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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 inAccountability, Border Patrol, National Security, The Trump Era, The Wall

Trump’s Homeland Security chief issues ‘mass deportation’ playbook

by Andrew Becker February 21, 2017February 22, 2017

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.

Posted inThe Trump Era, The Wall

The cost of Trump’s border ‘wall’ is going up

by Andrew Becker February 10, 2017March 2, 2017

A new report shows that the cost of the border wall will be higher than previous estimates.

Protesters gather at the international arrivals area of the Washington Dulles International Airport to greet passengers after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order which barred citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the U.S. for the next 90 days.
Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, Inequality, National Security, The Trump Era

Detainees at airports can’t talk to lawyers, despite court order

by Patrick Michels and Andrew Becker January 29, 2017January 30, 2017

Trump’s order, and ambiguous direction from the Department of Homeland Security related to the court orders, has raised the specter of a full-on constitutional crisis, in which officers acting on the president’s authority simply ignore an order from the judiciary.

Posted inBorder Patrol, The Wall

When it comes to Trump, this union is strong

by Andrew Becker January 27, 2017February 11, 2017

The union that represents nearly 17,000 Border Patrol agents is flexing its muscles like never before.

Posted inImmigration, The Trump Era, The Wall

How Trump has described his border wall

by Andrew Becker and David Rodriguez January 25, 2017June 30, 2021

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to immediately begin plans to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. He’s talked about the wall from day one of his campaign, though the details have varied. We round up some of his statements.

Posted inBorder Patrol, National Security, The Trump Era, The Wall

Trump’s wall is wrong path for immigration reform, analysts say

by Andrew Becker January 25, 2017February 11, 2017

Policy analysts say more agents and improved technology would be better protection than a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Posted inAccountability, Immigration, National Security, The Trump Era, The Wall

850 miles of US-Mexico ‘wall’ not needed, ex-border officials say

by Andrew Becker January 23, 2017June 30, 2021

Some current and former border officials say a new vast barrier would do little to help agents secure much of the 1,300 miles of remote border that la

Posted inThe Trump Era, The Wall

The wall: Building a continuous US-Mexico barrier would be a tall order

by Michael Corey and Andrew Becker January 22, 2017June 30, 2021

We’ve been collecting and analyzing data on the current border for years now. Here’s a Q&A to help you understand the job the new president has ahead of him.

Posted inBorder Patrol, National Security, The Trump Era

Firings, discipline up at border agency

by Andrew Becker January 19, 2017January 29, 2017

The number of employees fired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection doubled from 2014 to 2015, continuing an upward trend in discipline decisions, according to a new report.

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Head of Customs and Border Protection watchdog office resigns

by Andrew Becker December 19, 2016December 20, 2016

Matthew Klein is the latest top official to leave the agency’s internal watchdog office, which has been run by at least three people since Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske took over the agency in March 2014.

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