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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Bicycle Unit discuss recent activity near the DeConcini Port of Entry. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Andrew Franklin) (DHS Photo by Andrew Franklin\/Released)<\/p>\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg-1024x682.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2025\/12\/IMM-EXECO-62a46918869b2143901d0b6c0edda5a6.jpg.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">
U.S. Bor\u00adder Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Bicy\u00adcle Unit dis\u00adcuss recent activ\u00adi\u00adty near the DeConci\u00adni Port of Entry. Pho\u00adto by Andrew Franklin, cour\u00adtesy of DHS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trump restat\u00aded<\/a> his plans to build a wall and oth\u00ader phys\u00adi\u00adcal bar\u00adri\u00aders along the south\u00adern bor\u00adder and detain immi\u00adgrants sus\u00adpect\u00aded of vio\u00adlat\u00ading the law. The order called for fed\u00ader\u00adal-state part\u00adner\u00adships to enforce immi\u00adgra\u00adtion poli\u00adcies. It also changed parole poli\u00adcies by ceas\u00ading the CBP One appli\u00adca\u00adtion, a free mobile appli\u00adca\u00adtion, which allowed undoc\u00adu\u00adment\u00aded immi\u00adgrants to sched\u00adule appoint\u00adments, sub\u00admit infor\u00adma\u00adtion and enter the U.S. through land ports of entry. The \u201cProcess\u00ades of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezue\u00adlans\u201d pro\u00adgram was also halt\u00aded start\u00ading March 25. This was a parole pro\u00adgram that allowed peo\u00adple from these coun\u00adtries to tem\u00adporar\u00adi\u00adly live and work in the U.S.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump restat\u00aded his plans to build a wall and oth\u00ader phys\u00adi\u00adcal bar\u00adri\u00aders along the south\u00adern bor\u00adder and detain immi\u00adgrants sus\u00adpect\u00aded of vio\u00adlat\u00ading the law. The order called for fed\u00ader\u00adal-state part\u00adner\u00adships to enforce immi\u00adgra\u00adtion poli\u00adcies. It also changed parole poli\u00adcies by ceas\u00ading the CBP One appli\u00adca\u00adtion, a free mobile appli\u00adca\u00adtion, which allowed undoc\u00adu\u00adment\u00aded immi\u00adgrants to sched\u00adule appoint\u00adments, sub\u00admit infor\u00adma\u00adtion and enter the U.S. through land ports of entry. The \u201cProcess\u00ades of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezue\u00adlans\u201d pro\u00adgram was also halt\u00aded start\u00ading March 25. 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