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A section of a slatted border fence is shown with greenery in the nearground and dark clouds in the distance.

Federal judge bars Trump from building border wall with military funds

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A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.

Pope Francis is shown sitting and looking to his left while wearing his traditional Papal attire.

Pope says he would confront Trump directly on border wall

President points directly to the camera during a speech.

Well, he did it. Trump declared a national emergency to get his wall.

A person is shown in shadow, backlight by a bright sun walking by the US Capitol.

Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends

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Vicente Zambada Niebla takes the witness box, at the trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, right, in this courtroom sketch

El Chapo trial shows why a wall won’t stop drugs from crossing the US-Mexico border

A slatted metal prototypes of a border wall is shown, photographed through the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico.

In Texas border town, skepticism ahead of Trump visit to push wall

US President Donald Trump on Thursday is headed to McAllen, Texas, on the Mexican border in an attempt to win support for his wall a day after another acrimonious meeting with Democrats on funding for the barrier. But residents along the border have expressed skepticism over Trump’s claim that a wall is needed.

The top of the US Capitol building is show in the background with a 'Do not enter' sign shown in the nearground.

Trump to press US border ‘crisis’ in televised address

US President Donald Trump will make his case to the American public on Tuesday that a “crisis” at the US border with Mexico requires a wall in a prime-time television address.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accompanied by Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Patty Murray, speaks with reporters in Washington, Jan. 23, 2018.

Democrats withdraw offer to fund Trump’s border wall

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Democrats said on Tuesday they had withdrawn an offer to fund President Donald Trump’s border wall, as tough negotiations over the future of young undocumented immigrants resumed in the Senate.

A small group of demonstrators block traffic to demand action by the federal government on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in downtown San Diego, California, Dec. 4, 2017.

Here’s how Trump’s crackdown on ‘chain migration’ will affect migrant families

Conflict

Both Republicans and Democrats have expressed a desire to bring DACA recipients into the fold, but with a president who rode into office using anti-immigrant rhetoric, it’s unclear what kind of concessions might be made.

screenshots of two advertisements of Facebook posts by John Curtis

Utah congressional candidate says Facebook ad to ‘build the wall’ was made in error

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The campaign for John Curtis says the mistake is a chance for dialogue. But one DACA recipient isn’t so sure.