Trump ramps up Mexico wall row with speech, border visit

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:45:03 +0000

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2019, for meetings at Camp David. - President Donald Trump stood firm Sunday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, which has forced a shutdown of the US government now entering its third week."We have to build the wall," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for the Camp David presidential retreat, while conceding that the barrier could be "steel instead of concrete." (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

President Trump pushed for a climax in his fight over the US-Mexico border wall, announcing a primetime speech and a visit to the frontier.

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Trump puts blame for child deaths at border on Democrats

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:36:37 +0000

Trump puts blame for child deaths at border on Democrats

President Donald Trump claims that two Guatemalan children who died in U.S. custody were already ill, yet both young migrants passed initial health screenings by border officials.

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Second Guatemalan migrant child dies in US custody

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 00:30:54 +0000

An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in government custody on Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection said, the second child fatality in US detention this month.

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Body of girl who died at US border returns to Guatemala

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:05:39 +0000

Claudia Maquin, 27, shows a photo of her daughter, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin in Raxruha, Guatemala, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The 7-year-old girl died in a Texas hospital, two days after being taken into custody by border patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

The body of a 7-year-old girl who died while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol arrived in her native Guatemala on Sunday.

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Trump pushes tough immigration stance in Nevada appearance

President Donald Trump with Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., speaks at a Nevada GOP Convention in Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, June 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Eager to keep the Republican Party in control of the Senate, President Donald Trump pressed his tough anti-illegal immigration stance before supporters Saturday, saying “we have to be very strong” as he sought to help boost the candidacy of a one-time critic.

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