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California leads challenge to president’s manoeuvre to secure funding for US-Mexico barrier
US president moves towards plan after earlier saying he was not ‘happy’ or ‘thrilled’
Mexican cartel kingpin faces life in prison after conviction
National security concerns threaten to overshadow any breakthrough in US-China trade talks
White House hopes to build support with individual Democrats for deal on wall funding
Report likely to put more scrutiny on controversial Trump administration policy
This faultline feels less fraught than rifts over race, gender and sexuality
Litigation will be long and tortuous, with billions of dollars at stake
President’s tweet suggests about-face on H-1B programme for highly skilled workers
Clampdown on white-collar immigration requests is worrying US business
Thousands sought safety in numbers on a long and perilous journey to enter the US
Immigration advocates say policy change could leave migrants waiting years for court hearing
President Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric distracts from demographic reality
López Obrador claims a win while White House seeks to curb migration
In 2018, politics, society and the environment were suffused with poison
The most fiscally irresponsible presidency since that of George W Bush has luck on its side
Washington defends Border Patrol after seven-year-old dies in custody
America’s opioid epidemic — a tale of greed, individual suffering and official incompetence — will blight the country for years to come
It is imperative to reconnect lagging regions with activity in the centre
Incoming government wants Trump to help fund $20bn development plan for Central America
‘Recent polls shows most Democrats and young Americans now believe in “socialism”’
New study finds number of unauthorised immigrants in US was down 1.5m from peak
In Arizona, Habitat for Humanity is creating safe and decent housing for people in need
Border crossing in Tijuana temporarily closed over weekend after US guards fired tear gas
Incoming officials deny reports migrants will wait at border while being processed
