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• Trump floats outrageous claim that Black Americans are ‘going to die’ because immigrants are taking their jobs

  17-07-2024 17:25
  
  Trump ramps up anti-immigration agenda by claiming Black workers will be ‘decimated’ without it
  
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• Manitobans shopping in the U.S.: Experts say it’s not as good a deal as before

  26-06-2024 00:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  Southern Manitobans have a history of travelling to the U.S. for shopping trips. But now, inflation and the exchange rate prompt a question: Is it worth the trip?
  
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• Trump sits down with Logan Paul to talk Putin, 2024 election and being ‘very tough on the border’

  14-06-2024 01:33
  
  The fomer president’s rambling hour-long interview dives into campaign rally rhetoric
  
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• 26 migrants are rescued after smuggled and held in a shack with buckets for toilet and no running water

  07-06-2024 19:26
  
  Operation recalls 2022 smuggling tragedy in similar area outside San Antonio
  
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• Trump labels Biden’s immigration order ‘bulls***’ as he rallies in Arizona after felony conviction

  06-06-2024 23:43
  
  Arizona rally marks first major event since Trump was found guilty in New York hush money case
  
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• Biden’s ‘shameful’ asylum restrictions will face legal challenge: ‘It was illegal when Trump did it, and it is no less illegal now’

  04-06-2024 20:44
  
  Civil rights groups that successfully blocked Trump-era immigration plans now plan to challenge Biden’s order that put ‘thousands of lives at risk’
  
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• Trump and Mike Johnson promote ‘great replacement’ theory to unveil election bill at Mar-a-Lago

  13-04-2024 00:27
  
  Republican frontunner and House Speaker echo far-right conspiracy while promoting redundant measure to ban noncitizens from voting
  
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• Supreme Court extends block on controversial Texas immigration law

  18-03-2024 22:37
  
  Supreme Court paused implementation of SB4, a controversial immigration bill that would allow Texas law enforcement to arrest and charge those entering the US illegally
  
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• Biden faces ‘beyond disappointed’ Democrats after calling suspected killer ‘an illegal’

  08-03-2024 19:57
  
  The president failed to ‘truly distinguish himself’ from Trump’s US-Mexico border rhetoric, groups warn
  
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• Trump attacks, the border, abortion and Gaza: Key moments from Biden’s State of the Union

  08-03-2024 06:33
  
  The president’s potentially final address to Congress framed his vision against his ‘Republican predecessor’
  
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• Federal judge blocks anti-migrant Texas law and shoots down GOP ‘invasion’ claims

  29-02-2024 18:07
  
  Judge pauses state law based on Republican-led arguments that have been ‘unequivocally rejected by federal courts since the Civil War’
  
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• 2 men charged for allegedly trying to smuggle people across U.S. border

  13-02-2024 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two men from Montreal are facing charges for allegedly trying to smuggle people from Canada into the United States last summer, the RCMP said Tuesday.
  
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• Canada planning pilot at Quebec-N.Y. border to allow preclearance on U.S. side

  12-01-2024 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The planned project which would establish a preclearance zone inside a Customs and Border Protection facility in Cannon Corners, N.Y., south of Montreal.
  
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• U.S., Mexico agree to tackle record migration as thousands surge toward border

  29-12-2023 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  A caravan of migrants and asylum seekers, many with small children, were trekking north to the U.S.-Mexico border as the two countries announced they were working together.
  
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• Texas governor signs bill that makes illegal border crossings a state crime

  19-12-2023 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  The law, which takes effect in March, allows Texas police to arrest people who are suspected of entering the U.S. illegally and local judges to order them to leave.
  
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• How the Ukraine aid fight may force Biden to accept severe immigration limits

  12-12-2023 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Immigration policy experts say the Biden administration may be capitulating to hard-right demands for asylum limits and other policy changes in order to get Ukraine aid approved.
  
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• Biden administration clears way for new border wall construction in Texas

  05-10-2023 02:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction in Starr County, Texas.
  
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• Pastor gets 60-day sentence for role in Alberta COVID border blockade

  18-09-2023 20:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  In May, Pawlowski was found guilty of mischief and breaching a release order for his role in the blockade at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing in early 2022.
  
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• Fate of U.S. ‘Dreamers’ program likely headed to Supreme Court for 3rd time

  14-09-2023 01:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  A U.S. district judge ruled to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program that prevents the deportation of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
  
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• Months after closure of Quebec’s Roxham Road, more asylum seekers arriving by air

  11-08-2023 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of people claiming asylum in Canada dropped sharply after its closure in March. The numbers have since been climbing back up with an increase in arrivals at airports.
  
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• Greg Abbott slammed by Texas lawmakers for ‘cruel’ floating border barriers with ‘chainsaw devices’

  09-08-2023 14:16
  
  Texas has been sued for controversial floating border barriers
  
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• Texas congresswoman slams Greg Abbott’s ‘cruel and inhumane’ floating razor barriers at border

  09-08-2023 02:54
  
  Texas has been sued for controversial floating border barriers
  
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• How Biden broke his promise to stop using private prisons for migrants, as detention levels soar

  07-08-2023 23:15
  
  President campaigned on ending private immigrant detention, but has increased use of it compared to Trump
  
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• New U.S. rules limiting asylum claims at Mexican border blocked by judge

  26-07-2023 04:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal judge delayed his ruling from taking effect immediately to give the U.S. Justice Department time to appeal, and the agency immediately did so.
  
