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Drug overdose deaths plummeted over 20% as border enforcement tightened, new CDC data shows. Experts suggest stronger ...

Tents are still set up inside the Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana, ready to provide migrants with a place to stay. But on a ...

Trump has renewed his criticism of Nato, questioning whether the alliance would come to America’s defence and suggesting it should be “put to the test” by deploying forces to the US–Mexico border.

Among his first actions back in office, Trump declared a national emergency at the border, which will free up military ...

Donald Trump’s administration has added a so-called militarized zone to the southern border wall in California as the president continues his crackdown on immigration. The Department of the ...

From border wall construction to mass deportations, here's a look at the president's campaign promises and their ...