Category: Immigration & Border Security

McConnell: GOP Unlikely to Back Stand-Alone ‘Dreamer’ Bill Unless It Addresses Border Crisis

April 28, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on April 27 that Republicans would be unlikely to support a stand-alone bill addressing the issue of people living illegally in the United States after entering as children, nicknamed “Dreamers,” unless the legislation takes a broader swipe at resolving the border crisis. McConnell made the remarks at a…

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Senate Democrats Pressure Biden to Raise Refugee Admission Limit

April 28, 2021
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A group of Senate Democrats is again pressuring President Joe Biden to raise the number of refugees being admitted into the United States in hopes that he would eventually increase the cap on refugees to 125,000 for the 2022 fiscal year, which begins in October. Thirty-four Senate Democrats, led by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), made…

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Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff Who Criticized Trump-Era Policies to Lead ICE

April 28, 2021
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate a Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era immigration raids to lead the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the White House said on Tuesday. Biden will tap Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a veteran law enforcement officer and Democrat who has served since 2017 as sheriff of the most…

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Biden Administration Limits Arrest of Illegal Immigrants at Courthouses

April 28, 2021
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Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas announced new guidance on Tuesday to limit the arrest of illegal immigrants in or near courthouses, reversing a Trump-era policy that expanded such arrests. “Ensuring that individuals have access to the courts advances the fair administration of justice, promotes safety for crime victims, and helps to…

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Biden Administration Limits Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at Courthouses

April 28, 2021
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced new guidance on April 27 to limit the arrest of illegal immigrants in or near courthouses, reversing a Trump-era policy that expanded such arrests. “Ensuring that individuals have access to the courts advances the fair administration of justice, promotes safety for crime victims, and helps to…

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MS-13 Gang Member Arrested Crossing Illegally at US Southern Border

April 27, 2021
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An active member of the street gang MS-13 was arrested early Monday morning crossing illegally into the United States with a group of illegal immigrants in Arizona, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) said. Harry Williams Payes-Mejia, 46, was arrested by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents with two others east of the San Luis Port of…

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Texas Counties Declare Disaster Over Border Crisis

April 27, 2021
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A Honduran woman’s body was found dumped in the brush on private property in Goliad County, Texas, after she had been smuggled hundreds of miles north from the border in March, according to county Sheriff Roy Boyd. In another case, an old shed on a ranch was being used to strip stolen vehicles in preparation…

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US Targeting Human Smuggling Groups With New Operation

April 27, 2021
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The United States on Tuesday announced a new operation focused on combating human smuggling, with an emphasis on taking down criminal organizations that smuggle kids, women, and men into the United States from Mexico and Canada. “We know all too well that these organizations put profit over human life with devastating consequences. With the help…

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US to Help Train Guatemalan Border Task Force, Increase Aid to Northern Triangle

April 27, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris in talks with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday proposed that the United States helps train members of a Guatemalan task force in charge of protecting the country’s border. In a virtual meeting, Harris offered to send 16 Department of Homeland Security employees to assist in the effort, amid a recent spike…

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GOP Senators Urge Biden to Take Swift Action to Address ‘Tragedy’ at Southern Border

April 27, 2021
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A coalition of Republican senators who recently visited the southern border is urging President Joe Biden to take swift action and reverse his policy decisions that they say has caused the significant surge in illegal immigration in recent months. The ten senators penned a letter to the White House detailing a harrowing account of their…

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