Category: Immigration & Border Security

Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Increase Troops Along Borders: White House Official

The White House reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, a Biden administration official said on Monday. Special Assistant to the President for Immigration for the Domestic Policy Council Tyler Moran said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that…


Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Increase Troops Along Borders: White House

The White House reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, Biden administration officials said Monday Special Assistant to the President for Immigration for the Domestic Policy Council Tyler Moran said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that would place…


White House Says Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Boost Troops Along Borders

The White House has reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, Biden administration officials said April 12. Tyler Moran, the special assistant to the president for immigration for the Domestic Policy Council, said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that…


25 Illegal Immigrants Discovered Packed in Railcars Near US-Mexico Border

Over two dozen illegal immigrants were found in railcars in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, American authorities said Friday. The immigrants were packed into three grain hoppers in Uvalde, which is west of San Antonio and roughly 30 miles from the border. “Illegally traveling by train is dangerous and life-threatening. Our agents routinely discover migrants…


25 Illegal Immigrants Discovered in Railcars Near US–Mexico Border

More than two dozen illegal immigrants were found in railcars in Texas near the U.S.–Mexico border, U.S. officials said April 9. The 25 stowaways were packed into three grain hoppers in Uvalde, which is west of San Antonio and roughly 30 miles from the border. “Illegally traveling by train is dangerous and life-threatening. Our agents…


McCarthy: Cash Payments to Central America Insults Millions of Jobless Americans

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Friday that President Joe Biden’s plans to send cash to Central American countries is an insult to the millions of unemployed Americans. Southern border coordinator for the White House Roberta Jacobson first told Reuters last week that the Biden administration is considering the plans as part of a move…


Texas Gov. Abbott Calls on Biden to Restore Trump’s Immigration Policies

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on President Joe Biden to restore his predecessor’s immigration policies, arguing that this would be the most effective way to curb the flow of illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border. “This problem will continue to get worse, because of the policies that have been adopted by the Biden administration,” Abbott…


Democrats Rebuff GOP Calls for Public Hearings on Border Crisis

Top Senate Democrats have rebuffed a GOP request to hold an ad hoc public hearing on the border crisis and to question Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership, saying that the annual DHS oversight hearing that will be scheduled “in due course” will provide an opportunity for Republicans to question administration officials about the situation…


Biden Admin Considering Cash Payments to Central America to Control Migration

The Biden administration is considering sending cash to Central American countries to alleviate economic problems that motivate their citizens to leave for the United States. Alongside the conditional cash transfer program, they are also considering sending CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccines to those countries, the White House’s southern border coordinator Roberta Jacobson told Reuters….


Mexico’s Top Diplomat Expects ‘Constant and Growing’ Wave of Migrants

Mexico’s top diplomat on Thursday said he expects a “constant and growing” stream of migrants in the coming year to flow across his country toward the United States from the so-called northern triangle countries: Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard estimated that the United States would need to donate $2 billion a year…