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Arizona’s Border Wall Delayed After 2 Containers Topple
PHOENIX (AP) — An effort by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma suffered a brief setback when two stacked containers somehow toppled over.
US Pauses Plans for New Border Wall at Oceanfront Park
The Biden administration on Thursday agreed to pause plans for a double border wall that critics say would effectively destroy a 51-year-old oceanfront park that symbolizes the friendship between the United States and Mexico.
US to Fill Border Wall Gaps in Arizona for Safety Reasons
Border officials got the go-ahead on Thursday to fill four remaining gaps in the U.S.-Mexico wall near the southern Arizona community of Yuma to protect the safety of migrants and U.S. agents working there.
Mexican Woman Dies Entangled on Arizona Border Wall
Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entrapped while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down on the border wall in eastern Arizona.
Biden to Return Diverted Border Wall Money, Spend Down Rest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track status that enabled it to bypass environmental regulations under a Biden administration plan announced Friday.
#LatinoRebels10: From 2018, When Elementary School Teachers Dressed Up as a Trump Border Wall
Why, Idaho school teachers, why?
Biden Halts Border Wall Building After Trump’s Final Surge
SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump’s wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as a symbol of international friendship.
Laredo Residents Join Together Against Construction of Border Wall
Standing in front of a large banner that read “Stand with vets. Stop the Wall. Defend Laredo,” members of the No Border Wall Coalition were accompanied by Veterans United Against the Wall and the local chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
Questions and Answers on Status of Trump’s Border Wall
President Donald Trump is trying to keep his promised border wall with Mexico in the public eye during his reelection bid, touting it this week on a trip to Yuma, Arizona.
Tribal Leader: Work to Build Border Wall Hurts Sacred Land
PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American leader from Arizona grew emotional Wednesday as he told a congressional committee about the pain members of his tribe feel about U.S. officials blasting through land they consider sacred to build part of President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Winds Topple US Border Wall Being Built; It Falls in Mexico
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A portion of border wall being built in California toppled in strong winds, falling on a busy street on the Mexican side, authorities said Thursday. No one was injured.
Courts Rule for Border Walls, Both Public and Private
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews could start building a private border wall in South Texas within the coming days following a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that lifted a restraining order against the project.
Court to Decide if Private Border Wall Can Go Next to River
HOUSTON (AP) — For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to prove it can build President Donald Trump’s signature border wall faster and better than the government.
Texas Judge Orders Border Wall Fundraiser Not to Build
HOUSTON (AP) — A local judge in South Texas has ordered supporters of President Donald Trump not to build their planned private border wall on a section of land near the Rio Grande.
Trump’s Border Wall Threatens an Arizona Oasis With a Long, Diverse History
Quitobaquito’s history is worth preserving. It reveals an American past populated by people who do not fit into current rhetorical boxes.
Supreme Court: Trump Can Use Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Explains Why Border Walls Don’t Stop Migration
As my doctoral research into Europe’s 2015-2016 refugee crisis shows, stricter border control doesn’t stop migration. Often, it makes it more dangerous.
An Update on the Idaho Elementary School Teachers Who Dressed Up as a Border Wall for Halloween
Latino Rebels Radio: April 7, 2019
Latinx Drag Queen Posts GRWM Video at Border Wall
“He is making up all of these lies of a huge border crisis and makes it seem like we are living in these times of war. There was nothing going on at the border. I was hanging out doing my makeup,” Lushious Massacr said.
Trump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall Funding
The announcement arrived after the U.S. Senate passed a border security plan yesterday to avert a government shutdown.