migrants

Former Acting ICE Director: ‘You Can’t Name One Thing This Administration Has Done to Slow the Flow’

Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan said Tuesday that the Biden administration has not done anything to slow the flow of migrants across the southern border, and instead spends more time trying to manage...

Rep. John Katko: CBP Encounters in May 2021 Represent a 675% Increase Compared to a Year Ago

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol encountered over 180,000 migrants in May 2021, which represents a 675 percent increase compared to May 2020, Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) said Thursday at a House Homeland Security...

Psaki: VP Harris Meant Administration Needs Time to Improve Asylum Processing

When Vice President Kamala Harris told migrants not to come to the U.S. border, she was saying that the administration needs more time to ensure that asylum processing is where it should be because it’s...

Acting CBP Commissioner Admits Border Patrol Agents Not Giving Out Notices to Appear to Migrants in Rio Grande Valley

Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said Wednesday that Border Patrol agents who encountered migrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley have stopped giving out notice to appear citations, instead telling...

Mayorkas Could Not Say Whether Drop in Unaccompanied Minors in Custody Is Due to Fewer Children Crossing the Border

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not say Monday whether the reduction in the number of unaccompanied minors in custody at the border was the result of fewer children crossing the border or the result...

Texas Gov.: Biden Administration No Longer Giving Migrants Citations to Show Up in Immigration Court

The Biden administration has given up the practice of issuing citations for appearance in immigration court for migrants that illegally enter the U.S., Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Sunday.

Biden: ‘We Have Gotten Control’ of the Border

President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. has gotten control of the U.S.-Mexico border and apprehensions are “way down now.”  

McCarthy: U.S. on Track to Have 2 Million Migrants Cross Border by End of September

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Thursday that 2 million migrants are expected to cross the U.S. border by the end of September - twice the population of President Joe Biden’s home state.

WH: Majority of Illegal Immigrant Adults Are Turned Away at the Border

The White House doubled down on President Joe Biden’s assertion that the majority of illegal immigrants that cross the border are being sent back.

Sen. Ted Cruz: Illegal Aliens Testing Positive for COVID at Six Times Higher Rate Than U.S. Population

The Biden administration is releasing illegal immigrants into the U.S., and they’re testing positive for COVID at a rate over six times higher than the U.S. population, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on...

Cruz: Biden Administration Using COVID to Muzzle the Media on Migrant Facilities

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling out the Biden administration for using the excuse of COVID to limit media access to Border Patrol facilities holding migrants on the border.  

Psaki: Reports That Some Migrants Are Let Go Inside U.S. Without a Notice to Appear Are ‘Inaccurate’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki disputed reports Monday that adult migrants have been released into the United States without a notice to appear in immigration court.  

Texas Governor: 10 Percent of Migrants at 2 Border Facilities Tested Positive for COVID

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned Friday that 10 percent of migrants at two different facilities in his state have tested positive for COVID-19.