House Republicans led a hearing to discuss the effect of President Joe Biden’s changes to border barrier policies and their impact on illegal immigration going forward. Republican lawmakers pointed to the sharp increase in illegal immigration detentions and “gotaways” that have flooded the border since the barrier project was halted by Mr. Biden. The joint…

The Biden administration has agreed to settle lawsuits related to former President Donald Trump’s construction of the border wall and will fund environmental protection measures to compensate for the alleged harm to nature caused by such construction activities. A coalition of 18 states, led by California, had sued the Trump administration in 2019 and 2020,…

Presidential candidates are ramping up their campaigns for the 4th of July holiday. Former President Donald Trump drew a crowd in South Carolina over the weekend, and President Joe Biden is expected to make a trip to the state on Thursday. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Twitter says, “We cannot avoid the biological and evolutionary…

Presidential candidates are ramping up their campaigns for the 4th of July holiday. Former President Donald Trump drew a crowd in South Carolina over the weekend, and President Joe Biden is expected to make a trip to the state on Thursday. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy on Twitter says, “We cannot avoid the biological and evolutionary…

Raul Ortiz, the outgoing top U.S. Border Patrol Agent, said he would have preferred more border wall construction, more personnel to patrol the border, and more consequences to disincentivize crossing attempts. Ortiz recently announced he plans to retire from the Border Patrol, notifying agents that June 30 would be his last day. The border security…

Former President Donald Trump sparred with CNN moderator Kaitlin Collins over the facts related to just how much of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was built during his administration at Wednesday night’s town hall. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of new primary and secondary border wall…

Former President Donald Trump sparred with CNN moderator Kaitlin Collins over the facts related to just how much of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was built during his administration at Wednesday night’s town hall. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of new primary and secondary border wall…

Former President Donald Trump sparred with CNN moderator Kaitlin Collins over the facts related to just how much of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was built during his administration at Wednesday night’s town hall. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of new primary and secondary border wall…

Former President Donald Trump sparred with CNN moderator Kaitlin Collins over the facts related to just how much of the U.S.-Mexico border wall was built during his administration at Wednesday night’s town hall. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of new primary and secondary border wall…

House Republicans on May 2 introduced a wide-ranging bill that will strengthen enforcement of immigration laws along the U.S.–Mexico border. H.R. 2, dubbed the “Secure Border Act of 2023,” was put forward by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). “The crisis at our Southern border is among the gravest threats to U.S. national security…