How the Shutdown Actually Kept Thousands of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.
As a result of the shutdown, an estimated 80,000 court hearings will have to be rescheduled.
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An Asylum Seeker Has Been Returned to Tijuana Under Trump’s ‘Return to Mexico’ Policy
As a Honduran man was returned to Mexico under the new plan, questions remained unanswered on both sides of the border.
The Little-Known Law That the Trump Administration Is Using to Build a Border Wall
Under the Real ID Act, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has the power to bypass environmental safeguards, rendering any ecological downside to a border wall a moot point.
Viewfinder: A New Migrant Caravan Travels to the Border
Members of a caravan of Central American migrants walk along a highway on their way toward the United States on January 20th, 2019, in Huixtla, Mexico.
After 247 Days, Vilma Carrillo, an Immigrant Woman Separated From Her Daughter, Has Been Released From ICE Custody
Immigrant rights groups rejoiced as authorities reunited a Guatemalan woman and her daughter Friday.
How Drugs Pour Into the U.S. From Mexico
Drugs enter through official ports and Border Patrol checkpoints, not through the open land where walls might be built.
Trump’s Border Wall Visit, in 14 Figures
Numbers offer the clearest picture of the situation at the border.
What Arguing for the Wall on National Television Did for Trump
Primetime Oval Office addresses are outdated, but may still be effective for Trump.
Trump’s Border Wall: An Essential Reading List
Following the president's primetime address, we collected Pacific Standard's most pertinent stories on immigration, border security, and the wall proposal.
Did Democrats Support Border Barriers Before Trump Took Office?
In the president's Tuesday night address, he claimed Democrats supported barriers but changed their tune once he took office.