Category: Immigration & Border Security

3,000-Strong Migrant Caravan Begins Walking Toward US–Mexico Border

Around 3,000 migrants set out on Sunday in a large caravan from southern Mexico and began walking north in what organizers said was a protest demanding an end to detention centers like the one that burned down last month, killing dozens. The migrants, mostly Venezuelans, started walking north early Sunday from Tapachula, a city in…


Texas Senate Approves Bill Creating New Crime for Illegal Border Crossing

The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would create a new crime for foreign nationals who enter the state illegally and authorize law enforcement to arrest any offender anywhere in the state. The bill, SB 2424, cleared the state Senate last week in an 18–12 party-line vote. It would create a new state-level criminal…


Eric Adams Says ‘Migrant Crisis’ Has ‘Destroyed’ New York City

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the illegal immigration crisis under the Biden administration has “destroyed” his city and made an an appeal for federal help to deal with the problem. Adams made the remarks during a panel discussion hosted by the African American Mayors Association in Washington, D.C., on April 21. “The…


Biden’s Budget ‘Falls Short’ on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, expressed concern on April 18 that President Joe Biden’s proposed budget “falls short” of what’s needed to combat illegal immigration along the southern border. Cuellar made comments expressing reservations about the budget during an April 18 hearing of the Appropriations Committee, where members…


ICE Only Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…


ICE Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…


Mexican Cartels Recruiting Women for Smuggling Jobs

Mexican cartels are recruiting women to help smuggle humans and drugs across the Texas border because women often get away without jail time. Over the last two years, at least 140 females have gotten away “scot-free” after being caught smuggling, Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said on Tuesday in an interview on NewsNation. According to…


Rep. Gosar Says HHS Official’s Ignorance of Child Placement Statistics Is ‘Unacceptable’

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) was thoroughly dissatisfied on April 18 with a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official’s responses regarding the resettlement of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children. “I find it very unacceptable, your performance this morning,” Gosar told Robin Dunn Marcos, director of the HHS Administration of Children and Families’ Office of Refugee…


Illegal Immigrant Arrests at US-Mexico Border Jumps as End of Emergency Powers Looms

Arrests of illegal immigrants at the United States–Mexico border jumped in March by 23 percent over the month before, newly released statistics show. U.S. authorities carried out 191,899 apprehensions, up from about 156,100 in February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. More single adults, family units, and minors without responsible adults were encountered, driving the increase….


Illegal Immigrant Arrests at US-Mexico Border Jump as End of Emergency Powers Looms

Arrests of illegal immigrants at the United States–Mexico border jumped in March by 23 percent over the month before, newly released statistics show. U.S. authorities carried out 191,899 apprehensions, up from about 156,100 in February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. More single adults, family units, and minors without responsible adults were encountered, driving the increase….