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Travelers walk toward Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on Friday, March 20, 2020, a a border crossing in El Paso, Texas. Residents of both cities cross daily for family visits and to purchase basic good. Cigarettes and medications are cheaper on the Mexican side, electronics and alcohol are cheaper on the American side. President Donald Trump and Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Friday the two governments will prohibit recreational and tourist travel starting at midnight, similar to the restrictions put in place earlier this week along the U.S. and Canadian border. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Border shutdown cuts illegal crossing in half on first day

Illegal border crossings were cut in half on the first day of the border shutdown, Homeland Security said Sunday, calling the ability to quickly deport migrants a major win as the country tries to limit spread of the coronavirus.

March 22, 2020
An agent from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency keeps watch at the side of a house while other agents from ICE are inside in search of a suspect during a sweep to capture illegal aliens with a criminal record in the Boston area, Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. More than 2,100 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the nationwide raid began May 26. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

ICE to limit arrests during coronavirus

ICE said Wednesday that it will "adjust its enforcement posture" amid the coronavirus crisis, limiting arrests only to the most serious cases and reaffirming that nobody will be arrested at a hospital, clinic or doctor's office.

March 18, 2020
In this June 10, 2013, photo, guest workers harvest a Vidalia onion field in Lyons, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman) **FILE**

DHS still boosting foreign guest workers amid coronavirus crisis

The coronavirus has left potentially millions of workers idle and forced travel restrictions, but Homeland Security says it's still pushing ahead with plans to import tens of thousands of foreign guest workers to fill seasonal jobs, The Washington Times has learned.

March 18, 2020
With the presidential seal on the wall behind him, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. The president said he believes that members of both parties can reach a framework on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Exit polling: Illinois Democrats say it’s time to move past Obama

Illinois Democrats are ready to leave the Obama years behind them, according to early exit polling Tuesday that showed a plurality of the party's primary voters in the state say they want the next president to be more liberal than President Barack Obama.

March 17, 2020
A view of terminal 1 of the Leonardo Da Vinci airport, that was closed due to the reduced transit caused by the coronavirus outbreak, in Rome, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.(Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

U.N. halts refugee flights amid coronavirus panic

The U.N. announced Tuesday it is suspending refugee resettlement flights amid coronavirus fears, though it will still try to work out ways to still accommodate "critical emergency cases."

March 17, 2020