The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have complained to federal agencies about the treatment of gay and transgender detainees at the New Mexico facility where the Salvadoran woman was held.
Immigration
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Trump says U.S. to impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10 in dramatic escalation of border clash
The Trump administration wants Mexico to combat the surge of Central American migrants traveling through the country on their way to seek asylum in the United States. More than 1,000 Central Americans crossed into the El Paso area Wednesday to surrender to authorities.
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Border wall on private land given the green light to continue by New Mexico town
City leaders issued a cease-and-desist letter after they said proper permits were not issued before the project began. But on Thursday the mayor said the project has been given permission to continue.
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Private group backed by Trump supporters builds border barrier in El Paso
The construction over the weekend started after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to build his long-promised wall with funds not appropriated by Congress.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas legislators strip last-minute $100 million request for border surge
The money had been included in a previous version of the state’s supplemental budget, and legislators had intended for President Donald Trump’s administration to repay the funds.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks part of Trump’s plan to build border wall
The judge said opponents had a good chance in prevailing on their claims that the administration is acting illegally in shifting money to pay for the wall.
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Pentagon agrees to set up tent housing near the border for roughly 7,500 migrants
The tents will be erected near the Tornillo, Donna, Laredo and Del Rio ports of entry, as well as in Arizona.
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Border Patrol quarantines migrants at McAllen facility amid flu outbreak
The quarantine of nearly three dozen migrants at the agency’s central processing center happened a day after the death of a 16-year-old who had contracted the flu.
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Guatemalan migrant dies after being apprehended at the Texas-Mexico border
The Guatemalan teenager, who hasn’t been identified, was found unresponsive Monday morning at the Border Patrol station in Weslaco.
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Border Patrol erects more tents in the Rio Grande Valley to house asylum seekers as surge continues
The agency said Friday that the Rio Grande Valley sector is holding an average of 8,000 migrants each day.