Category: Title 42

Greg Abbott Says Texas Has Bused Nearly 16,000 Migrants to Sanctuary Cities This Year

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said the state has bused nearly 16,000 migrants to sanctuary cities this year. “Texas has bused over 15,900 migrants to sanctuary cities,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. “ … We’re providing relief to local communities overwhelmed by President Biden’s open border policies.” Since April, the Republican governor has transported at least…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Dec. 27): SCOTUS Keeps Title 42 in Place for Now; Putin Bans Oil Exports to G-7 Nations That Abide by Price Cap

The Supreme Court on Dec. 27 chose to keep Title 42, a Trump-era pandemic immigration policy, in place for now. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a ban on oil exports to Group of Seven nations that abide by a price cap they agreed to on Russia’s oil. The ban is set to kick in in…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 27): SCOTUS Keeps Title 42 in Place for Now; Putin Bans Oil Exports to G-7 Nations That Abide by Price Cap

The Supreme Court on Dec. 27 chose to keep Title 42, a Trump-era pandemic immigration policy, in place for now. Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a ban on oil exports to Group of Seven nations that abide by a price cap they agreed to on Russia’s oil. The ban is set to kick in in…


Supreme Court Orders Title 42 Border Rule to Remain in Effect

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Title 42, the Trump-era immigration and public health order, to remain in place for the time being. The high court voted (pdf) 5–4 to grant an emergency request from 19 Republican state attorneys general who sought to intervene in defense of the rule, putting on hold a ruling by District…


Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions Continue to Surge as Supreme Court Weighs Fate of Title 42

While Americans celebrate Christmas, multiple cities across the country brace for what will happen if the Supreme Court decides to end Title 42 as federal border officials report a record number of illegal immigrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. On Dec. 23, data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed that, in November, the agency…


Border Crossings to Explode if Title 42 Ends, Texas Democrat Warns

Title 42 is the only thing keeping a tsunami of illegal border crossings at bay in the United States, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). It’s estimated that a record-breaking 8,000 illegal immigrants are coming across the southern border per day, the highest in history. That number could more than quadruple in a week if…


Border Patrol Seeking Contractors for Construction of Border Wall

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is accepting bids of up to $400 million per task for the construction of barriers and other infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the solicitation notice posted on Dec. 20, the five-year “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity” (IDIQ) contracts involve the design and construction of “border barriers, anti-climb features,…


Border Patrol Seeking Contractors for Construction of Border Barriers, Infrastructure

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is accepting bids of up to $400 million per task for the construction of barriers and other infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the solicitation notice posted on Dec. 20, the five-year “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity” (IDIQ) contracts involve the design and construction of “border barriers, anti-climb features,…


Government Funding Bill Stalled by Sen. Mike Lee’s Fight to Keep Title 42 in Place

The efforts of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to continue keeping Title 42 in place are delaying the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill before a government shutdown. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan bill would cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era policy, which allows Border Patrol agents to expel illegal aliens immediately without asylum processing…


Government Funding Bill Stalled by Sen. Mike Lee’s Attempt to Keep Title 42 in Place

The efforts of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to continue keeping Title 42 in place are delaying the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill before a government shutdown. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan bill would cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era policy, which allows Border Patrol agents to expel illegal aliens immediately without asylum processing…