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CBP Commissioner: 14 Percent Drop in Apprehensions in October Compared to Last Month

Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan announced Thursday that the number of apprehensions along the southwest border in October dropped to 42,000, a 14 percent decline compared to September, thanks to the...

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 CBP Commissioner: Can’t ‘Efficiently’ Check Whether Illegals Have Criminal Record Back Home

Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan told Congress on Tuesday that Customs and Border Protection is not able to efficiently obtain criminal records from other countries on illegal immigrants who enter the...

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...

Ken Cuccinelli: ‘ICE Is Overcrowded; The Pipeline Is Clogged Farther Down the Pipe’

Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli told CNN’s “State of the Union with Jake Tapper” on Sunday that the reason why Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities...

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 Defends Border Patrol Against Allegations of Neglect at CBP Facilities

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) used his opening testimony as a minority witness at the House Oversight Committee’s hearing Friday on the separation policy at the border to defend the Border Patrol amid allegations...

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.

Kevin McAleenan: There’s Adequate Food and Water at CBP Facility, Facility Is Cleaned Daily

Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is disputing reports of inadequate food, water, and sanitation at the Clint, Texas, CBP station. 

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: 'Absolutely' Agree That Detention Centers Are Concentration Camps

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) told ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopolous” on Sunday that she “absolutely” agrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s assertion that Customs and Border...

Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost: Family Units from 52 Countries Have Illegally Crossed the Border

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost told Congress Thursday that in addition to the Central American countries that make up the Northern Triangle, illegal immigrants from 52 countries have illegally...

FY 2019 Border Apprehensions Twice Those of FY 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that 600,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended in fiscal year 2019 – twice what it was the year before.

McAleenan Directed All Children in CBP Custody to Be Screened by a ‘Certified Medical Professional’

Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan told Congress Thursday that while not every child in custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has access to a pediatrician, he has directed that all children...