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COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2019 Issues include outdated facilities that aren't set up to handle the increase in family migrants and a clogged immigration court system.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

Outgoing Chief of Staff Kelly: Trump Backed Away From Wall Months Ago

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2018 It is the starkest admission yet by the president's inner circle that his signature campaign pledge would not be fulfilled. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Aid Ship With 311 Migrants Ignored by Italy, Heads to Spain

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2018 Spanish aid group, which made the rescue in waters near Libya, sets off for port at Algeciras after calls to other nations go unanswered. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Arrests 32 at San Diego Demonstration

GREGORY BULL / The Associated Press Dec 10, 2018 Agents in riot gear stop protesters as they try to move forward to offer a ceremonial blessing near the wall in support of asylum seekers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )