill would have provided $20 billion for border personnel and aid for states and cities dealing with record numbers of asylum-seekers.

  • An NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll showed only 29% of respondents approve of Biden's immigration handling.

  • Experts and governors are discussing potential actions, including blocking new asylum claims to alleviate the strain on border officials.
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Biden takes on GOP hecklers on immigration, defends border deal: Biden went on offense on one of his most vulnerable political issues.
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Biden takes on GOP hecklers on immigration, defends border deal
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Architect of failed border deal hits Biden over immigration policy in SOTU: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) jabbed President Biden over his comments on the failed ...
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Architect of failed border deal hits Biden over immigration policy in SOTU
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Following the migrants being bused from Texas to Democrat-led cities: Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
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Following the migrants being bused from Texas to Democrat-led cities
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Trump slams deal that would give Biden authority to close border: The former president has made immigration reform and the border a central plank of his election ...
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Trump slams deal that would give Biden authority to close border
Quick Glance: Trump criticizes border agreement as 'waiting catastrophe'
  • Trump calls the southern border the 'worst' in the 'history of the world' and warns of potential terrorist attacks on the U.S.

  • He emphasizes that just 3 years ago, the border was the strongest and safest in U.S. history.

  • Trump urges Republicans in Congress to refrain from a bipartisan border deal.

  • His criticism of the border agreement has also upset lawmakers on both sides as they deal with the former president’s influence over the Republican Party.
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Texas Sues Shelter for Assisting Migrants in Need: In related news, Texas has sued a faith-based shelter in the border city of El Paso over its work providing ...
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Texas Sues Shelter for Assisting Migrants in Need
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Editorial: Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God’s sake, hold those buses, Gov. Abbott.
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Editorial: Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God’s sake ...
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5 key takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech: With anger, humor and frequent ad-libs, Biden, 81, tried to show voters he's capable of serving another ...
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5 key takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech
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AP-NORC poll shows many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons
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AP-NORC poll shows many say Biden and Trump did more harm than good ...
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Biden uses State of the Union to call on Congress to send him border bill: President Biden called on Congress to send him a border bill, faulting former ...
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Biden uses State of the Union to call on Congress to send him border bill
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Appeals court freezes Texas’ new SB4 immigration law: The law would allow police to arrest those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexican border.
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Appeals court freezes Texas’ new SB4 immigration law