Twin guidelines on how to implement President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and border security signal a broad shift in U.S. policy and pave the way to deport potentially millions of immigrants.
Andrew Becker
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Andrew Becker is a reporter for Reveal, covering border, national and homeland security issues, as well as weapons and gun trafficking. He has focused on waste, fraud and abuse – with stories ranging from border corruption to the expanding use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles, from the militarization of police to the intersection of politics and policy related to immigration, from terrorism to drug trafficking. Becker's reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Newsweek/The Daily Beast and on National Public Radio and PBS/FRONTLINE, among others. He received a master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. Becker is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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Posted inImmigration, The Trump Era, The Wall
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Posted inAccountability, Immigration, National Security, The Trump Era, The Wall
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Posted inBorder Patrol, National Security, The Trump Era
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Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, National Security
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