Immigration
Abbott, Texans push back against Washington, D.C. mayor’s claims over illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Texas leaders are pushing back against claims made by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser after she blamed Texas for her city’s struggles to deal with… Read More
Immigration
Fiscal year through June: More than 2 million encounters at southern border(The Center Square) – More than 2 million people have been encountered/apprehended at the U.S. southern border in fiscal 2022 through June, according to official data released by… Read More
Immigration
Texas counties to declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – Judges from multiple Texas counties have announced they’re issuing declarations of an invasion beginning Tuesday in response to unprecedented challenges they’re experiencing as a result… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Feds ignore illegal alien ID theft plaguing Americans as U.S. coffers fillThe historic surge of illegal immigrants across America’s southern border is fueling a hidden crime spree few in Washington seem willing or able to address: widespread identity theft by… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration, Law Enforcement
DeSantis: Texas should stop illegal immigrants from entering, or send them directly back to Mexico(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Texas shouldn’t be allowing illegal immigrants to enter the state, echoing sentiments conservative Texans have been arguing for over a… Read More
Crime, Immigration, Law Enforcement
Big meth and heroin bust takes down ‘large Mexican drug-trafficking organization’ in Kansas CityThe takedown of a $4.7 million methamphetamine and heroin operation in Kansas City earlier this month has fueled federal grand jury indictments against 39 defendants, including 20 Mexican nationals,… Read More
Biden administration, Immigration, National Security
Total southern border encounters, ‘gotaways’ greater than population of 23 U.S. states(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden and his administration insist the southwest U.S. border is closed and federal immigration laws are being enforced. But since Biden took… Read More
National
Texas border towns fear massive new surge in illegal crossings(The Center Square) – As many as 100,000 migrants are waiting in Mexico to cross into the U.S. any day now, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned Monday as officials… Read More
National
Texas launches operations center to oversee 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is launching the Joint Border Security Operations Center to oversee a 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration funded by Texas taxpayers.Texas… Read More
National
Federal judge halts Biden administration from revoking Title 42 immigration enforcement(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday stopped the Biden administration from revoking Title 42, a public health authority that allows illegal immigrants to be… Read More
National
U.S. sees record number of illegal border encounters in April(The Center Square) – More than 234,000 people entering the U.S. illegally were apprehended in April, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data released Tuesday show, the most in… Read More
National
Border observers: Illegal immigration surge helped fuel U.S. drug overdose spike(The Center Square) – Drug overdoses spiked last year alongside a significant rise in illegal immigration, raising questions about how the increased traffic at the border could be leading… Read More
National
Preliminary Border Patrol data for April: 211,972 apprehensions, tens of thousands of additional ‘got-aways’Data confirms far more people entering U.S. illegally than reported (The Center Square) – According to preliminary U.S. Border Patrol data for the month of April, BP agents apprehended… Read More
National
Democratic judge in Texas border county implores Biden to visit before suspending Title 42(The Center Square) – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez on Wednesday invited President Joe Biden to visit his county, imploring him to do so before making “any substantial changes… Read More
National
14 AGs sue Biden administration over changing asylum policy(The Center Square) – Fourteen attorneys general, led by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri, have sued the Biden administration for altering immigration policies established by Congress related to the immigration… Read More
National
Law enforcement: Border Patrol agents have lost operational control, awareness at borderAgents estimate 1 million people evaded capture and are already in U.S. illegally with no way of knowing who they are (The Center Square) – While Department of Homeland… Read More
National
Biden administration faces mounting Title 42 concerns(The Center Square) – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki fielded questions on Title 42 during Wednesday’s news briefing, where reporters pressed her on how the administration would respond… Read More
National
Federal judge blocks Biden administration from ending Title 42 immigration enforcement(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Louisiana on Monday blocked the Biden administration from ending the enforcement of a COVID-era policy that allowed U.S. Customs and Border… Read More
National, State Government
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in lawsuit seeking reinstatement of Remain in Mexico policy(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt are heading to the U.S. Supreme Court again on Tuesday, arguing the Biden administration… Read More
National
Growing number of Democrats call on Biden to reverse plan to end Title 42(The Center Square) – A Democratic governor and several Democrats in Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to reverse the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision… Read More