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In this July 9, 2019, photo, immigrants play soccer at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The Department of Health and Human Services, which holds immigrant children unaccompanied by a parent under federal law, says about 225 children are currently held at a former “man camp” for oilfield workers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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New holding center for migrant children opens in Texas

by Nomaan Merchant Associated PressJuly 11, 2019

A report from government auditors reveals images of people penned into overcrowded Border Patrol facilities, including one man pressing a cardboard sign to a cell window with the word "help." is photographed at the Associated Press Bureau, Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Washington. The report released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General warns that facilities in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley face "serious overcrowding" and require "immediate attention." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Gov’t photos show detained migrants pleading for help

by Nomaan Merchant Associated PressJuly 2, 2019

This May 20, 2019 photo shows the Border Patrol Station in Weslaco, Texas. The U.S. government says a 16-year-old from Guatemala died at the Border Patrol station, becoming the fifth death of a migrant child since December. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that Border Patrol apprehended the teenager in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on May 13. The agency says the teenager was found unresponsive Monday morning during a welfare check. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

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5th migrant child dies after detention by US border agents

by Nomaan Merchant Associated PressMay 20, 2019

FILE - This Oct. 30, 2014 file photo shows visitors at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. The federal government plans on replacing barriers through 100 miles of the southern border in California and Arizona, including through a this national monument and a wildlife refuge, according to government documents and environmental advocates. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday waived environmental and dozens of other laws to build more barriers along the southern border. (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan, File)

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Border wall to go up in national monument, wildlife refuge

by Astrid Galvan Associated Press, and Nomaan Merchant Associated PressMay 14, 2019

FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, families who crossed the nearby U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas are placed in a Border Patrol vehicle. U.S. border authorities say they’ve started to increase the biometric data they take from children 13 years of age and younger, including fingerprints, despite privacy concerns and government policy intended to restrict what can be collected from migrant youth. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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Border Patrol expands fingerprinting of migrant children

by Nomaan Merchant Associated PressApril 27, 2019

FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Jose Fermin Gonzalez Cruz holds his son, William Josue Gonzales Garcia, 2, as they wait with other families who crossed the nearby U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas, for Border Patrol agents to check names and documents. A surge in family arrivals, largely from Guatemala and Honduras, has led Border Patrol agents to shift attention from preparing criminal cases to caring for children. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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A year later, Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ border policy frays

by Elliot Spagat Associated Press, and Nomaan Merchant Associated PressApril 4, 2019

President Trump speaks during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Fla., Friday.

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Trump threatens to shut Mexico border, ‘not kidding’

by Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressMarch 29, 2019

In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, photo, a Border Patrol agent apprehends a person suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. While many adults crossing the border on their own in South Texas try to flee agents, most migrant parents and children wait to surrender so they can be processed and released into the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Desperate migrant families overwhelm US border agencies

by Nomaan Merchant Associated PressMarch 21, 2019

The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in Spring, Texas, as it is placed on a Union Pacific train. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)

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Thousands salute Bush funeral train on final Texas ride

by Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, Juan A. Lozano Associated Press, and Will Weissert Associated PressDecember 6, 2018

A sailor from the USS George HW Bush watches as the plane carrying the casket of former President George H.W. Bush arrives Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

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President George HW Bush returns to DC to lie in state

by Juan Lozano Associated Press, Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, and Darlene Superville Associated PressDecember 3, 2018