Border Patrol Reports Surge in Job Applications Under Trump
The United States Border Patrol has seen a sharp rise in applications to become officers since President Donald Trump‘s return to office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Tuesday. The first three months of the new administration saw a 44 percent increase in Border Patrol applications compared to the same period last year, according […]
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USDA Halts Livestock Imports at Southern Border Amid Parasite Threat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended imports of live cattle, horses, and bison through ports of entry along the southern border, effective immediately, according to a Sunday press release from the federal agency. The decision comes as the New World Screwworm (NWS), a deadly parasitic fly, continues its rapid northward spread through Mexico, […]
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AOC challenges Trump’s border czar Tom Homan over immigration: “Come for me”
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back at Trump border czar Tom Homan on Friday after threats about referring her to the Department of Justice (DOJ) over advising people on immigration. Newsweek reached out to the DOJ via online form Friday night for comment. Why It Matters Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has […]
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Family Arrested by US Border Agents While Trying to Relocate to Canada
The mother of a family of four undocumented immigrants who were arrested by U.S. Border agents while fleeing to Canada has told Newsweek they spent more than two weeks in a locked windowless cell. “My four-year-old would wake up crying. She dreamed of running free in the park and going to McDonald’s,” Aracely told Newsweek. […]
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Service Members Killed in Crash Near Southern Border: What We Know
Three service members were involved in a vehicle crash along the southern border Tuesday morning in which two of them were killed, the Joint Task Force Southern Border said in a statement. Newsweek reached out to the task force via email late Tuesday night for comment. Why It Matters Since his January 20 inauguration, President […]
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Donald Trump Expands US Military Role in Southern Border Protection
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Border Collie Owner With ‘No Sheep’ Puts Dog To Work Around House Instead
A Border collie’s way of helping his owner with daily household chores has amazed viewers on TikTok, after his owner shared a video of him tidying away washing and binning litter. When the canine’s owner, Daze Livingstone (@dazelivingstone), brought Fable home in 2022, she never expected the dog to become her occasional personal assistant. Livingstone, […]
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All Quiet on the Southern Front: How the Border Has Changed Under Trump
The United States-Mexico border may be calmer than usual under President Donald Trump, but it is far from secure, according to a top Border Patrol official. Since his inauguration on January 20, Trump has enacted significant changes, primarily through executive orders, with a focus on immigration. The Republican leader vowed to “seal the border,” and […]
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NATO Ally’s Leader Calls to Expand Troop Presence on Russian Border
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signaled on Thursday that he will be expanding what he calls his “East Shield,” a large-scale military initiative aimed at strengthening Poland’s border with Russia—part of NATO‘s eastern flank. Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters NATO member states have been sounding the alarm […]
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Trump Border Czar’s New Warning to Illegal Migrants: ‘You Got a Problem’
President-elect Donald Trump‘s “border czar” Tom Homan warned that migrants in the country illegally aren’t “off the table” while discussing possible deportations and immigration plans in the coming second Trump administration. Homan, Trump’s former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a Project 2025 contributor, was announced as the next person “in […]
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