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The vice president has been traveling across the country, giving increasingly higher-profile remarks to key voting groups.
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It appears to be the latest action in an escalating battle between some state governors, and the federal government, over immigration policy.
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The vice president has come under fire from Republicans for not visiting sooner.
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Former President Donald Trump plans on touring Texas’ southern border with Gov. Greg Abbott later this month.
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June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Also, migrants rescued from a smuggling bust in Houston were detained and some were deported despite being eligible for special visas.
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Vice President Harris met Tuesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in her trip to assess the root causes pushing migrants to seek asylum at the U.S. border.
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The vice president met with Guatemala's president to talk about the root causes behind migration to the United States, including corruption. But another prominent Democrat called that "disappointing."
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 10 a.m. CT.
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San Antonio Area Celebrates Or Condemns News Of Biden's Election Victory With Flags, Car Horns, VowsThroughout the day, the sound of honking car horns filled the downtown streets. One observer tweeted that the 'honking celebration [for Joe Biden] in downtown San Antonio is hitting 2014 Spurs championship level.'