Senate Republicans are going to insist on having an amendment to keep emergency border powers in place attached to a COVID-19 aid bill, party leaders say. “It’s safe to say” that Republicans will only support the bill unless it’s amended, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters in Washington. “The border is already entirely…
Senate GOP to Block COVID-19 Aid Unless Democrats Agree to Overrule Biden on Title 42
Biden’s Border Blunders: Red States Are Taking the Lead
With the anticipation that President Joe Biden will end the Trump-era Title 42 program that has allowed border agents to turn away migrants and reduce immigration due to the pandemic, a new border crisis and surge are expected after this green light for immigrants. And although Republicans have warned against this lack of logic, now…
Capitol Report (April 26): How Twitter Impacted 2020 Elections and Beyond
The nation’s highest court took up a Texas-led immigration case that challenges the White House’s border policy. Now that Twitter is swapping hands, we take a look at the platform’s impact on politics both past and future. Did Twitter play a role in the 2020 election, and what role might it play in 2022? Secretary…
Rep. Biggs Warns of ‘Border Catastrophe’ After Ending Title 42
After Title 42 ends, the volume of illegal border crossings will more than double, straining the already overburdened Border Patrol and leading to an “almost impossible to believe scenario of a border catastrophe,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on April 19. Biggs recently took about 45 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives—many from…
‘If You Don’t Have a Border, You Don’t Have a Country’: Rep. Dan Bishop
U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, said the Biden administration’s immigration policies are effectively creating an open border and if we don’t have strong borders, we don’t have a country. “The border is about having a national security for the sake of Americans,” Bishop told the host of NTD’s…
Bedlam at the Border Part 2: Texas Digs In, Gets Creative to Battle Migrant Surge
This is Part 2 of “Bedlam at the Texas Border,” direct from the Rio Grande Valley on the Mexican border with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. In Part 1, we heard from frustrated locals in the Rio Grande Valley—politicians, ranchers, law enforcement, and others on the river who describe how cartels control the border, and…
Bipartisan Congressional Group Backs Legislation That Would Force Biden to Extend Emergency Border Powers
The Problem Solvers Caucus, an independent member-driven group in Congress composed of 58 Republican and Democrat representatives from across the nation, has announced support for legislation aimed at extending the Title 42 protections officially due to end on May 23. “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Public Health and Border Security Act of…
Bipartisan Group Backs Title 42 Extension, DHS Estimates up to 18,000 Illegals to Cross Border If Order Removed
The Problem Solvers Caucus, an independent member-driven group in Congress composed of 58 Republican and Democrat representatives from across the nation, has announced support for legislation aimed at extending the Title 42 protections officially due to end on May 23. “Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsed the bipartisan Public Health and Border Security Act of…
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Plans to Scrap Title 42
The state of Texas on April 22 lodged a legal action against President Joe Biden’s administration, urging a federal court to postpone or block the looming end of emergency border powers. The powers, known as Title 42, were imposed during the Trump administration and repeatedly extended. They allow immigration enforcement agencies to quickly expel many…
Vulnerable Democrats Breaking With Biden on Immigration
Democrats facing tough reelection battles have begun to openly break with President Joe Biden in recent weeks over his plan to reverse Title 42 restrictions on entry into the United States through the southern border, highlighting fears among vulnerable Democrats that the issue could turn the tide in November. Since taking office, Biden has sought…
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