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In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents apprehend a man thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Illegal border crossings plummet in 2020

Illegal immigration across the southwestern border plummeted over the last year as President Trump's policies and the coronavirus pandemic took hold -- but officials warned they're already seeing signs of a new surge they said could shatter records.

October 14, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett holds up her notepad as she speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Amy Coney Barrett rejects Donald Trump ‘pawn’ talk

Judge Amy Coney Barrett made no commitments to President Trump and passionately rejected insinuations she would be his "pawn" in upcoming rulings on Obamacare and possibly the 2020 election, the Supreme Court nominee told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.

October 13, 2020
In this March 19, 2020, file photo, is an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Supreme Court stops 2020 census from continuing

The Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that halts the 2020 census count in place, delivering a victory to the Trump administration, which is rushing to complete the enumeration and submit the final results to Congress this year.

October 13, 2020
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., center, holds a photo of one of his constituents as he and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, following the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Joining Whitehouse are, from left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Amy Coney Barrett hearing turned in Obamacare referendum

Senate Democrats, who have few chances to derail Judge Amy Coney Barrett's elevation to the Supreme Court, sought to turn her confirmation hearings into a referendum on the fate of Obamacare, saying Monday that her vote in an upcoming case means "life or death" for millions of Americans who rely on the health care law.

October 12, 2020
A Border Patrol vehicle sits near the border wall separating Mexicali, Mexico from Calexico, Calif., Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Calexico. The city of 1 million just to the south brings tens of thousands of people daily to cross. Janette Angulo, Imperial County's public health director, estimates the population doubles during the day in winter, making the official count deceptively low. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Border Patrol rips Los Angeles Times ‘villainize’ of agents

The Border Patrol's top brass lashed out Sunday at what they called a "false" report in the Los Angeles Times that agents separated an illegal immigrant mother and her newborn baby, saying the paper skewed the facts as it "sought to villainize" the agents.

October 11, 2020
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House is seen, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The building houses the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Judge blasts D.C. mayor’s coronavirus church shutdown

A federal judge slapped down D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's church shutdown policy late Friday, chiding the city for restricting freedom of worship during the coronavirus pandemic even when churches were willing to take precautions.

October 10, 2020
An Honduran migrant and her daughter sit at a roadblock set by security forces in Poptun, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Guatemala vowed to detain and return members of a new caravan of hundreds of migrants that set out from neighboring Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States, saying they represent a health threat amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Joe Biden White House win likely to ease Illegal immigrants plight

Illegal immigrants from Central America streamed into Mexico earlier this year, betting that a Democrat winning the White House next month would dramatically improve the odds of being able to continue north, successfully jump the U.S. border and gain a foothold.

October 8, 2020