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![Activists Face Jail Time for Providing Aid to Migrants Crossing Sonoran Desert](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/SEG-NoMoreDeaths-1-400x300.jpg)
Activists Face Jail Time for Providing Aid to Migrants Crossing Desert
In Tucson, Arizona, activists with the humanitarian group No More Deaths go to trial today.
![A crew works replacing the old border fence along a section of the US-Mexico border, as seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on January 8, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079457800-400x300.jpg)
How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall”: A Timeline of Border Fortification
Trump’s phantasmagorical wall, whether it ever materializes or not, has become a central artifact in US politics.
![Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Vice President Mike Pence, Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and other members of President Trump's cabinet meet at the White House January 2, 2019, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1089106742-400x300.jpg)
Matthew Whitaker Is Shaping Immigration Law Per Trump’s Agenda
The acting attorney general is making himself the final authority on some questions of immigration law.
![US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin speak to the media following a meeting with US President Donald Trump about the partial government shutdown at the White House in Washington, DC, January 9, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079805502-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Propose “Technological Wall” With Expanded Border Surveillance
Digital rights advocates say suggesting alternative “border security” proposals would infringe on civil liberties.
![President Trump speaks to the media before departing on Marine One from the White House on January 10, 2019, in Washington, DC. Under US law, Trump cannot declare a national emergency in order to circumvent the Constitution.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0110-cohn-400x300.jpg)
If Trump Declares a National Emergency, He’ll Be Breaking the Law
Under US law, Trump cannot declare a national emergency in order to circumvent the Constitution.
![Immigrant Rights Activist Decries Trump Remarks About Southern Border](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/SEG-Trump-Oval-Oscar-Split-400x300.jpg)
Immigrant Rights Activist Decries Trump Remarks About Southern Border
Trump's first prime-time speech was xenophobic and riddled with falsehoods.
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Mayor of Texas Border Town: Trump’s Wall Is Pointless
Mayor of McAllen, Texas, declares that the border wall construction would harm the environment and community.
![President Trump gestures to well-wishers at the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 16, 2017. It appears supervisors at the golf club employed undocumented immigrants and gave out fake green cards.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2018_0108-golf-400x300.jpg)
Trump Golf Club Allegedly Gave Out Fake Green Cards and Social Security Numbers
Where is the outrage over Trump's hypocrisy?
![A group of Central American migrants line up for food outside a temporary shelter at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, on November 23, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0103-migrant-400x300.jpg)
Informal Networks of Generosity Are Supporting Asylum Seekers
For asylum seekers, informal giving supplements the insufficient aid available through more official channels.
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US Border Patrol Unleashes Tear Gas Against Children in Mexico
The Trump administration is defying international law by deliberately turning asylum seekers away from ports of entry.