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Family separation

Posted on 2020-05-20 by the wall2020-05-16

Family separation is back at the U.S./Mexican border, say advocates

NBC News obtained a copy of a form ICE is allegedly distributing in family detention centers that lets parents apply for minor children to be released.

NBC News

Update at the San Pedro River

Posted on 2020-05-19 by the wall2020-05-14

As wall construction continues, conservation groups fear the fate of San Pedro River

With little transparency, construction of the border wall continues in southern Arizona, leaving questions about fragile wildlife habitat.

azcentral

20,000 expelled since April

Posted on 2020-05-18 by the wall2020-05-14

20,000 migrants have been expelled along border under coronavirus order

More than 90% of the families, children and single adults that Border Patrol encountered in April were expelled under a public health order.

www.yahoo.com

Arizona Trail

Posted on 2020-05-17 by the wall2020-05-13

Good thing it wasn’t there when Coronado came through…

The Arizona Trail Would End at Trump's Border Wall Under a New CBP Plan

"This is not about politics," an advocacy group says. "This is about losing a piece of a nationally significant trail."

Phoenix New Times

Black

Posted on 2020-05-16 by the wall2020-05-09

$500 million to $3 billion

President Trump wants the border wall to be painted black to deter climbers: report

According to estimates obtained by the Post, the cost of painting the wall black would range from $500 million for acrylic paint to over $3 billion.

USA TODAY

Another border wall contract

Posted on 2020-05-15 by the wall2020-05-09

Page No Longer Available - The New York Times

www.nytimes.com

Try the other border

Posted on 2020-05-14 by the wall2020-05-07

US northern border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans

The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly tripled over the past three years, and a growing portion are Mexican citizens, according to federal data. One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm

www.yahoo.com