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Behind the Headlines: Money will be diverted from Hill Air Force Base to pay for Trump’s border wall and an immigrant-rights activist facing deportation is seeking asylum

(Gregory Bull | AP file photo) Construction crews replace a section of the primary wall separating San Diego, above right, and Tijuana, Mexico, below left, seen from Tijuana, Mexico in March, 2019. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.

President Trump diverts $54 million from Utah military projects to fund his border wall. Facing deportation, an immigrant-rights activist seeks asylum. And Sen. Mike Lee visits Russia, even after two of his senate colleagues were denied visas.

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