Eric Gay
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AP
The move could strain President Joe Biden's already rocky relationship with immigration advocates as he confronts an unprecedented surge in border crossings, with arrests topping 2 million in each of the last two budget years.
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Millions of Mexicans living in the United States could vote in what experts say is one of Mexico’s most important presidential elections ever. But historically, this group has stayed away from the polls. -
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The agency closed the popular pedestrian border crossing in December, citing an influx of illegal immigration. -
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CBP plans to add to the dozens of surveillance towers that stretch from the San Ysidro Port of Entry to northern San Diego County. -
The department’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties visited camps in San Ysidro and Jacumba this month and spoke with migrants, humanitarian workers and Customs and Border Protection leaders. -
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