Category: Immigration & Border Security

EXCLUSIVE: Federal Judge Explains Why He’s Blocking Biden Administration’s Termination of Title 42

A judge is blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to terminate Title 42 because states that sued the administration are poised to succeed in their claims that the move violated federal law, according to a transcript of a closed-door status conference obtained by The Epoch Times. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Trump appointee, announced on April…


Senate GOP to Block COVID-19 Aid Unless Democrats Agree to Overrule Biden on Title 42

Senate Republicans are going to insist on having an amendment to keep emergency border powers in place attached to a COVID-19 aid bill, party leaders say. “It’s safe to say” that Republicans will only support the bill unless it’s amended, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters in Washington. “The border is already entirely…


Biden Administration Releases Plan to Deal With Expected Illegal Immigration Surge

President Joe Biden’s administration has released a plan to deal with the expected surge in illegal immigration across the U.S.–Mexico border once the emergency Title 42 policy is terminated in May. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas laid out the plan in a 20-page memorandum, outlining a series of “pillars” that officials are already putting into…


States Join Forces to Tackle Border Crisis and Cartel-Related Crime

Ohio has been beleaguered by the opioid crisis for years. It has one of the highest overdose rates in the country, next to West Virginia, Kentucky, and Delaware. As with all states, nearly every grain of fentanyl that Arkansas law enforcement seizes has traveled across the U.S.–Mexico border. In 2021, Arkansas State Police confiscated 10…


Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Let It Drop ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on April 26 that it should not have to continue operating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that required non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing. The case at hand is Biden v. Texas, court file 21-954. The high court agreed on…


133 House Republicans Question Whether DHS Secretary Mayorkas Is Fit for Office

A group of 133 House Republicans is accusing the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) of willfully disregarding the law and endangering American citizens by embracing open border policies. The House representatives told Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an April 25 letter that his “actions have willingly endangered American citizens, undermined the rule of law, and our…


Court to Block Biden Administration From Ending Title 42 Border Order

A federal judge on April 25 is set to block President Joe Biden’s administration from ending an emergency order that has been helping officials control the U.S.–Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Trump appointee, told parties during a closed status conference that he intends to grant a motion for a temporary restraining order,…


Body of Missing Texas Guardsman Bishop Evans Found: Officials

A 22-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the National Guard soldier who went missing and died while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande. The Texas Military Department confirmed Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing following his efforts to rescue the illegal aliens on April…


Body of Missing Texas Guardsman Bishop Evans Recovered: Officials

The body of the Texas National Guard soldier who went missing and died while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande has been found and recovered, officials said on April 25. The man, identified by Texas Military Department officials as Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, of Arlington, went…


Authorities Identify Texas National Guard Soldier Who Went Missing at the Border

A 22-year-old man from Arlington, Texas, has been identified as the National Guard soldier who went missing while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants who may have been drowning in the Rio Grande. The Texas Military Department confirmed Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing following his efforts to rescue the illegal aliens on April 22. Evans…