Category: Title 42

‘A Starting Gun’s Going to Go Off’: Huge Migrant Surge Just Days Away, Warns Former Border Patrol Chief

Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott has warned of a buildup in the number of people readying to rush the U.S.-Mexico border when the Trump-era Title 42 program that helped stem the tide of illegal immigration ends in just a few days. “On Dec. 22, it’s almost like a starting gun’s going to go off,” Scott…


Texas Places Military on Standby in Preparation for Surge of Illegal Immigrants

In preparation for the expiration of Title 42 next week, the Texas Military Department announced Dec. 16 that it would be mobilizing members of the Texas National Guard to combat the impending surge of illegal immigrants at the border. Forces to be deployed include elements of the 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and…


Capitol Report: Biden Admin Seeks to Recalibrate Border Strategy; Bipartisan Momentum to Curb China’s Tech Industry

The Biden administration rolls out an updated plan days before Title 42 is set to expire. What’s in it, and what does the White House say? Former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf joins us to assess the ongoing struggles on the border and solutions that could be used to fix it. Congress deals a blow to…


California Braces for Unprecedented Wave of Migrants at the Border

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned this week a long-expected flood of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border into the United States could “break” the state. He visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 12, nine days before the anticipated end of Title 42, which is set to expire on Dec. 21. The policy, created as part…


DHS Says It Will Close Gaps Along Southwest Border Wall as End of Title 42 Looms

Nearly two years after newly elected President Joe Biden ordered a halt to construction on the project, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Dec. 13 that it will work to close gaps along the southwest border of the wall between the United States and Mexico. Biden’s 2020 campaign promise was that he would not…


Manchin, Three Texas Lawmakers Urge Biden to Extend Title 42 Border Policy

Three bi-partisan lawmakers joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in asking President Joe Biden to extend a coronavirus emergency order that prevents illegal immigrants from entering the United States in a letter sent Dec. 13. In the letter signed by Manchin, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas),…


Manchin, 3 Texas Lawmakers Urge Biden to Extend Title 42 Border Policy

A bipartisan trio of Texas lawmakers joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in asking President Joe Biden to extend a coronavirus emergency order that prevents illegal immigrants from entering the United States if they were coming from countries with high COVID-19 infection rates. In a letter signed by Manchin, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Reps. Tony…


US Officials Grapple With Border Policy, Brace for Surge of Illegal Immigrants as End of Title 42 Nears

With the Donald Trump administration-enacted Title 42 restriction set to end on Dec. 21, U.S. officials are bracing for a massive surge of illegal immigrants crossing over the southern border. When the policy disappears in less than two weeks, the Department of Homeland Security estimates that 9,000 to 14,000 migrants could try to enter the…


NTD News Today (Dec. 8): WNBA Star Britney Griner Released from Russia; Biden Admin Trying to Keep Title 42 in Place

Britney Griner has been released from a Russian jail. Russia said today the WNBA star has been traded for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Bout was one of the world’s most wanted men before his arrest. The Biden administration is trying to keep title 42 in place. The covid-era border policy allows border agents to…


NTD News Today (Dec. 8): WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released from Russia; Biden Admin Trying to Keep Title 42 in Place

Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian jail. Russia said today the WNBA star has been traded for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout. Bout was one of the world’s most wanted men before his arrest. The Biden administration is trying to keep title 42 in place. The covid-era border policy allows border agents to…