Rappler's latest stories on US Mexico border
Migrant slits own throat on U.S.-Mexico border
The suicide occurred after the man was denied entry to the US at the bridge between the Mexican city of Reynosa and Pharr, Texas, says officials in Mexico
Trump welcomes court decision allowing $3.6 B in military funds for border wall
'Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start!' the president tweets
Mexico shootout leaves at least 14 dead
The shootout in Coahuila state near the US border is between suspected drug traffickers and police
Trump brushes off report of smugglers cutting through border wall
A cordless reciprocating saw that sells for as little as $100 can slice through the wall in minutes, the Washington Post reports
'Beautiful' moments as Mexican migrants meet families on U.S. border
The Ciudad Juarez-El Paso bridge becomes neutral territory for 4 hours during the event, held for the 7th time, to allow undocumented migrants to the US to see their Mexican families
U.S. Supreme Court says Trump can spend military funds on wall
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the top congressional Democrats, denounce the ruling
Father, daughter drowning fuels anger at Trump migration policies
The intertwined bodies in the viral photo are those of asylum-seeker Oscar Alberto Martinez, 25, and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria. They drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas.
U.S. border chief quits amid outcry over child detainees
John Sanders, appointed to the post just two months ago, says in a letter obtained by several US media outlets that he planned to step down as acting US Customs and Border Protection commissioner on July 5
Mexico will not detain migrants at U.S. border – president
'We are going to deal with this matter so that no abuses are committed,' says Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Trump backers launch construction on private border wall
Sporting a red 'Make America Great Again' hat, New Mexico resident Jeff Allen proudly oversees the erection of a towering fence of steel slats on land he co-owns
3-year-old boy 'abandoned' at U.S.-Mexico border
US border patrol officials say the boy was 'abandoned; by a group of suspected illegal immigrants who had crossed into the United States from Mexico near Brownsville, Texas
Trump says sending 'armed soldiers' to U.S.-Mexico border
'Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again!' President Donald Trump tweets
U.S. lawmakers challenge Pentagon diversion of $1 billion for border wall
Less than one day after acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan authorizes moving the funds from existing Defense Department projects to border construction, the US House Armed Services Committee says it is not permitted
Pentagon authorizes $1 billion for Trump's border wall
(3rd UPDATE) The White House lays out a 2020 budget proposal which contains $8.6 billion in new wall funding, above the $5.7 billion Trump sought for this year
The week in photos: February 23-March 1, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
16 states sue Trump over border wall emergency
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Virginia are party to the complaint seeking an injunction
Trump says will sign 'emergency' to build border wall
President Donald Trump repeats his claim that a wall is needed to stop an 'invasion' of drugs, gangs, human traffickers and undocumented migrants over the US border with Mexico
Trump ready to sign border deal, averting shutdown – reports
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders won't confirm or deny the reports, but says 'there are positive pieces' in the deal
The week in photos: February 2-8, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
New migrant caravan reaches U.S.-Mexico border
The Central American migrants, mostly Hondurans, arrive in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas
Can Trump use 'emergency powers' to build border wall?
While US President Donald Trump does have emergency powers, those powers are not unlimited and can be blocked by Congress and the courts
Trump storms out of border wall negotiations
(UPDATED) 'A total waste of time,' Trump tweets about his White House meeting with top Democratic congressional leaders. 'I said bye-bye, nothing else works!'
Trump insists on steel wall with Mexico in prime-time speech
(3rd UPDATE) 'I have invited congressional leadership to the White House tomorrow to get this done. Hopefully, we can rise above partisan politics in order to support national security,' says Trump
Trump says build U.S.-Mexico wall or he'll seal border
(2nd UPDATE) In a burst of early morning tweets US President Donald Trump says the alternative to funding his hugely controversial wall project would be total separation from Mexico
U.S. gov't partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal
(UPDATED) While most critical security functions remain operational, the effects of the budget wrangling and uncertainty have cast an air of chaos over the capital
U.S. gov't lurches toward shutdown as Trump rejects stopgap fix
US President Donald Trump doubles down on his demand for funding for a US-Mexico border wall which Democrats in Congress refuse to support
U.S. Senate approves stopgap averting shutdown but denying Trump wall funds
Republican Senator Ted Cruz lamented the bill's passage, calling it a 'missed opportunity to deliver on the promises made to the American people'
Migrants defy Trump at Mexico border as U.S. forces flex muscle
The increased tension over the presence of a thousands-strong migrant caravan comes as Donald Trump marks Thanksgiving Day by threatening to close the border if he thinks Mexico has lost control of it
U.S. troops limited to batons on Mexico border
American troops on the border with Mexico can intervene to quell violence but will be armed only with batons, says Defense Minister Jim Mattis
Thousands of U.S. troops head for southern border
The move represents a massive military buildup along the border, where some 2,000 National Guardsmen are already working to provide assistance to overwhelmed authorities
Pentagon to send about 800 troops to US-Mexico border
The move comes as thousands of Central American migrants are crossing Mexico toward the United States in a slow-moving caravan.
Family border crossings surge to 'crisis' levels – White House
US Customs and Border Protection says it has apprehended 16,658 people who arrived in the country in families last month, some 900 more than August and nearly 12,000 more than September one year ago
Team Trump looks to start off on right foot with Mexico president-elect
'I believe we can be reasonably optimistic that Mexico will be able to find a basis for understanding and have a better relationship with the United States,' says Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Trump, Mexico president-elect get off to 'great' start
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador writes on Twitter, 'I proposed exploring a universal deal [involving] development projects that would create jobs in Mexico and, by doing so, reduce migration and improve security'
The week in photos: June 16-22, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
U.S. states sue Washington over immigrant separation
'We have no way to predict from one day to the next what this president's policies or intentions are,' Washington state Governor Jay Inslee says in a statement
'I really don't care': Melania Trump jacket stuns on migrant visit
A tone-deaf sartorial decision – or a hidden message from the first lady? And if so, to whom?
Trump orders halt to family separations
(UPDATED) Despite the order, reports say there is no plan in place to reunite the thousands of children already separated from their families
Trump urges Republicans to fix family separation crisis
(UPDATED) A handful of House Democrats yell out at Donald Trump in a rare face-to-face demonstration against a president by sitting members of Congress
Mike Pence blasts 'weak' immigration laws in speech at U.S.-Mexico border
The US vice president visits a construction site for a barrier in the Californian border town of Calexico, 200 kilometers east of the San Diego-Tijuana crossing
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Mexico reviews cooperation with U.S. over 'blatant' tension
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has ordered all federal government departments to re-evaluate bilateral cooperation with the United States – a review Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray says is a direct response to recent tension
The week in photos: March 10-16, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Trump, Democrats agree on DACA, but no border wall for now
Top US congressional Democrats emerge from a meeting with President Donald Trump, claiming progress on a deal that protects young immigrants and boosts border security, while not including a border wall
The week in photos: September 2-8, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Trump to insist on border wall funds as budget deadline looms
Will US President Donald Trump veto the spending bill if the Mexico border wall isn t funded?
Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with U.S.
Peña Nieto: We are sure that we are going to be able to reach an understanding that will be positive for both our nations
Trump hits State Department in 'hard power' budget blueprint
3rd UPDATE An alarmed United Nations warn against abrupt funding cuts that would undermine its longer term reform efforts
Mexico Catholic Church says government submits to Trump 'terrorism'
The Church says Mexican authorities only make declarations and promises their reactions are lukewarm and they also show fear and even worse submission
Mexico vows to impose tariffs if Trump presses wall payment
Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray notes that if Trump places tariffs on Mexican goods it will hit US households that buy all sorts of products from south of the border
