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2026-10-02 · Toronto Star · Politics

Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration border wall in Texas' Big Bend region

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2026-09-22 · Toronto Star · Politics

Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees

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2026-10-23 · Toronto Star · Politics

AP Exclusive: Trump’s border chief defends wall plans in Texas’ Big Bend despite a court setback

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2026-10-21 · Toronto Star · Politics

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall

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2026-09-18 · Toronto Star · Politics

Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region

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2026-10-02 · Toronto Star · Politics

Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing, anyway

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2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

🔮 In a notice to Congress obtained by The Associated Press, the administration said the white South Africans faced seizures of their land and other forms of persecution and would be likely to assimilate when they come to America. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

🔮 With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day. assertive

2026-10-21 · Toronto Star

🔮 But in the Big Bend region, the administration has run into opposition from ranchers, residents, business owners and environmentalists who argue the projects are a waste of money in an area of historically low illegal immigration and that construction could harm the region’s scenic landscapes. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Independent

🔮 Nevertheless, the totals remain below previous highs established in the early 2000s and do not fulfill the administration's pledge to Congress that the surge in funding would facilitate 1 million annual deportations. assertive

2026-10-23 · Toronto Star

🔮 In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott argued that the $46 billion wall project was justified despite a bipartisan coalition of landowners, local businesses and environmentalists who view it as a waste of taxpayer money that could be destructive to a region with historically low migrant crossings. assertive