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Border arrests fall, deportations soar in Trump’s first year
Border Patrol arrests plunged to a 45-year low, but detentions by deportation officers away from the U.S.-Mexico border soared during President Donald Trump's first months in office, as his efforts...

Trump’s border wall models take shape in San Diego
The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.

Stopped at U.S. border, Haitians find “Mexican dream” instead
They are among several thousand Haitians who came to Mexico's northwest corner hoping to cross the border before the U.S. abruptly closed its doors last year.

Fact check: What the Trump administration said about DACA
The White House took a firm stance on Tuesday in outlining why an immigration program created by President Barack Obama needs to be eliminated.

Man uses drone to smuggle methamphetamine from Mexico into California
A 25-year-old U.S. citizen has been charged with using a drone to smuggle more than 13 pounds (5.9 kilograms) of methamphetamine from Mexico, an unusually large seizure for what is...

Homeland Security will waive laws to build U.S. border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive environmental reviews and other laws to replace a stretch of border wall in San Diego, moving to make good on one...

Contractor appeals delay Trump border wall prototypes
The Trump administration said Thursday that prototypes for a proposed border wall with Mexico have been delayed until November because two companies have objected to the bidding process, dealing another...

Smugglers offer crammed big rigs as “VIP treatment” to U.S.
When Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was awakened Sunday morning with news that migrants were found dead inside a sweltering tractor-trailer outside a San...

Charges shed light on sea cucumber smuggling at U.S. border
Charges against a father-son partnership for allegedly smuggling more than $17 million worth of sea cucumbers to the United States and exporting them to Asia sheds light on a growing...

Contractors bidding to build Trump’s border wall brace for a “hostile site”
One potential bidder on President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico wanted to know if authorities would rush to help if workers came under "hostile attack." Another asked if employees...