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• Greg Abbott slammed for ‘inflatable border’ policy: ‘Will 100 per cent cause more drowning deaths’

  10-06-2023 18:58
  
  Texas governor signs six bills attempting to bolster border security
  
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• Greg Abbott to deploy ‘inflatable border’ along Rio Grande in latest immigration stunt

  09-06-2023 18:27
  
  Texas governor signs six bills attempting to bolster border security
  
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• US Border Patrol chief is retiring following end of Title 42 restrictions at US-Mexico border

  31-05-2023 03:16
  
  The head of U.S. Border Patrol is stepping down from the post, following major changes at the U.S.-Mexico border that came with the end of Title 42 pandemic restrictions
  
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• Florida man pleads not guilty in Canada/U.S. human smuggling tragedy in Manitoba

  26-05-2023 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in connection with the deaths of two adults and two children found frozen near the Canada-U.S. border last year.
  
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• Akwesasne to get $12M in funding after recent deaths of migrant families

  25-05-2023 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The money includes a $10.4-million funding renewal to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service fight organized crime, as well as separate amounts for new police equipment.
  
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• Biden leaning into global diplomacy to manage migration at US-Mexico border

  23-05-2023 18:36
  President Joe Biden was getting nowhere with Congress on immigration
  
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• U.S. border appears calm after Title 42 ends, but anxiety remains for migrants

  13-05-2023 04:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Less than 24 hours Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and government officials were still assessing the effect of the change and the new regulations for asylum seekers.
  
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• Indian authorities want Canadians sent to face charges in Manitoba border deaths

  11-05-2023 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indian authorities are seeking to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after a family, believed to be victims of human trafficking, froze to death in southern Manitoba.
  
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• What is Title 42? Migrants crowd U.S.-Mexico border as COVID rules set to end

  11-05-2023 18:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  After more than three years, the United States is getting ready to scrap COVID-19 restrictions at the border with the lifting of Title 42.
  
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• Watch live: US secretary of homeland security joins White House briefing as Title 42 border rules lifted

  11-05-2023 18:48
  
  Secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas, is expected to join Karine Jean-Pierre’s daily White House press briefing on the day that Title 42 border restrictions are lifted.
  
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• Watch again: US secretary of homeland security joins White House briefing as Title 42 border rules lifted

  11-05-2023 18:48
  
  Secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas, joined Karine Jean-Pierre’s daily White House press briefing on the day that Title 42 border restrictions are lifted.
  
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• Migrants crowd U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 ends, new asylum rules kick in

  11-05-2023 04:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Asylum seekers have been showing up at the border in huge numbers in anticipation of this week's end of the use of a restriction known as Title 42.
  
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• U.S. prepares to limit asylum claims at Mexican border as Title 42 ends

  06-05-2023 04:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  Under the new regulation, migrants will be presumed ineligible for asylum if they passed through another country en route to the U.S. without seeking protection there first.
  
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• Biden administration to send 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border for expected migrant surge

  02-05-2023 18:23
  
  The Biden administration is planning to deploy 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions
  
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• Biden admin asks for 1,500 troops at US-Mexico border

  02-05-2023 17:30
  
  The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions
  
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• Family of Indian migrants who died in Quebec shocked by river crossing attempt

  07-04-2023 16:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pravinbhai Chaudhari, 49, was found in a marshy area in Akwesasne, Que., with his wife Dakshaben, 45, their 23-year-old daughter, Vidhi and their 20-year-old son, Meet.
  
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• Search suspended for man linked to dead migrants, Akwesasne police say efforts exhausted

  06-04-2023 15:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say they believe they have exhausted search efforts on the water for 30-year-old Casey Oakes and are set to resume normal patrol operations.
  
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• Once-popular rural Quebec road for asylum seekers quiets down after U.S.-Canada deal

  06-04-2023 14:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Officials say the massive wave of would-be refugees crossing into Canada has slowed since the end of March after a deal to turn away asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings.
  
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• Indian man extradited from Canada to U.S., charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne

  05-04-2023 19:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The case is not connected to the deaths last week of eight people, including four Indians, who were attempting to illegally cross into the United States from Canada.
  
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• Police link disappearance of Akwesasne man with deaths of migrants in St. Lawrence

  04-04-2023 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement, Akwesasne Mohawk police say Casey Oakes is linked to the discovery on Thursday and Friday of the eight victims, but they did not provide further details.
  
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• Missing Akwesasne man tied to migrants found dead in St. Lawrence River, police say

  04-04-2023 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a statement, Akwesasne Mohawk police say Casey Oakes is linked to the discovery on Thursday and Friday of the eight victims, but they did not provide further details.
  
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• Police in India identify family that died attempting to cross into U.S. from Akwesasne

  03-04-2023 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eight people — four from India and four of Romanian descent — died trying to cross illegally into the United States from Canada through Akwesasne Mohawk Territory.
  
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• Search for man whose boat was found near eight migrants stretches into third full day

  02-04-2023 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Authorities say the area is a popular spot for human smugglers, with police making 48 separate interceptions involving 80 people trying to enter the U.S. illegally since January.
  
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• Police identify 2 of 8 migrants pulled from water near Akwesasne, Que.

  01-04-2023 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police said they are still looking for Akwesasne resident Casey Oakes, 30, who was last seen Wednesday night operating a boat that was found next to the migrants' bodies.
  
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• Authorities working to identify 8 bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River this week

  01-04-2023 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants.
  
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• Migrant death toll at 8 after bodies of infant, adult found in Akwesasne near U.S. border: police

  31-03-2023 04:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Akwesasne Mohawk Police said six adults and two young children are among those who died and were found in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.
  
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