Immigration
Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 247,330 for June(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 247,330 in June. 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
Immigration
Abbott: Texas to expand border security effortsLocal sheriff drops off illegal immigrants at international bridge (The Center Square) – With thousands of people a day pouring into Eagle Pass, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a… Read More
National, State Government
Indiana AG Todd Rokita taking on Big Tech, BLM and Biden’s immigration policies in courtIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has mounted a bevy of lawsuits bolstering conservative priorities during his tenure, quickly launching him as a rising star for the Republican Party. … Read More
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17 states file legal brief in support of Florida law banning sanctuary cities(The Center Square) – Seventeen Republican attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a Florida law banning sanctuary cities. Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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AGs push back against ‘absurd effort’ to thwart border security efforts in Texas(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri are pushing back against what they say is another attempt by the Biden administration to thwart border security… Read More
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States launch ‘border strike force’ to challenge Biden on lack of enforcement(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden has faced heavy criticism over the surge in illegal immigration since he took office, and now a coalition of states has formed… Read More
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Americans more concerned as illegal immigration soars to highest level in two decades(The Center Square) – A majority of Americans are worried about illegal immigration as the number of illegal immigrants entering the country soars, a new poll shows.The Gallup … Read More
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Attorneys general coalition suing Biden administration over end of Title 42 grows to 21 states(The Center Square) – Ten days after three attorneys general sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over its plan to terminate the immigration-related public health authority… Read More