Tag: border wall
Supreme Court sides with Biden administration: Razor wire removal at US-Mexico...
The court's decision comes amidst broader national conversations about border management and immigration enforcement strategies.
Unprecedented border plan: Trump’s proposal for troop surge sparks debate
Trump's re-election bid casts a shadow of unprecedented military deployment at the U.S.-Mexico border, sparking legal, ethical, and political debates.
US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
The real border surge
As big as the record 2023 border budget may be, in 2024 it’s likely to go “even further” into the stratosphere.
Native Americans protesting Trump border wall tear gassed, arrested by US...
United States Border Patrol agents and Arizona law enforcement officials violently repressed a peaceful action held Monday morning by roughly 30 land and water protectors.
New engineering report finds privately built border wall will fail
Portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after it was built.
Supreme Court leaves order in place permitting Trump administration to construct...
The order, which is temporary, gives the Trump administration authority to start the wall projects where fencing already exists.
Border wall construction ramps up during coronavirus pandemic
"The Sierra Club is joining its partners in the borderlands to call for the immediate halt of border wall construction during the coronavirus pandemic.
Making America great again in a new Wild West
The humanitarian and environmental disaster of Trump’s border wall.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.