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United States Border Patrol officers return a group of migrants back to the Mexico side of the border as Mexican immigration officials check the list, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Mexico has received some 20,000 asylum seekers returned to await U.S. immigration court dates under the program colloquially known as "remain in Mexico." (AP Photo/Salvador Gonzalez)

DOJ tightens asylum rules for people fleeing violence

Being part of a family that's harassed by a gang isn't enough on its own to qualify for asylum, Attorney General William P. Barr ruled Monday, in the latest effort by the administration to put a cap on the expanding universe of asylum claims.

July 29, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. inks deal to send asylum-seekers back to Guatemala

President Trump inked a deal with Guatemala on Friday to crack down on migrants who cross that country's territory en route to the U.S. to claim asylum, with Guatemala's government agreeing to take them back.

July 26, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Democratic Caucus hold an event on the House steps to highlight their agenda since taking the majority in the 2018 election, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2019. The House leaves for a five week August recess Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House approves Donald Trump spending hikes, debt holiday

The House approved new budget limits Thursday, surging spending and debt over the next two years -- though the vote showed a growing rebellion among Republicans over surging deficits and President Trump's willingness to sign hefty funding increases.

July 25, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Dems tell judge to butt out of quest for Trump taxes

House Democrats told a federal judge to butt out Thursday, saying the courts have no role to play in refereeing whether Congress uses a New York law to try to get a look at President Trump's taxes.

July 25, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks to the media about the testimony to Congress of former special counsel Robert Mueller, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge Jon Tigar halts Trump’s new asylum-crackdown policy

A federal judge halted the Trump administration's new policy intended to block most Central American migrants from claiming asylum when they reach the U.S., ruling Wednesday that the move treads beyond the powers Congress had granted.

July 24, 2019
U.S. Border Patrol chief Carla Provost testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Border crisis improving, migrants in detention cut in half

The situation along the Mexican border has improved dramatically, with the total number of immigrants in detention cut nearly in half and with children now turned over to federal health officials within a day or two, Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost told Congress on Wednesday.

July 24, 2019
Rep.-elect Ben Cline, R-Va., reacts after drawing his number during the Member-elect room lottery draw on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Cline pulled 1 out of 85, which determines the order in which he gets to select his new Capitol Hill office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Venezuela TPS protections blocked by Republicans

Republicans scuttled Democrats' attempt Tuesday to grant special protections to tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S., rallying enough votes to block the measure from clearing on the House's fast-track calendar.

July 23, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's Teen Student Action Summit 2019, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump sues to block New York tax returns release

President Trump asked a federal court Tuesday to take steps to block New York from sharing his tax returns with congressional Democrats, saying a new state law designed to make the information available to Capitol Hill is unconstitutional.

July 23, 2019