Us Mexico Border Wall

Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered on Thursday to face state money laundering and conspiracy charges in New York alleging he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Bannon is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors say that while Bannon promised donors all the money they gave would go to building the wall, he was involved in funnelling hundreds of thousands of dollars to two other people involved in the scheme. The indictment didn't identify those people by name, but the details match those of Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in April. Bannon's state-level charges in New York stem from the same alleged conduct as an attempted federal prosecution that ended abruptly, before trial, when Trump pardoned Bannon on his last day in office. Manhattan prosecutors also charged WeBuildTheWall, Inc., a nonprofit entity that Bannon and others allegedly used to solicit .

"Now that the court has decided that those who request asylum in the US can wait in the US... We see it as a good thing," Lopez Obrador told reporters

Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary have conveyed to the most important US partner that the Biden administration is taking a more nuanced approach to immigration than its predecessor

The Biden administration moved to restore the asylum system to how it worked for decades Saturday by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the United States, ending their long wait in Mexico

In the days before Joe Biden became US president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean

The new president's mask mandate will require face coverings and physical distancing for everyone in federal buildings and on federal lands

President-elect Joe Biden would save about USD 2.6 billion of the US government if he halts the construction of the border wall, as per the US Army corps of Engineers

His indictment came on the same morning the Trump administration lost a bid to block a subpoena by the Manhattan district attorney for the president's tax filings

Transfer of the $3.6 billion in military construction funds is awaiting approval from the defense secretary

The legal challenges could slow down Trump's efforts to build the wall, which he says is needed to check illegal immigration and drug trafficking

The lawsuit filed by a Democrat largely mirrors two others by environmental advocacy groups that allege the administration overstepped its authority to speed construction of the wall

No funding has been appropriated by Congress to advance the project beyond the testing phase

Around 3,000 people from the first of the caravans have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, across the border from San Diego, California

Trump is also scheduled to visit the Southern border on Thursday, the White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said

The agreement also includes increases for new technologies such as advanced screening at border entry point, humanitarian aid sought by Democrats, and additional customs officers

Trump posted on Twitter that he had been briefed by Republican Senator Richard Shelby and was reviewing the measure

Building a wall on the Mexican border was a cornerstone of Trump's presidential campaign

Trump had in January decided that he will seek to pay for the wall by imposing a 20% tax on imports

Proposed wall to be at the centre of debate when US Congress negotiates new govt funding bill

Trump said his administration wants people to come into the country legally and on merit