Migrant encounters at US-Mexico border reach yearly high
The majority of encounters were from single adults, which totalled 117,602.
The majority of encounters were from single adults, which totalled 117,602.
Harris will arrive in the area just days before former President Donald Trump is to visit the border with a group of House Republicans and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Crusius had already pleaded "not guilty" in October 2019 over homicide state charges in connection with the killing.
The massacre happened at a Walmart store near the Cielo Vista Mall, a few miles from the US-Mexico border.
Even as the UN prepares to mark World Refugee Day, the plight of those who seek sanctuary around the world worsens, says Razia Zakaria.
The FBI has arrested a member of an armed right-wing militia group accused of illegally detaining migrants at the US-Mexico border
The National Emergencies Act allows the President to declare a national emergency and unlock a stash of funds by invoking certain statutory authority.
California Governor Gavin Newsom had announced plans to sue the Trump administration after the President's move for a national emergency to access funds for building the wall.
The move will help the US President get USD 5.6 billion for construction of the wall that, he has asserted, is essential for national security
Trump called for using $5.7 billion in taxpayer money to construct more than 200 miles of a wall along the US-Mexico border.
