US border battle
Biden takes on Trump over border crisis with surprise cap on asylum seekers
With five months until the election, Biden has issued an executive order to stem the flow of people illegally crossing into the United States.
- Farrah Tomazin
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The ‘heartbreaking’ photos that won an Australian the World Photography Award
Adam Ferguson’s collaborative concept helped him take out the photographer of the year title with his black-and-white self-portrait series, Migrantes.
- Millie Muroi
The transgender migrants on the Mexican border dreaming of a new life
LGBTQ migrants like Mayela Villegas are being persecuted while waiting for immigration hearings under the Trump administration's Remain in Mexico program.
- Molly Hennessy-Fiske
In defeat for Trump, nationwide halt on asylum policy reinstated by court
A US District Judge ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration's policy from taking effect should apply nationwide.
- Elliot Spagat
Seesaws straddle the Mexico border, and smiles shine through
Children smiled and giggled with glee as they bobbed up and down on three pink seesaws that had been inserted through the steel slats of a section of border wall.
- Simon Romero
Trump slapped with wall construction freeze
An appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that prevented the use of counter-drug money to build the border wall with Mexico, stopping all construction.
'Conditions are awful': Congressman shares video of migrants held at border
Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro said he had no second thoughts about taking and sharing the images despite a request to leave his phone outside.
- Lisa Mascaro
Politicians condemn 'vulgar' posts in secret US border agent Facebook group
US Border Patrol agents targeted migrants and some prominent politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in "vile" attacks.
- Robert Moore
Widow, mother of drowning victims returns to El Salvador
Tania Vanessa Avalos arrived in El Salvador with a family friend who had gone with them on their ill-fated journey to the United States.
- Gerardo Carrillo
US Democrats drop opposition and back Senate plan for border funding
Leading Democrats in the House of Representatives said the chamber was likely to vote later on Thursday on the spending bill, which was approved by the Senate.
- Susan Cornwell
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