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The Daily Beast reports: President Trump has claimed victory over a “caravan” of Central Americans traveling to the U.S. who he sought to make a big issue in the midterm elections—saying the people are now heading home or remaining in Mexico after their entry to America was thwarted. The Trump administration was condemned after photographs showed mothers and infants at …

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. this week will begin withdrawing many of the active duty troops sent to the border with Mexico by President Donald Trump just before the midterm election in response to a caravan of Central American migrants, U.S. officials said Monday. About 2,200 of the active duty troops will be pulled out before the holidays, the …

Politico reports: Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway claimed Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s warnings of violent migrants making their way towards the U.S. were vindicated over the weekend by clashes at the Mexican border, even though no U.S. law enforcement officers were seriously injured amid efforts to block crowds of migrants attempting to cross the border into California. “Everything …

Last night before holding a pair of Mississippi rallies in support of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Glorious Leader again said something really stupid. The Washington Post reports: “In some cases, you know, they’re not the parents,” Trump claimed. “These are people, they call ’em ‘grabbers.’ They grab a child because they think they’ll have a certain status by having a child. …

The Daily Beast reports: A transgender woman who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a privately operated detention center was likely physically abused there, according an autopsy report released Monday, and died after several days of severe, untreated dehydration. Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a 33-year-old transgender woman from Honduras, died on May 25, nine days after being transferred to …

The Military Times reports: The White House late Tuesday signed a memo allowing troops stationed at the border to engage in some law enforcement roles and use lethal force, if necessary — a move that legal experts have cautioned may run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act. The new “cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John …

Mediaite reports: Citing a report by conservative media watchdog Media Research Center, Ainsley Earhardt noted that NBC and ABC spent zero seconds covering the caravan, while CBS dedicated a mere 21 seconds to a story Fox News has provided voluminous coverage. In the next breath, co-host Brian Kilmeade reported an update in the caravan story: that the U.S. military deployed …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Monday from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar issued a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments in San Francisco. The request was made by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights, which quickly sued …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Saturday insisted that troops will be stationed at the southern border for “as long as necessary,” despite calls to send the service members home for Thanksgiving. Trump spoke with reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California, saying troops have built a “very beautiful fence.” “The fence is fully manned, …

The Independent reports: Around 100 members of a refugee and migrant caravan traveling towards the US have reportedly fallen victim to organised crime as they moved through Mexico. Thousands streamed into Mexico City on Monday to seek shelter in a sports stadium on the eve of US midterm election. But around 100 members, including children, did not arrive in Mexico …