migrants

CBP: Up to 200 Migrants Held in Custody Now Compared to 20,000 Last Year

Acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan on Thursday reported a significant drop in the number of migrants crossing the southern border compared to last year - a fact he attributed...

CBP: It’s a Crime for Migrants Seeking Asylum to Illegally Cross the Border

Brian Hastings, chief of law enforcement for Customs and Border Protection, told a House Homeland Security subcommittee on Tuesday that if migrants seeking asylum cross the border illegally, it’s a crime. 

CBP Chief Mark Morgan: 1 Million Enforcement Actions on Border in FY 2019 – 88 Percent Higher Than Last Year

Arrivals of migrant families on the border in 2019 more than tripled compared to any previous fiscal year on record, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan announced Tuesday.

Acting USCIS Director: We Have a More Restrictive Asylum Arrangement with Canada Than Mexico

Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli defended the Trump administration’s new asylum rules in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, saying that the asylum arrangement that the U.S....

Rep. Ilhan Omar: ‘I’m Only Controversial Because People Seem to Want to Controversy’

 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday that she’s only controversial because people “want to controversy.”

Acting DHS Secretary: Denying Money for ICE Beds Contributed to Overcrowded Conditions

Congress’s unwillingness to provide enough funding for beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants has contributed to the overcrowded conditions at Customs and Border...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: ‘We Do Have a Crisis at Our Border - It Is One of Morality’

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) asked lawmakers Friday not to refer to illegal immigrants as “illegal,” because the term is “derogatory” and “it dehumanizes people.”

Rep. Chip Roy: Dems Used Obama Photo of Kids in Cages to Promote Congressional Hearing

During Wednesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the border crisis, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), ranking member of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee, took issue with...

AOC on Whether She Would Get Rid of DHS: ‘I Think So’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in a podcast interview with The New Yorker Radio Hour last week that she’s open to getting rid of the Department of Homeland Security.

CBP Deputy Commissioner: All of Our Facilities Have Access to Fresh Water

CBP Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that all Border Patrol facilities have access to fresh water, countering claims made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.)...

CBP: Apprehensions on the Border Represent a 140 Percent Increase Compared to Same Time Last Year

Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 664,000 illegal aliens on the border so far this year, which represents “a nearly 140 percent increase compared to the same time frame last year,” Brian...

McAleenan: Almost 4800 Migrants Presented as Fraudulent Family Units This Year

Almost 4800 migrants presented themselves as fraudulent family units this year, according to acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan.

Former Obama Official Blames Central American Migration on ‘Climate Crisis’

Former Obama official Patrick Gaspard in a panel discussion on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopolous” blamed Central American migration on the “climate crisis.”

Gillibrand Opposes Detention of Migrants: NY Cities 'Would Be Delighted' to Take Them

 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), now running for the Democrat presidential nomination, says the growing wave of asylum-seekers and illegal aliens flooding into the United States "don't need to be...

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Illegals Are Trying to Get Caught by Border Patrol Agents

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced a plan on Wednesday to deal with the immigration crisis on the border with his bill – the Secure and Protect Act of 2019.

103,000 Illegals Caught Crossing Border in March--Highest Monthly Total Since 2007

Customs and Border Patrol apprehended over 103,000 illegal immigrants crossing the border in March – the highest number of apprehensions in a month in over a decade, acting Homeland Security Secretary...