US-Mexican border construction continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo : Wikimedia) The administration of Trump is speeding up the building of the country's multi-billion-dollar southern US-Mexican border wall despite the increasing concerns of the spread of the COVID-19.
U.S. and Mexican officials discovered one of the longest and most sophisticated drug tunnels used to smuggle drugs from the Mexican city of Tijuana to San Diego, California.
On Friday, after being struck by gunfire originating from the Mexican side of the border U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the Texas city of Laredo.
The pope expressed solidarity with undocumented immigrants who cross the border from Mexico. Though he will not be able to visit the country, Pope Francis will be planning trips to South America.
U.S. deporting less, switching focus to convicted criminals. The federal government is bringing 43 percent less deportation cases to U. S. immigration courts over the last five years according to Justice Department data analyzed by the New York Times on Wednesday.
