More green, less steel: Laredo proposes alternative border fencing for Rio Grande waterfront Laredo is working with federal officials to minimize the disruptions a potential wall could pose. The Texas Tribune · May 6
Argument over how to carry out Trump’s deportation ‘master plan’ got so heated that officials had to ‘clear the room,’ report says The fiery dispute centered on a proposal that would have allowed agents to enter homes without judicial warrants The Independent UK · May 5
Your company may be eligible for a tariff refund. Here’s how to claim it Companies that paid IEEPA tariffs may be eligible for refunds through CBP’s ACE system, but experts say they should act quickly before claims pile up. Fortune · May 5
Reconciliation bill text would fund ICE, CBP, ballroom security Two Republican-led Senate committees late Monday released legislative text to flesh out a roughly $70 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement agencies at the Department of Homeland Security through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. The Senate Judiciary Committee text shows that panel’s piece of the package would… Roll Call · May 5
Budget resolution for immigration funds adopted in House The House took a major step toward providing funding for immigration enforcement agencies by adopting a Senate-backed budget resolution Wednesday evening. Now that both chambers have adopted the budget blueprint, lawmakers can move forward with a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill to provide around $70 billion in immigration enforcement funding. That money… Roll Call · Apr 29
Federal Tariff Refund System Rejects Thousands of Business Claims Thousands of U.S. businesses have had tariff refund claims rejected as a new federal system rolls out under strict rules. International Business Times · Apr 29
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Border Patrol Agents in Southern California Jaime Ernesto Álvarez-González, pleaded guilty to one count of impersonating a federal agent and three counts of illegal firearm possession. Prosecutors said Álvarez-González overstayed his tourist visa and lived unlawfully in the United States for decades. Latin Times · Apr 29
GM expects a $500 million tariff refund from Trump levies the Supreme Court struck down General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping levies The Independent UK · Apr 28
Mike Johnson's "hell week" collides with GOP infighting The House is effectively frozen after GOP leaders failed to move a rule out of committee. Axios · Apr 28
US Customs K-9 Beagle Becomes Viral Sensation After Catching Passenger With 100 Sandwiches “This was that dog's best day at work ever. Until they took away the sandwiches." Bored Panda · Apr 28
DHS Funding Bill Faces Shake-Up as Mike Johnson Warns Senate Version 'Zeroes Out' ICE Budget DHS funding bill faces uncertainty as Mike Johnson warns Senate plan could delay ICE and CBP funding, prompting House revisions, raising concerns over enforcement. International Business Times UK · Apr 28
Trump shooting attempt puts heat on Mike Johnson and House Republicans to fund DHS — now ANALYSIS: Democrats may have started out the gamesmanship on Homeland Security. But, Eric Garcia writes, every day Mike Johnson doesn’t pass a spending bill is a day Republicans own the shutdown The Independent UK · Apr 27
Trump’s New Tool to Speed Up Wall Construction May Be a Trap for Texas Landowners The administration is using a new kind of “right-of-entry” request that allows building earlier in the legal process. Property owners could be signing away more than they realize, attorneys say. Texas Observer · Apr 27
Senate Republicans advance $140bn plan to fund Trump immigration crackdown amid DHS shutdown Bill clears 50–48 vote to boost ICE and CBP funding as Democrats oppose measure and shutdown continues The Guardian - US · Apr 23
Reason · Apr 23 Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money? The burden of Trump's illegal tariffs was spread across the American economy. The refunds likely won't cover all those costs.
Axios · Apr 23 Angry Texas landowners confront Trump admin over sloppy border wall plans The packets list three options for landowners.
The Mary Sue · Apr 21 Donald Trump just became the first president in history to owe the American people $166 billion in refunds Donald Trump’s administration just kicked off the largest tariff refund in U.S. history, and businesses are about to get $166 billion back. Starting at 8 p.m. ET on April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open the first phase of a new claims system, letting importers file for…
Fortune · Apr 21 The Trump administration has yet to deploy a key legal move that would render tariff refund applications a 'waste of time,' federal litigator warns The White House has not appealed the Court of International Trade’s universal refund order, and it has tariff experts scratching their heads.
The Guardian - US · Apr 21 Trump’s latest border wall plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’ The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan opposition
Fortune · Apr 20 $166 billion in tariff refunds just became available, but small businesses may already be at a disadvantage U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched an electronic tariff refund portal on Monday, the first step in U.S. importers getting their refunds.
Latin Times · Apr 20 Trump tariff refunds begin as U.S. opens portal to return up to $166 billion to importers: Who Will Collect First The U.S. government has started the long-awaited process of returning up to $166 billion in tariffs collected under President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court ruled in February that the levies were imposed without authority granted by Congress.
The Conversation · Apr 20 ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s For the past 13 years, Maricopa County in Arizona has attempted to reform its sheriff’s department after Joe Arpaio made it into a national flash point for extreme immigration tactics. After a legal immigrant sued Arpaio and the county Sheriff’s Office, a federal district court ruled in 2015 that Arpaio…
The Guardian - US · Apr 20 Democrats say Trump administration ‘imploding’ after third cabinet member steps down – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
Axios · Apr 20 What to know about tariff refund site that launches Monday This is the 1st phase in the administration complying with court orders that could see billions of dollars in paid tariffs refunded.
The Independent UK · Apr 19 Businesses set to start claiming refunds for unconstitutional Trump tariffs Customs and Border Protection said that over 330,000 importers paid a total of about $166 billion on over 53 million shipments