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President Biden comes face to face with US and Mexico border crisis in El Paso

Headline from NBC News, on the newest of 3 developments

This is the president’s first time coming face to face with the issue since taking office two years ago. Images of the humanitarian crisis are everywhere, including outside an El Paso church where at least six migrants were arrested today.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Top Biden officials field frustration from Democratic allies over border crackdown

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Biden finally heads to border as critics condemn his migrant crackdown

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  3. Newest

    President Biden comes face to face with US and Mexico border crisis in El Paso

    Headline from NBC News ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Hot Air

    Biden: No one knows the border situation better than ... (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Biden: “And the failure to pass and fund this comprehensive plan has increased the challenges that we’re seeing at our Southwest border. No one knows this better than the vice president.”...

  2. Townhall

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Biden cracks down on illegal border crossings, blaming Republicans for stalemate (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The new efforts to shore up border security come even as the president works to undo Trump-era programs amid GOP infighting.

  4. Washington Times

    Biden attempts pivot on border chaos: ‘We have to deal with it’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden revealed a new approach to border security on Thursday, coupling a massive new path for some migrants from Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua to reach the U.S. while promising Trump-style expulsions and blockades to stop those who refuse to use his new avenues of entry.

  5. CBS News

    Top Biden officials field frustration from Democratic allies over border crackdown (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Biden administration on Thursday announced a new border strategy that pairs increased expulsions with expanded opportunities for migrants to enter the U.S. legally.

  6. The Republic

  7. Reason

    Biden’s immigration plan lays out a tougher border, new legal pathway for some migrants (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    There's still much more to be done to establish fair and efficient processes at the border.

  8. Townhall

  9. Fox News

    Biden border visit all about 2024 posturing, immigration plan about 'streamlining illegality': critics (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The panel on Fox News Channel's 'The Five' sounded off about President Biden's upcoming visit to the border and new immigration program for Venezuelans and Cubans.

  10. RedState

    Border Patrol Union and GOP Mock Joe Biden Over Finally Getting Around to Border Visit (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    They lay out how bad it truly is at the border...

  11. Fox News

    What is the border crisis really like? El Paso residents explain why Biden likely won't find out (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    El Paso, Texas residents provide perspective on the U.S.' swelling border crisis ahead of President Biden's visit.

  12. The Guardian

    Biden finally heads to border as critics condemn his migrant crackdown (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Advocates attack president’s failure to uphold campaign pledges ahead of first visit to southern border since he took office

  13. NBC News

    Biden moves to the middle on the border, immigration and infrastructure (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day’s most important political stories and why they matter.

  14. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Hoppy Kercheval: Border crisis has gotten worse under Biden (Opinion) (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    Charleston Gazette-Mail's feed description

    President Joe Biden finally visited the U.S.-Mexico border to see for himself the extent of the problem. Reports suggest his tour was somewhat sanitized. The union representing the Border Patrol

  15. Washington Examiner

    Biden's abuse of power at the border (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Shortly before his trip to El Paso, President Joe Biden announced his plan to address the border crisis. Anyone still hoping — two years into Biden's term — that the president would outline an effective solution to the current flood of illegal aliens and drugs had to be disappointed.

  16. NBC News

    President Biden comes face to face with US and Mexico border crisis in El Paso (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    This is the president’s first time coming face to face with the issue since taking office two years ago. Images of the humanitarian crisis are everywhere, including outside an El Paso church where at least six migrants were arrested today.

  17. The Daily Caller

    SPAKOVSKY AND STIMSON: Make No Mistake About It, America’s Border Crisis Is Biden-Made (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    It’s time to end the chaos, enforce the law, and hold President Biden and all federal and state executive branch officials accountable for failing to do their jobs.

  18. BizPac Review

    Make no mistake about it, America’s border crisis is Biden-made (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    The Biden administration’s open border policies and its refusal to fully enforce federal immigration laws have imposed huge costs on local communities across the country. Border states […]

  19. The Daily Signal

    Numbers Don't Lie: America’s Border Crisis Is Biden-Made (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The illegal immigration crisis at the border is unprecedented. And it's entirely man-made, or more precisely, Biden-made.

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