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Saturday
Police officers guard a street in Odessa, Texas, in this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett. A suspect killed and injured multiple people in a mass shooting on Saturday. Dustin Fawcett/AP hide caption
Following Shooting, El Paso Sees Surge In People Seeking Mental Health Help
A Blind Man Fulfills Mission To Make Legos Accessible For Visually Impaired
A view of Mobile, Alabama's Ladd-Peebles Stadium, where nine people were shot at a high school football game Friday night. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images hide caption
This Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as the hurricane churned over the Atlantic Ocean. NASA/AP hide caption
ICE Ignores State Pardons In Connecticut
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Tents at a temporary holding facility for migrants in El Paso, earlier this year. Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security focus has shifted increasingly towards immigration and border enforcement. Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
A San Francisco Police Department booking photo shows Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate, a homeless undocumented immigrant who was acquitted of killing Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier in 2015. AP hide caption