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. […]
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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 […]
Cartels push 1000’s of immigrants into US daily
Cartels are attempting to funnel tens of thousands of immigrants hunkered down in Mexican cities along the border waiting to cross into the United States under false pretenses ahead of the end of Title 42 on May 11. Over the past week, Border Patrol agents apprehended 51,560 noncitizens who illegally crossed the border between the […]
Fire at border immigration center leaves 37 dead
At least 37 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a fire broke out at a migration center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, mere feet from the U.S. border, local media reported early Tuesday morning. The fire erupted Monday night at the National Institute of Migration in the border city, according to KVIA journalist […]
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 […]
“Fentanyl is your problem” says Mexican president to U.S.
Mexico’s president said Thursday that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl, despite enormous evidence to the contrary. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appeared to depict the synthetic opioid epidemic largely as a U.S. problem, and said the United States should use family values to fight drug addiction. His statement came during a visit […]
Karine Jean-Pierre scorched for downplaying Mexican killings
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre was blasted on Tuesday for downplaying chaos at the Mexican border, even as the nation reels from four Americans being kidnapped in Mexico. As four Americans crossed from Brownsville, Texas, into the Mexican city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on Friday, their vehicle began receiving gunfire. Video from the incident showed who […]
Biden’s rolls out efforts to curb border crossings
The Biden administration will roll out additional measures during Tuesday’s North American Leaders’ Summit in a desperate bid to keep migrants from journeying to the US southern border. The latest slate of efforts come at a time of unprecedented movement in the Western Hemisphere and are designed to curb border crossings while making programs to […]
Biden plans 1st U.S.-Mexico border visit
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he plans to visit the border during his trip to Mexico next week. Speaking with reporters after an event in Kentucky, Biden told reporters it is his “intention” to visit the border as he makes his way to Mexico City for the North American Leaders’ Summit. “We’re working out […]
State of emergency declared over migrant swell
The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser issued the state of emergency declaration to allow the city on the U.S. border with Mexico to tap into additional […]
Biden braces for possible 14,000 migrants a day
The possibility of 14,000 migrant crossings a day is pushing the Biden administration toward a new rule that would severely limit migrants’ ability to qualify for asylum at the southern border, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Officials are concerned that Border Patrol stations will face acute overcrowding and Department of Homeland Security resources will […]