On the US border in Texas, Trump deportation drive galvanises midterm vote
Border issues helped propel Trump in the Rio Grande Valley in 2024. His deportation policies could bury Republicans.

Border issues helped propel Trump in the Rio Grande Valley in 2024. His deportation policies could bury Republicans.

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US federal judge blocked wall’s construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle.
The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.
The revocations targeted visa holders who had allegedly broken the law or posed threats to national security.
Britain’s reopened refugee resettlement scheme offers no escape for Palestinians in Gaza.

Video shows a man screaming in pain as ICE agents pin him down during an arrest in Long Beach, California.

A protester demanding the release of the Epstein files interrupted US Vice President JD Vance’s speech.

US President Donald Trump blamed immigrants for the unrest in France, claiming Paris would soon become a ‘Muslim city’.

Two separate boat incidents off the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos left 12 migrants dead.
Eleven people are believed to be still missing, with rescue operations under way.
Polls have found that Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement effort has divided voters before the 2026 midterm race.