John Burnett
Stories
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National
Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making
Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.
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National
'I Want To Be Sure My Son Is Safe': Asylum-Seekers Send Children Across Border Alone
Some migrant parents who were told to wait in Mexico under President Trump's asylum policies are sending their children, unaccompanied, across the bridge to surrender to U.S. agents.
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National
Unskilled Jobs Draw Migrants, Changing Face Of Small Towns Across America
A meatpacking town in the Texas Panhandle is a magnet for immigrants who will do unpopular jobs. The once majority-white county has adjusted to its more diverse population.
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National
Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes
The Customs and Border Protection agency says it is doing its best to reduce impact to the environment and tribal citizens. Conservationists and Native Tribes in the area are not appeased.
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National
7-Year Delay In Border Patrol Use-Of-Force Case Is Emblematic Of A Larger Problem
A seven-year delay in the investigation of a controversial shooting by a Border Patrol agent of a Mexican national is emblematic of a larger problem when federal officials investigate these cases.
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National
Criminals Target Migrants In Mexico Seeking U.S. Asylum
In border towns such as Nuevo Laredo, more than 30,000 asylum-seekers are waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court. But criminal elements prey on these migrants who fled their homes.
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National
Inside A Family Detention Center In Texas That Will Soon Re-Open
NPR takes a look inside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. It is one of the nation's largest immigrant detention centers and it's reserved for families.
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Latin America
Migrants In Mexico Seeking U.S. Asylum Wait Amid Dangerous Conditions
More than 30,000 asylum-seekers are waiting in border towns such as Nuevo Laredo, where cartels and gangs wreak havoc. Criminal elements target migrants who fled their Central American homes.
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National
In Starr County, Texas, Trump's Border Wall 'Still Highly Unpopular'
Some residents are deeply skeptical of the border wall, fearing it will aggravate flooding problems and cut them off culturally from the Rio Grande river that has defined this landscape.
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Politics
Acting Head Of Customs And Border Protection Defends Agency's Decisions
Mark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, addresses the Trump administration new asylum rule. He says it's being rolled out as a small "pilot."