Category: Title 42

Andrew Cuomo Criticizes Biden’s Border Decisions: ‘Terribly Managed’

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has critiqued President Joe Biden’s management of the U.S.–Mexico border, holding that the U.S. government lifted pandemic-related restrictions without a clear plan. In an interview on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats Roundtable” on May 14, Cuomo argued that the situation on the southern border will likely “get worse before it…


Texas GOP Congressman Dismisses Claims Border Situation Is ‘Not That Bad’

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said videos he recorded at El Paso showed that the border situation is worse than it’s being portrayed, following the expiration of the pandemic-era immigration policy Title 42 at midnight on May 11. “This is what I’m hearing on the ground from mayors, from Border Patrol agents, from embedded media, everyone…


NYC Converts Hotels to Shelters to Accommodate Expected Influx of Illegal Immigrants

The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan—shuttered three years ago—is being reopened to accommodate an anticipated influx of illegal immigrants just as other New York City hotels are being converted to emergency shelters. Mayor Eric Adams announced Saturday that the city will use the Roosevelt to eventually provide as many as 1,000 rooms for migrants…


Illegal Immigration a ‘Serious Problem’: Analysis of Its Economic Impact

The United States on Friday ended Title 42, a COVID-19 border restriction that had blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing it with a sweeping new asylum regulation meant to deter illegal crossings. What would be the economic impact of an influx of illegal immigrants into the United States? NTD spoke to…


Biden Admin Seeks to Resume Fast-Track Release of Illegal Immigrants

The Biden administration on Friday asked a federal judge to resume the fast-track release of illegal immigrants in a court filing. In a ruling in Florida v. United States (Case number: 23-cv-9962), U.S. Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday night against the…


IN-DEPTH: Thousands of Migrants Released Into Southern California as Title 42 Expires

SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA, CALIF.—With tens of thousands of illegal aliens expected to rush the U.S.–Mexico border in San Diego on May 12 after the Biden’s administration’s planned expiration of public health restrictions on immigration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are bracing for chaos.     Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a…


Hospitals and CEOs Make Huge Profits From Pandemic: Report

A new report finds that nonprofit hospitals profited tremendously during the pandemic. What does this say about the health care system in America? The CEO of the watchdog group joins us to explore the situation. Thousands of illegal immigrants are gathering at the U.S.–Mexico border as Title 42 ends. NTD is at the southern border with the latest…


NTD Evening News (May 12): Texas Guard Prevents Crossings as Title 42 Ends; NYC Marine Veteran Charged With Manslaughter

The first day after the end of Title 42, Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies, told NTD the Texas Guard has successfully prevented migrants from trying to cross. On Thursday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants without court notices. In New York…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (May 12): Texas Guard Prevents Crossings as Title 42 Ends; NYC Marine Veteran Charged With Manslaughter

The first day after the end of Title 42, Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow with the Center for Immigration Studies, told NTD the Texas Guard has successfully prevented migrants from trying to cross. On Thursday night, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants without court notices. In New York…


Former ICE Director, CBP Acting Commisioner Warn Fentanyl Deaths, Child Trafficking Cases to Soar as Title 42 Expires

Multiple former senior immigration officials and residents of El Paso, Texas, shared their concerns over the implications of Title 42 during a town hall meeting on May 11. Members of the Texas Public Policy Foundation-led Border Security Coalition held the town hall just hours ahead of the Trump-era public health policy expiring. Title 42, which allowed Border Patrol agents…