Alone in a new country with young children and no access to work, migrant mothers told CBS News they’re worried about the food available for their families in the New York City shelters. Three migrant women living in the shelters, Angelica, Osranary and Michelle, were in agreement when asked about their thoughts on the food, […]
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Court blocks Biden’s plan for mass release of migrants
The Biden administration was denied its request to stay a lower court order that blocked it from implementing a policy that allows for the release of migrants into the U.S. without court dates — clearing the path for the administration to make a last ditch effort to the Supreme Court. On Monday, a three-judge panel […]
El Paso is in the crosshairs as Title 42 expires
A record number of migrants were recently apprehended at the US-Mexico border in a single day, fuelling fears over what will happen in a few hours when a controversial immigration policy expires. The rule, known as Title 42, was first implemented in 2020 and made it easier for the US to expel migrants back to […]
Guatemalan president warns US of migrant explosion
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, says he learned from the president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, that more than 80,000 migrants, primarily from Venezuela, are moving toward the U.S.-Mexico border, ahead of Thursday’s expiration of Title 42. President Giammattei also said he tried to call the White House on the matter, but nobody would take his […]
Mayorkas says he is prepared for lifting of Title 42
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is pushing back on criticism the Biden administration has received over its plans for Title 42, saying officials are prepared for the lifting of the controversial policy later this week. During a Sunday appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margret Brennan mentioned recent criticism from Arizona Gov. […]
Dem says WH is unprepared for migrant surge
The latest criticism against the Biden administration’s policies at the southern border isn’t coming from a conservative — it’s being levied by progressive Rep. Ruben Gallego. The Arizona Democrat argues that border communities in his state “are simply unequipped to handle the surge of migrants” when Covid restrictions on immigration, known as Title 42, expire […]
1,500 troops sent to Mexico border for migrant surge
The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. The […]
Karine Jean-Pierre says illegal immigration is down 90%
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was eviscerated by Twitter users after declaring that illegal immigration was down by 90% since implementing President Biden’s immigration policies. During Monday’s press conference, a reporter questioned Jean-Pierre on how Biden plans to deal with illegal immigration. The press secretary insisted that Biden has already put forth efforts to […]
U.S. lacks ‘Operational Control’ of border says Chief
The Department of Homeland Security lacks operational control of the border, a top official told lawmakers, a significant admission as Republicans accuse the Biden administration of failing to secure the US-Mexico border. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) pressed Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz Wednesday on the matter during a field hearing in […]
Illegal immigration costs US taxpayers $151 billion a year
Illegal immigration is now costing U.S. taxpayers $151 billion a year, marking a 30% increase in five years, according to a new study by a hawkish immigration group being released this week. The study, “The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers 2023” by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) concludes that […]
NY migrants refuse to leave Midtown hotel for new shelter
A group of asylum seekers in Midtown refused to board buses heading to a pop up shelter inside Brooklyn’s Cruise Terminal Monday morning, calling it “inhumane.” The standoff began Sunday afternoon, when migrants began returning to the Watson Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dismayed by conditions they encountered at the 1,000-bed facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn. […]
1.2 million ‘gotaway’ migrants under Biden
U.S. border agents have confirmed that 1.2 million illegal migrants “got away” from authorities while crossing the border under President Biden’s administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources told Fox News on Sunday. CBP tracks hundreds of thousands of migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border every month, but that stat does not include the […]