The Border Wall
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In Congress
House Democrats Move To Block Any Additional Spending For the Border Wall
House Democrats introduced legislation that would block the Pentagon from reallocating money to border wall construction, an attempt to undercut…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Border Wall Funding To Take From Ballistic Missile And Surveillance Programs
Roughly $1.5 billion originally intended for a nuclear ballistic missile system and a plane surveillance program will be diverted to…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
‘We Build The Wall’ Donors Demand Answers After Months Of No Construction
A “We Build The Wall” GoFundMe campaign quickly raised $22 million in online donations, but months after its launch and…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Defense Secretary Says 256 Miles Of New Border Wall Coming Soon
The Pentagon announced that well over 200 miles of physical barrier is slated to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Pentagon Doles Out Nearly $1 Billion In Border Wall Spending Contracts |
The Department of Defense awarded two military contracts worth almost $1 billion for wall construction on the U.S-Mexico border, the…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Watch: President Trump Participates in a Roundtable on Immigration and Border Security
President Trump participates in a border security roundtable during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Friday afternoon. The president’s border…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Democrats Suing to Stop Trump Border Wall Construction
Democratic leaders voted to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration, a move they hope will block the…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Rio Grande Valley Levee Wall System Construction Start
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), will begin…
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Military and Defense
Shanahan: No military housing, barracks or dormitory projects affected by border wall funding
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told representatives on Capitol Hill that this year’s Defense budget request holds the same strategy…
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In Congress
House fails to override Trump’s veto over national emergency
The U.S. House of Representatives has failed to secure the votes necessary to end President Trump’s national emergency at the…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Defense Department Authorizes $1 Billion for NEW Border Wall
Monday evening, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan authorized the commander of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to begin…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Alabama Has A Plan To Allow Tax Refunds Help Pay For The Border Wall
A bill that would allow taxpayers to donate a part of their refunds to a nonprofit collecting money to build…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Trump Administration Pushes Back On Media Report Claiming ‘ZERO New Walls’ Built
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing back on a media report that claimed no new walls had been built along…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Watch: President Trump Vetoes Bill That Would Have Ended National Emergency Declaration at the Border [video + transcript]
On Friday, President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution passed by Congress that would have ended the national emergency declaration for…
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