The trip to the Rio Grande Valley comes as Congress debates how to pay for President Trump’s campaign promise of building a wall to keep out undocumented immigrants.
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Millions of people to be targeted for deportation under Trump rules
In the past, immigrants whose only violation was being in the country illegally were generally left alone, but that will change under the Trump administration.
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Trump denounces ‘horrible’ threats against Jewish centers
The FBI and Justice Department will investigate civil rights violations involved with the threats.
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British leaders urged to rescind invitation for Trump’s state visit
His critics say the government shouldn’t welcome the president for an event rich in pomp and pageanty.
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Presidents Day ignites flames of protest in U.S.
Crowds are a fraction of those seen at Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, but emotions still run high.
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Trump’s choice for national security adviser known as shrewd thinker
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is noted for his criticism of U.S. strategy in Vietnam and his skepticism of Moscow.
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Maine Voices: Finding one’s true voice in the most challenging of times
Banning refugees and immigrants brings back the worst – and best – of episodes from our history.
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Trump’s revised travel ban said to target the same Muslim-majority nations
The new draft no longer directs authorities to single out – and reject – Syrian refugees when processing new visa applications, an administration official says.
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Sweden puzzled when Trump said, ‘You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden’
‘Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking? Questions abound,’ a former Swedish foreign minister tweets.
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For fisheries regulations, a Trump edict signals uncertainty
There’s some dispute about how routine rules would be affected, but larger actions would be all but undoable under the presidential executive order.