New York representative on presidential election, immigration and humanitarian assistance
New York Representative and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan about the upcoming…
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Virginia and Florida senators on Middle East, border funding and more
Virginia Senator Mark Warner and Florida Senator Marco Rubio spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan on the Middle East, ongoing…
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Proposed CBP bill could impact Yuma County
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Hiring and Retention Act would help CBP with more flexibility in hiring, recruiting, and retaining…
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Decrease in migrant encounters in the Yuma Sector
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in January of Fiscal Year 2024, the Yuma Sector saw a total of 3,735 migrant…
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border crisis and the murder of Laken Riley
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the southern border…
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Ten people injured after falling from border fence in San Diego
According to officials, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department received reports from Border Patrol that people were climbing the fence and…
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Miles apart, Biden and Trump tour U.S.-Mexico border highlighting immigration as an election issue
Three hundred miles apart, President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas…
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Yuma Border Patrol agents discover 29 undocumented immigrants in a vehicle
The U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector said a vehicle was intercepted on the Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range and agents discovered 29 undocumented…
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US asylum restriction aimed at limiting claims has little impact given strained border budget
Asylum officers were instructed nearly a year ago to apply a higher screening standard on those who cross the border illegally after passing though…
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Calexico to receive $2 million grant to support migrants
The City of Calexico will receive $2 million to assist migrants who cross the border to seek political…
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President Biden to tour southern border this week
Biden’s visit also comes the same day that former President Donald Trump has planned a trip to the border. Trump will deliver remarks at Eagle Pass,…
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Representatives from Pennsylvania and Maine on bipartisan bill
Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan Sunday about a…
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Senator Sinema discusses border crisis impact on AZ border communities
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) discussed the ongoing border crisis affecting the state’s border communities with members of Douglas,…
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Biden administration considering border policy changes
The Biden administration is considering action to make it harder for migrants to obtain asylum and easier to deport them…
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Biden administration failed to vet adults housing migrant children, federal watchdog says
The Biden administration struggled to properly vet and monitor the homes where they placed a surge of migrant children who arrived at the…
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State House Republicans support new legislation to combat Arizona’s border crisis
All Republican members of the state House of Representatives are supporting a new legislation called HB 2748 to combat the border crisis in Arizona…
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back…
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Bipartisan Arizona officials announced their support for Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Arizona) border security…
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Arizona Senate Candidate weighs in Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Bipartisan Border Security Package
Arizona Senate Candidate Kari Lake shares her concerns of U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)’s Bipartisan Border Security…
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Senator Sinema defends new border package
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema and other lawmakers are trying to strengthen the border by defending the new border bill, however, they do not have…
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