Biden administration to review thousands of migrant child cases for possible separations at the border under Trump

Former President Donald Trump at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration is reviewing the cases of 5,600 migrant children. The review is to determine whether the children were separated from their parents by former President Trump. Thousands of children were separated at the US-Mexico border under Trump's policy. See more stories on Insider's business page. The Biden administration is reviewin...
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Trump eyes visit to US-Mexico border soon but is waiting for Biden to fail first, former aide says

Former President Donald Trump participates in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of border wall at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Trump may visit the US-Mexico border "soon," former senior adviser Jason Miller said in a podcast. He is waiting for Biden to "go and fail on his own" before he makes the trip, Miller said. Trump has previously criticized Biden for the "dangerous" surge of migrants at the border. See ...
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Contractors working on Trump's border wall are pointlessly blowing up chunks of Arizona that they won't have time to actually build on, campaigners say

The U.S. border wall with Mexico is seen from the United States in Nogales, Arizona September 12, 2018. Adrees Lateef/Reuters Contractors working on President Trump's border wall are dynamiting pristine Arizona mountains to make way for construction, campaigners told Business Insider. However — since Trump lost the election it is virtually guaranteed nothing will be built on the freshly-blasted land. President-elect Biden has pledged to halt construction when he takes office on January 20....
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9 upcoming Supreme Court cases where Amy Coney Barrett could be the deciding vote

President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after her confirmation vote passed in the Senate. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, giving conservatives a 6-3 majority. That means that conservatives will have wider latitude in making major decisions, and can sideline Chief Justice John Roberts, who has occasionally sided with more liberal justices to deliver rulings. It also means that fraught issues like a...
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Trump falsely claims that only migrants with 'the lowest IQ' return for their court dates after being arrested by US immigration authorities

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he tours a section of new U.S.-Mexico border wall built in San Luis, Arizona, U.S., June 23, 2020 Carlos Barria/Reuters President Donald Trump falsely claimed that only immigrants with "the lowest IQ" return for their court dates when released after being arrested by US immigration authorities. Trump's comments during Thursday's presidential debate referenced a policy often called "catch and release," where migrants are released from DHS custody pending...
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A timeline of unfulfilled promises Trump made about his border wall, a cornerstone of his 2016 campaign which has faded from view in 2020

President Donald Trump tours a section of new U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Luis, Arizona, on June 23, 2020. Carlos Barria/Reuters Since long before his presidency, Donald Trump has made the construction of a wall along the border with Mexico his keystone issue.  Since it was first suggested — to rapturous applause — in 2014, the issue has arguably propelled Trump into the presidency. The Washington Post reported that Trump mentioned a wall more than 200 times in his 2016 campaign, though...
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Border agents discover 'most sophisticated tunnel in US history' in Arizona – video

US border officials claim an incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona could be 'the most sophisticated tunnel in US history'. The tunnel runs from San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stops short of reaching the surface. It is 3ft wide and 4ft high (1 x 1.3 metres). Smugglers have been using tunnels to get drugs and people across the border for decades. 'Most sophisticated tunnel in US history' discovered between Mexico and Arizona Continue reading...
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'Most sophisticated tunnel in US history' discovered between Mexico and Arizona

Although it’s not clear exactly what the structure was intended for, it had ventilation, a rail system and extensive reinforcementAn incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in US history”, authorities said.The tunnel, intended for smuggling, ran from a neighborhood in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stopped short of reaching the surface. It was built in an area that’s not conducive to tunnels because of ...
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Authorities discover 'most sophisticated smuggling tunnel in history' between Mexico and Arizona

Although it’s not clear exactly what the structure was intended for, it had ventilation, a rail system and extensive reinforcementAn incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in US history”, authorities said.The tunnel, intended for smuggling, ran from a neighborhood in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stopped short of reaching the surface. It was built in an area that’s not conducive to tunnels because of ...
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US: Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated'

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from a neighborhood in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stopped short of reaching the surface. It was built in an area that's not conducive to tunnels because of the terrain, and it had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federa...
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U.S. officials find 'sophisticated' smuggling tunnel on Mexican border

The tunnel was found on Tuesday in the desert near San Luis, Arizona by federal agents led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's investigative arm, the agency said in a press release Friday. Authorities have located hundreds of tunnels over the years under the Southwest border, saying they are used by drug cartels and criminal organizations to smuggle narcotics, people and weapons back and forth between the two countries. The tunnel found this week measured 3 feet by 4 feet (91 cm by...
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Apprehensions at U.S.-Mexico Border Drop for 8 Straight Months

(WASHINGTON) — The number of border apprehensions has dropped for the eighth straight month, following crackdowns by the Trump administration that include forcing asylum seekers back over the U.S.-Mexico border to wait out their claims, a Homeland Security official said Monday. The official said the number of encounters with border officials over the past four months was 165,000. A year earlier during the same time it was about 242,000. The official spoke to The Associated Press on conditio...
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Despite Crackdown, Immigrants Flowing Through Arizona Border

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — The 3-year-old boy with a bowl haircut and striped shirt silently clung to his father in the back of a U.S. Border Patrol truck. Their shoes still muddy from crossing the border, the father and son had just been apprehended at a canal near a border fence in Arizona on a muggy night in July. Before the father, son and two older children could make it any farther, a Border Patrol agent intervened and directed them through a large border gate. The father handed over documents...
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Separated for 45 days by US policy: a mother and son tell their story

The nightmare began when she crossed the Mexican border into the United States to seek political asylum during the "zero tolerance" policy imposed by US President Donald Trump. At a border post in San Luis, Arizona, they turned themselves in to authorities, the first step to requesting asylum. It was a hot day in May, as both Otilia and Geremy remember well.
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Death Valley Trip, Getting There: Highway 95, Redlich, Columbus Salt Marsh, and Another View of Boundary Peak

After lunch, MOH and I drove back into Mina and turned south on Highway 95, continuing our journey toward our next stop (shown above and way down below), and our more distant destinations of Beatty and Death Valley, .As a rule, I don't write much about U.S. Route 95—that preeminent north-south highway in the west ultimately connecting San Luis, Arizona with the Eastport, Idaho, border crossing into Canada—although I see that this is the 25th post tagged 95. I personally have traveled over a goo...
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Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Moves Tower Projects Forward in Mexico and Arizona

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. , the inventor of large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structures capable of producing abundant, inexpensive electricity, today announced an update on its Tower Projects in San Luis, Arizona and in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico including the extension of Agreements for both Tower sites. As announced on October 2, 2014 the Company entered into a "Letter of Understanding" to purchase a 1,250 acre site from a private land owner in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, jus...
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