Alicia A. Caldwell

Less chaos expected as new travel ban takes effect

June 29, 2017 at 7:54 p.m.

A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban takes effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to...

U.S. to seek more security on international flights

June 28, 2017 at 10:35 a.m.

The Homeland Security Department is set to announce new security measures for international flights bound to the U.S., which could lead to a lifting of a ban on laptops and...

Ruling in travel ban leaves myriad questions unanswered

June 27, 2017 at 8:42 a.m.

The Supreme Court's decision to partially reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban has left the effort to keep some foreigners out of the United States in a murky middle...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2016 photo, a U.S. Border Patrol agent drives near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Santa Teresa, N.M. Can Donald Trump really make good on his promise to build a wall along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border to prevent illegal migration? What聮s more, can he make Mexico pay for it? Sure, he can build it, but it聮s not nearly as simple as he says. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Immigration arrests at Mexican border continue to plummet

April 5, 2017 at 6:03 a.m.

Arrests of people caught trying to sneak into the United States across the Mexican border plummeted in March to the lowest monthly figure in more than 17 years, the head...

Tourists pose for photos in Santa Elena Canyon near a cliff face that is Mexico

Ryan Zinke: Border wall “complex,” faces geographic challenges

April 1, 2017 at 12:14 a.m.

Geographic and physical challenges 鈥� including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife 鈥� will make it difficult to build the "big, beautiful wall" that President Donald Trump has promised on...

Mexico border wall Donald Trump wants to build faces all kinds of obstacles

March 27, 2017 at 2:49 a.m.

President Donald Trump's effort to build a huge barrier to those attempting to enter the U.S. illegally faces impediments of its own.

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United States, U.K. bar laptop carry-ons from Mideast, North Africa flights

March 24, 2017 at 1:22 a.m.

Seeking to bolster airline security, the U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in...

Department of Homeland Security budget proposals

Trump wants to build 30-foot-high wall at Mexican border, according to contract notices

March 24, 2017 at 8:58 a.m.

The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of...

Donald Trump signs new anti-terror travel ban 鈥� without new fanfare

March 7, 2017 at 5:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers Monday, hoping to avoid a new round of lawsuits and...

People pass graffiti along the border structure in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.

Official: Border Patrol chief tells agents he was forced out

April 1, 2017 at 12:18 a.m.

The Border Patrol chief has been forced out a day after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious plan to build a wall at the Mexican border and hire 5,000 Border...

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