The presence of asylum seekers in the United States is both a humanitarian challenge and a political flash point in a divided country.
Tag: Border Patrol (US)
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Smuggling Migrants at the Border Now a Billion-Dollar Business
With demand for smugglers on the rise, organized crime has moved in, with cruel and violent results.
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Border Patrol Agents Face Disciplinary Action for Treatment of Migrants
The move came after a monthslong internal investigation found that agents had used “unnecessary” force against migrants at the border in Del Rio, Texas, in September.
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Our Gun Myths Have Held America Hostage for Too Long
Proponents of gun reform in this country are up against more than a powerful gun lobby. They are up against our most durable national myth.