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.
The Wall
Is the border wall feasible?
The cost of Trump’s border ‘wall’ is going up
A new report shows that the cost of the border wall will be higher than previous estimates.
When it comes to Trump, this union is strong
The union that represents nearly 17,000 Border Patrol agents is flexing its muscles like never before.
How Trump has described his border wall
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.
Trump’s wall is wrong path for immigration reform, analysts say
Policy analysts say more agents and improved technology would be better protection than a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
850 miles of US-Mexico ‘wall’ not needed, ex-border officials say
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
The wall: Building a continuous US-Mexico barrier would be a tall order
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.
Bordering on insecurity
On this episode of Reveal, our joint investigation with The Texas Tribune profiles federal border officials who were arrested for or convicted of acts of corruption that allegedly compromised their mission to stop crime and keep their country secure.