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Tension between ranchers and CBP heightens amid push for border wall

Tension between ranchers and CBP heightens amid push for border wall

by Elizabeth Beyer | Jul 4, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

TUCSON, Arizona – More than a dozen ranchers who own or control a combined 100 miles on the border between Arizona and Mexico say the number of migrants crossing their land after they enter the U.S. illegally was on the decline before the Trump administration, but...
Sessions’ “zero-tolerance” on asylum: One woman’s story

Sessions’ “zero-tolerance” on asylum: One woman’s story

by Elizabeth Beyer | Jun 29, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

TUCSON, Arizona – Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced domestic violence is no longer grounds for migrants to gain asylum earlier this month as a part of his zero-tolerance immigration policy. One woman, who fled her home country with her son to escape that...
INTERACTIVE: Key Races to Determine Control of House

INTERACTIVE: Key Races to Determine Control of House

by Elizabeth Beyer | Jun 14, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The battle for control of the House of Representatives in November’s elections will be fought in 54 key battleground districts with a possible blue wave of Democrats heading to Washington, sent by voters angry with the behavior of President Donald Trump....
Trump signs ‘right to try’ bill, praises 8-year-old Indianapolis boy

Trump signs ‘right to try’ bill, praises 8-year-old Indianapolis boy

by Elizabeth Beyer | May 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told 8-year-old Indianapolis native Jordan McLinn on Wednesday that he has the look of a president before signing a bill that McLinn and his family have championed to allow terminally ill people to receive experimental treatments....
High school students appeal to Congress for gun violence prevention

High school students appeal to Congress for gun violence prevention

by Elizabeth Beyer | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Politics

**Editor’s note: Mildly strong language in quote in fifth graph WASHINGTON – Students from high schools across the country met with Democratic members of Congress Wednesday to discuss gun control reform just days after another shooting claimed the lives of 10...
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