Category: Immigration & Border Security

Ending Title 42 a ‘Dereliction of Duty’: Texas Congressman Chip Roy

With illegal immigrant encounters at the U.S. southern border being the highest on record, Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) warns that ending Title 42 will cause even greater harm to Americans and those crossing illegally, and is gross negligence by the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. “That is a complete dereliction of…


Ending Title 42 a ‘Dereliction of Duty’: Texas Rep. Chip Roy

With illegal immigrant encounters at the U.S. southern border at the highest on record, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has said that ending Title 42 will cause even greater harm to Americans and those crossing illegally and that doing so is gross negligence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “That is a complete…


Biden Admin Announces End to Title 42 Illegal Immigration Rule

The Biden administration on Friday said it will soon terminate the Title 42 public health policy that has been used for the past two years to quickly expel illegal immigrants at the southern U.S. border, amid fears of a significant wave of migrants approaching in the coming months. “After considering current public health conditions and an…


Ending Title 42 May Bring an ‘Influx’ to the Border, White House Says as DHS Prepares Contingency Plan

The White House was asked on Wednesday to comment on a report that said the Biden administration is expected to end a Trump-era immigration policy, known as Title 42. The Title 42 policy implemented under the Trump administration in March 2020 enabled border agents to expel illegal immigrants back to Mexico immediately if they potentially pose…


US on Track to Hit 1 Million Illegal Immigrant Encounters so Far This Year: Border Patrol

The United States is on track to reach more than 1 million illegal alien encounters so far in the fiscal year 2022, the head of the Border Patrol, Raul Ortiz, said on March 29. “Probably in the next two or three days we’ll get over a million encounters or apprehensions along the southwest border,” Ortiz said at the…


Border Patrol Chief Expects Record Spike of Illegal Immigrants at Southern Border

Border authorities are concerned the crisis at the U.S. southern border is going to get worse this spring due to the likely withdrawal of Title 42, a policy enacted during the Trump administration that enables border officials to expel illegal immigrants under a public health emergency. Raul Ortiz, the head of the U.S. Border Patrol, told…


United States to Welcome 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees

Washington is planning to allow Ukrainian refugees entry into the United States as part of humanitarian efforts to help the country battling against a Russian invasion. “While we expect many Ukrainians will choose to remain in Europe close to family and their homes in Ukraine, today, the United States is announcing plans to welcome up…


Federal Judge Blocks DHS Memo Asking ICE to Restrict Scope of Deportation

An Ohio federal judge partially blocked the Biden administration’s mandate to limit the scope of deportation to certain groups of immigrants, thereby siding with the three Republican-led states of Ohio, Montana, and Arizona that had mounted the legal challenge against the mandate. In September 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro…


Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration Memo That Narrowed Scope of Deportations

An Ohio federal judge partially blocked the Biden administration’s mandate to limit the scope of deportation to certain groups of immigrants, thereby siding with the three Republican-led states of Ohio, Montana, and Arizona that had mounted the legal challenge against the mandate. In September 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro…


Former Border Patrol Chief: Chaos at Border Putting Cartels in Control, Leading to More Human Trafficking

The chaotic influx of illegal immigrants into the United States at the southern border has given cartels the green light to human trafficking, sex trafficking, and creating routes to funnel lethal drugs, says former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. Since March 2021, Border Patrol agents have been arresting at least 5,000 illegal immigrants daily on average…