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Eric D. Lawrence Detroit Free Press Published 6:46 p.m. UTC Aug 16, 2018 A trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico could be near. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, speaking on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday, said that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is "getting close" to such a deal. Kudlow told the network that "I think (Lighthizer) was a little more optimistic than I've seen him in many moons." The news comes less than a week after President Donald Trump tweeted that a deal with Mexico is "coming along nicely" and follows the resumption of negotiations between Lighthizer and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo.  The future of the North American Free Trade Agreement has been up in the air as Trump has sought to honor a pledge to remake the deal, which he has called "a horrible, horrible disaster for this country." Experts, while acknowledging the need to update the arrangement, have warned that thousands of U.S. jobs, especially in … [Read more...] about Trump adviser to network: U.S., Mexico ‘close’ on trade deal

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by border policy activists challenging the constitutionality of a U.S. government policy requiring advance permission to take photos or shoot film at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in the queue for border customs control to cross into U.S. at the Bridge of Americas in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California, ruled 3-0 that a lower court judge acted too hastily in dismissing Ray Askins’ and Christian Ramirez’s First Amendment claims against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection officials. It faulted the judge for deciding in a “conclusory fashion” that the case should be dismissed because of the government’s “extremely compelling interest” in border security and general interest in protecting U.S. … [Read more...] about U.S. lawsuit over photos at U.S.-Mexico border crossings is revived

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. border agents arrested about 8 percent fewer people in July at the southwest border than in June, but the number of migrant families detained remained nearly constant, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security. FILE PHOTO: Border patrol agents apprehend people who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley sector, near Falfurrias, Texas, U.S., April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott A total of 31,303 people were arrested at the U.S. border with Mexico in July, compared to 34,095 in June. Of those detained after attempting to enter the United States illegally, about 4,000 were children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, compared to about 5,100 children in June. About 9,300 “family units” were arrested, according to the data, nearly unchanged from the prior month’s 9,400. The numbers come in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “zero … [Read more...] about U.S.-Mexico border arrests fall in July, fewer unaccompanied children