Migrant Child’s Death in Custody Raises Cover-Up Questions

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 23, 2019 Six youths have died since September, and authorities waited eight months before publicly acknowledging the death of an 10-year-old girl. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Burgeoning Numbers of Cubans Trying to Enter U.S. via Mexico

CEDAR ATTANASIO, ELLIOT SPAGAT and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN / The Associated Press May 13, 2019 The surge is propelled in part by loosened travel restrictions in Central America and deteriorating living conditions in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen Resigns

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Apr 7, 2019 Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her job amid growing frustration by the administration over the number of southern border crossings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Wants 2 Years to Find Migrant Kids Separated From Families

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Apr 6, 2019 The ACLU blasts the government's latest proposal on the anniversary of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration crackdown. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pentagon Seeks Site to House 5,000 Migrant Children

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house thousands unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Negotiations Hit Snag as Shutdown Deadline Approaches

JONATHAN LEMIRE and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2019 As the White House refuses to rule out another shutdown, negotiators clash over a new hurdle for a border security compromise in Congress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump-GOP Meeting Boosts Optimism About Border Deal

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2019 Negotiators predict an agreement could come as early as this weekend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Leaders Signal No Taste for Renewing Shutdown Over Wall

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2019 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes the president's confrontational tactics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Sets Up Showdown Votes on Shutdown Plans

ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2019 Senate leaders agree to vote on dueling proposals: Side with the president or vote to temporarily end the shutdown and keep negotiating. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The President Plans Big Announcement on Saturday on Shutdown, Border

LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2019 The move—on Day 28 of the closure—is Trump's first major overture since Jan. 8. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wall Debate Obscures Other Struggles at the Border

COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2019 Issues include outdated facilities that aren't set up to handle the increase in family migrants and a clogged immigration court system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Again Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border to Stop Migrants

The Associated Press Jan 1, 2019 At least three volleys are sent into a crowd of about 150 trying to breach the border fence near Tijuana's beach in the early hours of 2019. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )