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US judge rules suspicionless searches of travelers' digital devices unconstitutional

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 05:06 AM

BOSTON - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US border agents need "reasonable suspicion" but not a warrant to search travelers’ smartphones and laptops at airports and other US ports of entry, a practice that has been growing in recent years.   Read more »

British family says detained in US for making wrong turn

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 07:57 AM

MALING LIKO? US authorities are disputing the account of two British couples who claim they were held in dire conditions with their three young children for two weeks after mistakenly straying into the US from Canada. Read more »

Border wall, Iran, Space Force among hurdles for $700 billion US defense bill

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 07:13 AM

WASHINGTON - Disputes between US Republicans and Democrats over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall, Space Force and his ability to launch a war with Iran are among the biggest obstacles Congress faces in passing a massive annual defense policy bill. Read more »

Indonesia blames Malaysian companies for some forest fires

Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 07:10 PM

Indonesia on Friday blamed four Malaysian companies, including the world's biggest producer of sustainable palm oil, for causing some of the forest fires within its borders, in an escalating row between neighbors over regional haze. Read more »

In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 12:57 PM

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border.   Read more »

Pentagon frees $3.6 billion for wall construction on Mexican border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 08:05 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump.   Read more »

Pakistan, India exchange cross-border fire after UN meet on Kashmir

Jalees Andrabi and Bhuvan Bagga, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 06:01 PM

India and Pakistan exchanged "heavy" cross-border fire on Saturday, after New Delhi's move to strip the restive Kashmir region of its autonomy prompted a rare meeting of the UN Security Council. Read more »

Thousands of travelers delayed at US airports by computer outage

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:27 AM

WASHINGTON - Thousands of travelers at US airports faced delays on Friday because of an nationwide outage of US Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) processing systems that lasted several hours. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 5, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 02:29 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

El Paso mourns shooting victims

Mario Tama, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at Aug 05 11:09 AM

Flowers and mementos are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead, on Sunday in El Paso, Texas. Read more »

Over 900 migrant children taken from parents by Trump admin in 2018

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 11:11 PM

LOS ANGELES - Nearly 1,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in the last year despite a judge's order for President Donald Trump's administration to stop the practice, a top rights group said Tuesday. Read more »

US Supreme Court says Trump can spend military funds on wall

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 01:08 AM

The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of President Donald Trump, allowing him to proceed with plans to divert billions of dollars in Pentagon funds towards the construction of his border wall with Mexico. Read more »

Migrant whose daughter died slams 'cruelty' of US detention

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 08:07 AM

WASHINGTON - A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the "cruelty" of the country's migrant detention centers on Wednesday. Read more »

Trump says migrant detention centers to open to media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 08:08 AM

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said migrant detention centers that have come under criticism for overcrowding and poor conditions will be opened to visits by journalists. Read more »

Trump says immigration raids starting 'fairly soon'

Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 09:54 AM

President Donald Trump said on Friday mass deportation roundups would begin "fairly soon" as US migrant advocates vowed their communities would be "ready" when immigration officers come.   Read more »

Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on funds for border wall

Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 09:39 AM

A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for the fight against illegal narcotics to build a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. Read more »

Trump: Migrants can opt 'not to come' if they dislike squalid camps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 07:33 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump brushed off reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions in migrant detention centers Wednesday by saying the migrants can opt "not to come" to the United States. Read more »

As migrants languish in border facilities, US Congress struggles to finalize emergency aid

Susan Cornwell and Imani Moise, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 08:06 AM

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Congress and the White House were attempting to broker a deal over how to spend emergency aid to address the migrant surge as lawmakers, private companies and presidential candidates raised alarms about immigrants facing dangerous conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more »

Photo of drowned migrant man, daughter fuels criticism of Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 03:30 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—A shocking photograph of a Salvadoran man and his nearly 2-year-old daughter drowned in the Rio Grande River fueled angry Democratic denunciations on Wednesday of the Trump administration's immigration policies. Read more »

Trump says deal possible with Mexico in migration row

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 07:50 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - US President Donald Trump was expected to make a decision Friday on whether to slap punitive tariffs on Mexico for allowing hundreds of thousands of migrants to cross their country to enter the United States. Read more »