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Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

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A construction site for a border wall near Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in August.
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Flurry of Lawsuits Shows Both Parties Preparing for Post-Election Challenges

Republicans are using the courts to hunt for noncitizen voters. Democrats worry the G.O.P. is trying make it harder for eligible voters to cast ballots — and paving the way to try to toss valid election results.

© Nick Hagen for The New York Times

A voter casting a ballot at Miller Elementary School in Dearborn, Mich., during the state’s primary in August. Scores of lawsuits from the two major political parties and their allies reveal the likely battle lines for post-election challenges.
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A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe

The scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin.

© Ints Kalnins/Reuters

A Latvian guard patrols the border with Belarus. Migrants have streamed into Latvia, many through considerable border defenses, cutting gaps in fencing or burrowing under it.
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Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Trump Officials Over Minnesota Killing

The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.

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Becca Good, partner of Renee Good, at a news conference on Thursday announcing the filing of federal civil rights lawsuits after Renee Good was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross.
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Republicans from deep-red areas are seeking distance from Trump on ICE.

Par : Tim Balk

© Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times

ICE officers standing guard during a demonstration in front of an immigration detention facility in Dilley, Texas, in January.
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Supreme Court, Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Will Review Migrant Detention Policy

The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts.

© Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times

The Supreme Court will be considering the legality of some of the most controversial aspects of the Trump administration’s efforts to rapidly expel millions of migrants living in the United States.
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Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement

The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats.

© Jean-Francois Badias/Associated Press

Migrants on a dinghy in the English Channel near the coast of northern France in September.
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In Wooing Wavering Hispanic Voters, Trump Talks ICE, His Ballroom and Himself

President Trump veered off the topic at hand during a White House reception for Hispanic Heritage Month.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump’s remarks offered a glimpse into how his attempts to help his party in the midterms often clash with his brand of personality-driven politics.
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Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times

Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”

© Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times

Judge Patrick Schiltz said he was “acting well within the ethical rules that apply to federal judges in speaking to The New York Times.”
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Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Migrants to War-Torn Myanmar Despite Critics’ Warnings

Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.

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A bus carrying Myanmar nationals being repatriated from Malaysia to their homeland, seen heading toward the Lumut Naval Base, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
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