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Mexican national married to Marine vet seeks release from ICE custody

Once a week, the veteran makes an eight-hour roundtrip trek from Baton Rouge so his wife can breastfeed their 4-month-old baby and see their 2-year-old.

3 months ago

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston.

Afghan soldier Abdul Wasi Safi, once detained at border, wins asylum

It's almost a year since Wasi said he turned himself in to border patrol agents to declare asylum but was charged with entering the U.S. illegally.

By Allison P. Erickson

2 years ago

Troops do not view immigration as a ‘national emergency.’ Not even close.

Both immigration and Mexico itself were perceived as relatively small threats compared to more pressing concerns like cyberterrorism, Russia and China.

By Joshua Axelrod

7 years ago

At US Southern Command, Mattis says military alliances help stability in Western Hemisphere

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military brings stability to most of Latin America through its operations run across the hemisphere by the Miami-based Southern Command.

7 years ago

Why migrants won’t see armed US troops on the border

As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won’t find are armed American troops standing guard.

7 years ago

Equating rocks with rifles, Trump proposes radical new rules of engagement for troops along border

The president said if migrants try to throw rocks at U.S. troops, "we would consider that a firearm."

7 years ago

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