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• Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others

  December 16, 2025 3:55 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect... more »

• Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations

  December 3, 2025 3:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined... more »

• Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college

  September 14, 2025 12:04 PM

  With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to eight hours per day for several years, eventually winning an offer to study business administration at a private liberal... more »

• Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump's new travel ban begins

  June 9, 2025 11:10 AM

  MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry. The ban targeting mainly African and Middle Eastern... more »

• Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Here's what to know

  June 5, 2025 6:04 PM

  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Donald Trump has banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States and restricted access for those from seven others, citing national security concerns in resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy from his first term that will mostly affect people from Africa and the... more »

• Valley community pay their respects at visitation for fallen soldier Play Video

  January 24, 2020 7:15 AM

  BROWNSVILLE – On Friday, hundreds of people gathered throughout the day at the Brownsville Event Center to pay their respects to U.S. Army Spc. Miguel A. Villalon. He lost his life earlier this month in Afghanistan. Veterans of all branches, some in uniform, made their way into the center... more »