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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 […]

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Biden gives in; will fix Trump border wall

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will work to close gaps in the physical barriers along the southwest border and fix environmental and other issues with the Trump-era wall construction amid growing concerns about the federal government’s ability to handle high levels of unauthorized migration. Officials said the latest work, authorized by Homeland Security […]

DEA

Border patrol has seized enough fentanyl to kill US population 8 times over

A memo circulating among Senate Republicans this week details how the fentanyl crisis continues to worsen across U.S. communities as southern border drug seizures and encounters reach record highs. Those who have witnessed activity at the border believe the crisis at the border and the fentanyl crisis are correlated. CBP agents seized an unprecedented 10,500 […]

GUILLERMO ARIAS

Border crossings 3 times higher under Biden

The U.S. Border Patrol is reporting more than three times the number of encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border than it experienced under former President Donald Trump, punctuating what Republicans have defined as a “crisis” level situation at the southern border that has emerged under President Joe Biden’s leadership. Data from the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) […]

K.C. Alfred

Illegal immigrants who entered US since Biden took office to cost taxpayers $20+ billion a year

The number of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. since President Biden took office will cost the U.S. taxpayer over $20 billion each year, according to a new analysis by a hawkish immigration group. The study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which advocates for lower levels of immigration overall, calculates that the […]

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Many Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border

More than half of Americans say there’s an “invasion” at the southern border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, part of a broader decline in support for immigrants overall. The poll also found that large numbers of Americans hold a variety of misconceptions about immigrants — greatly exaggerating their role in smuggling illegal drugs into […]