Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will retire next month after more than three decades with the agency, he has announced. “After a 32-year Border Patrol career spanning multiple Sectors, HQ tours, and overseas assignments in Afghanistan, I have decided to retire from federal service on June 30th,” Ortiz wrote in an email to employees, which was obtained…
‘Backdoor Deal’ Allows ‘Illegal’ Immigrants to Enter US Legally, Border Patrol Union Leader Says
May 27, 2023
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Illegal immigrants are coached to voluntarily withdraw their asylum claims, return to Mexico, and then return to the United States on humanitarian grounds, according to a U.S. Border Patrol union leader. Manny Bayon, a National Border Patrol Council union spokesman in San Diego, told The Epoch Times on May 26 that migrants who enter the…
Border Sheriffs Skeptical as Illegal Immigrant Crossings Drop After End of Title 42
May 19, 2023
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GUADALAJARA, MEXICO—The White House has been touting a drop in illegal immigration at the U.S.–Mexico border after Title 42 border restrictions ended last week. Still, sheriffs along the border have not been convinced the decrease in illegal crossings will last. “Since May 12 the U.S. Border Patrol has experienced a steady decrease in daily encounters,…
Supreme Court Dismisses Republican States’ Title 42 Case as Moot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by a group of Republican attorneys general, who sought to keep in place the emergency Title 42 measure implemented by the Trump administration, which expired last week. The high court’s Thursday ruling (pdf) ended Title 42, the emergency measure that the Trump administration implemented in…
New York Town Declares State of Emergency Banning Hotels, Facilities From Housing Immigrants
May 18, 2023
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Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, declared a state of emergency on May 16 in an effort to prevent an influx of illegal immigrants from being sent to the small town following the expiration of Title 42. Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar signed the emergency declaration after reports emerged that officials from New York City were arranging to transport immigrants…
Court Backlog Clog: It’s the Story of Immigration Now and It’s Growing Inexorably Worse
News analysis New migrants pouring into the United States after the Biden administration let a COVID-19 restriction called Title 42 expire last week will not break the nation’s stretched court system. The system is already shattered, according to several former judges, immigration experts, and Department of Homeland Security data. The average wait time for a…
Federal Judge Expands Block on Biden Policy to Fast-Track Release of Illegal Immigrants
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration’s “parole with conditions” policy that would allow federal authorities to release illegal immigrants into the country without a court date. Judge T. Kent Wetherell, who placed a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the policy last week, on Tuesday found that Florida would…
Florida Answers Texas Call for Law Enforcement Support at the Southern Border
May 16, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that the state will send drones, planes, law enforcement personnel, and other resources to help Texas defend the southern border amid the illegal immigration crisis. DeSantis’s announcement comes in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s urgent request sent to fellow governors earlier on Tuesday to send reinforcements in the wake…
Afghan on Terror Watchlist Arrested After Attempting to Cross Into US From San Diego
May 16, 2023
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An unnamed Afghan on the terror watchlist was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 10 at the U.S.-Mexico border near Otay Mesa in Southern California, when trying to enter with a group of migrants. San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond said the incident was a “stark remind” that the federal government should be doing more…
200 Camp Pendleton Marines Deployed to US-Mexico Border
May 15, 2023
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Two hundred Marines from San Diego’s Camp Pendleton have been temporarily deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to media outlets, to support the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Border Patrol as they expect a rush of migrants after Title 42—which was put in place limiting asylum seekers from entering the U.S. during the…
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