Tag: border

Arrests of Illegal Immigrant at Southern Border in November Set New Record

President Joe Biden’s administration continued to struggle getting the U.S.–Mexico border under control in November, with a record-high number of arrests at the border recorded. Some 173,620 arrests were made last month, according to Customs and Border Protection. That’s the highest for the month of November in the nation’s history. The White House did not…


Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at Southern Border in November Set New Record

President Joe Biden’s administration continued to struggle getting the U.S.–Mexico border under control in November, with a record-high number of arrests at the border recorded. Some 173,620 arrests were made last month, according to Customs and Border Protection. That’s the highest for the month of November in the nation’s history. The White House did not…


Texas Governor Confirms Border Wall Construction Has Officially Started

Texas has officially started building its own state-funded border wall, confirmed Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday. “Texas has officially started building its own border wall,” he wrote Friday, while asserting that President Joe Biden’s immigration policies allow for an “open border” since he took office in January. Biden, the Republican governor added, also “refuses to…


Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Forcing Biden Administration to Restart ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to end the recently-restarted Trump era “Remain in Mexico” program. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an order from District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump nominee, finding that the administration erred in ending the program, which forces some asylum…


Rep. Tiffany: ‘Open Borders’ a Huge National Security Risk

The lax enforcement of the United States’ southern border presents a major national security risk, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) says. “That’s the thing that I’ve really been emphasizing to my colleagues here in Congress, is that this is a huge opening for national security concerns, with bad people that can come into the United States…


Senate Confirms Biden’s Nominee for CBP Chief Amid Border Crisis

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was narrowly approved Tuesday by the Senate as his administration struggles to curb record-high illegal immigration. The 50–47 vote was along party lines save for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who joined Democrats in confirming Chris Magnus. Magnus, 61, will now become commissioner of the…


Satellite Images Said to Show Russia Troop Buildup

Satellite images taken over the past month are said to show the build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, amid Western concern that the military concentration could herald plans by the Kremlin to attack its neighbour. Maxar Technologies on Sunday released the images which were taken between 18 October and 26 November in both…


Travellers Who’ve Forgotten to Use ArriveCan App Can Now Give Details at the Border

OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s instructed border officials to allow travellers to give their travel information at the border if they’ve forgotten or haven’t been able to use the governments ArriveCan app. Until now, anyone coming in to Canada had to enter their travel details in the app or else be denied boarding…


US to Require All Inbound Foreign Air Passengers to Get COVID Test the Day Before

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden set out to turn the tables on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday with a 10-point winter offensive against the Omicron variant that further complicates flying from Canada to the United States on the eve of the holiday travel season. As early as Monday, Canadians and all other foreign visitors who travel to…


GOP Senators’ New Bill Would Block Biden Administration From Paying Illegal Immigrants

President Joe Biden’s administration would be blocked from issuing settlement payments to illegal immigrants if a new bill introduced by top Republicans is passed by Congress. The legislation, titled the “Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act,” would prevent federal funds from being spent to pay illegal immigrants. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton…