By Samantha Flom U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has encountered 2,999 Chinese nationals at the southern border so far in fiscal year 2023—a 719 percent increase year over year, according to CBP data released on Feb. 10. The total also exceeds the amount recorded for the entirety of fiscal year 2022 (Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. […]
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77 Democratic Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis
By Jeff Louderback Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal […]
Record-High 250,000 Migrant Encounters Across US-Mexico Border in December 2022: CBP
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The number of migrant encounters across the U.S. southern border for December 2022 reached a record high, with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reporting a figure of more than a quarter of a million. That’s a total of 251,487 border enforcement encounters. The figure via CBP data surpasses the previous monthly record […]
House Oversight Launches Probe Into Border Crisis Under Biden Administration
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Jan. 19 is investigating the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis amid record numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States from Mexico and continued fentanyl smuggling into the country. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the committee, issued a letter (pdf) to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department […]
‘This Is Election Interference’: House Oversight Veteran on Biden Classified Documents
By Nathan Worcester A House Oversight Committee veteran said the delay in publicizing President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents from his time as vice president amounts to election interference. “The documents were allegedly discovered on Nov. 2. The midterms are on Nov. 8. To me, this is election interference by omission,” Mike Howell said in a Jan. […]
US Taxpayers Foot $324 Million Annual Health Care Bill for Illegal Aliens
By Katabella Roberts American taxpayers are paying out over $300 million a year to fund health care services to illegal aliens in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the agency’s year-end report. The report (pdf), published on Dec. 30, states ICE’s operational budget for fiscal year 2022 “approached” $324 million. Funding for ICE is allocated by Congress. […]
Scalise Reveals First Legislation for Republican House, Vows ‘Bold Agenda’
By Tom Ozimek Incoming House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) revealed a list of legislation that he will bring up for Republicans to consider on the House floor when they assume control of the lower chamber in mere days and loosen the Democrats’ grip on power in Washington. In a letter to his GOP […]
Kari Lake Appeals Judge’s Ruling on Arizona Election Lawsuit
By Caden Pearson Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has filed an appeal against a Maricopa County judge’s ruling to dismiss her lawsuit challenging the midterm election results. Lake filed a notice of appeal with the same Arizona Superior Court judge on Tuesday to challenge the dismissal of her case. Lake will also seek a direct review by the Arizona Supreme Court, according […]
Government Funding Bill Stalled by Sen. Mike Lee’s Attempt to Keep Title 42 in Place
By Katabella Roberts The efforts of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to continue keeping Title 42 in place are delaying the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill before a government shutdown. Lee’s amendment to the bipartisan bill would cut funding for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s office unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era policy, which allows Border Patrol agents to expel illegal aliens immediately without asylum processing […]
Supreme Court Pauses Expiration of Title 42
By Jana J. Pruet The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to pause the expiration of Title 42 after 19 states filed an emergency application for a stay. Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily stayed a lower court’s decision that would lift Title 42 on Wednesday. He called for an “administrative stay” that puts the order on hold while […]
Judge Puts on Hold Biden Effort to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
By Mimi Nguyen Ly A federal judge in Texas has ruled to put on hold the Biden administration’s latest effort to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, until legal proceedings play out. Officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), “Remain in Mexico” was a policy implemented under the Trump administration in 2019. It requires illegal aliens who claim to […]
Biden Administration Plans for More Illegal Aliens to Be Released Into Communities When Title 42 Ends
By Tom Ozimek The Biden administration is planning for more illegal aliens to be released into U.S. communities to pursue asylum cases as the Trump-era Title 42 program that helped stem the tide of illegal immigration ends on Dec. 21. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a six-pillar plan (pdf) on how it plans to […]