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In this Dec. 11, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meets with Democratic leaders in the Oval Office in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump threatens to blow up spending deal

President Trump lashed out at Congress Thursday, blasting lawmakers for failing to fund his border wall demands -- and throwing into doubt the chances of passing a bill to fund the government by Friday's deadline.

December 20, 2018
Experts said they had seen ultralights, small aircraft powered by lawn mower-sized engines, used to drop loads of drugs in the U.S., But they were surprised to see them being used to ferry illegal immigrants. (ICE photograph) ** FILE **

Ultralight aircraft used to smuggle illegals from Mexico to U.S.

Border Patrol agents tracked an ultralight aircraft as it crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and made it 30 miles into the country early Tuesday morning -- and when they got to the landing spot, they found two Chinese men who had been smuggled in by the aircraft.

December 19, 2018
Annunciation House director Ruben Garcia answers questions from the media after reading a statement from the family of Jakelin Caal Maquin, pictured at left, during a press briefing at Casa Vides, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in downtown El Paso, Texas. Maquin had received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out together for the U.S., thousands of miles from her impoverished Guatemalan village. Instead she died in a Texas hospital two days after being taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert. (Rudy Gutierrez/The El Paso Times via AP) **FILE**

Times Square billboard says DHS ‘murdered’ Guatemalan girl

An immigrant-rights group said it's bought space for a billboard in Times Square in New York to run a message accusing the Border Patrol of murdering the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died after crossing the border earlier this month.

December 19, 2018
In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, U.S. Border Patrol officers detain Honduran migrants after they walked onto U.S. territory from Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

Judge blocks Donald Trump’s asylum crackdown

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempts to speed up deportations for people with bogus asylum claims, ruling Wednesday that the president and his team had gone beyond what Congress intended.

December 19, 2018
The bill drew a stunning coalition, with even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signing on. (Associated Press)

Prison reform bill passes Senate

The Senate on Tuesday approved the most sweeping prison reform bill in years, voting to cut sentences of tens of thousands of inmates while also boosting access to programs designed to keep them from ending up back behind bars again.

December 18, 2018
"The product of years of negotiating and listening to each other is a bill that will reduce crime, strengthen faith in our justice system, support law enforcement, and give thousands of people a better shot at living a good life," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican and chairman of the Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

Prison reform bill advances after bipartisan deal

Senators linked arms and voted Monday to advance a new bill combining sentencing and prison reforms, setting up final passage later this week and creating the groundwork for a major bipartisan compromise.

December 17, 2018
Claudia Maquin, 27, shows a photo of her daughter, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin in Raxruha, Guatemala, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The 7-year-old girl died in a Texas hospital, two days after being taken into custody by border patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Jakelin Caal death sparks debate on blame

The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl after a lengthy journey with her father through Mexico to the U.S., then into the hands of the U.S. Border Patrol, has ignited a furious debate over who's to blame.

December 16, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to the media, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Dead Guatemalan girl becomes martyr in immigration battle

Democrats on Friday turned a 7-year-old illegal immigrant who died after a rough journey through Mexico into a martyr for their cause of blocking President Trump's immigration policies, saying he and the Homeland Security Department are responsible for the girl's death.

December 15, 2018