Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday called for the U.S. government to cease detaining illegal immigrants.
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Another Caravan Is Headed for the US Border, But DHS Says It’s Ready
Hundreds of Central American migrants are headed toward the United States, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the border programs it has put in place, along with international cooperation, will keep them at bay.
Read MoreJudge Rules Trump Administration Acting Within Authority in Family Separation at Border
WASHINGTON – A federal judge has ruled that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is acting within its authority when it comes to separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border without any violation of the “rights to family integrity”. The Court finds Defendants are generally exercising their discretion to separate families at the border consistent with Plaintiffs’ rights to family integrity and the Court’s orders”, U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego said in a 26-page decision.
Read MoreJudge Rules Private Company’s Planned Border Wall in Texas Can Proceed
According to Fox News, “a federal judge lifted a temporary restraining order against a project to build a privately funded border wall next to the Rio Grande.” The judge also denied a separate request for a restraining order in a separate lawsuit filed by the National Butterfly Center against the builders.
Read MoreTrump Officials to Announce: 100 Miles of Border Wall Completed
Trump administration officials plan to announce today that they have completed construction on 100 miles of new barriers along the border with Mexico, but their benchmark underscores how far construction crews still have to go to fulfill the president’s pledge to finish 450 miles by the end of 2020, according to The Hill.
Read MoreBorder Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants Abandoned By Smugglers at the Very Top of New Border Wall
Border Patrol agents, with the help of the local fire department, were able to rescue three migrants who climbed to the very top of newly-built border wall and ended up stuck.
Read MoreUS Begins Collecting DNA Information From Detained Migrants
The U.S. government has launched a small-scale pilot program that collects DNA samples from detained migrants, and plans to dramatically expand its reach in the near future.
Read MoreBorder Patrol Agents Open Up Tractor Trailer, Find Over 70 Illegal Aliens Inside
Border Patrol agents busted a major illegal immigration operation, uncovering a tractor-trailer at the Texas-Mexico border carrying more than 70 illegal aliens.
Read MoreNearly All Migrants Removed Under New Asylum Deal Are Opting to Go Back Home
Nearly every single migrant removed from the United States under a newly-implemented asylum deal is simply choosing to return home instead of remaining in Guatemala, a result the Trump administration intended.
Read MorePentagon Inspector General to Review Legality of Trump’s Troop Deployment to Southern Border
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General has opened a review into President Donald Trump’s deployment of military personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border following calls from Democratic lawmakers.
Read MoreNinth Circuit Lifts Injunctions on Trump Rule Change, Chastises ‘Feckless Congress’ for Failing to Address Immigration Reform
The Ninth-Circuit Court of Appeals, which has routinely blocked Trump administration rule changes, gave the administration a win when it lifted two injunctions blocking implementation of the administration’s changes to the public charge rule.
Read More‘Every Day Heroes’: ICE Completed a Record-Breaking Year of Criminal Arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a record-breaking year in criminal arrests, highlighting the agency’s work to dismantle immigration-related crime, the drug trade, and other transnational criminal activity.
Read MoreTexas Couple Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling More Than 100 Illegal Aliens Across Border
A federal judge sentenced a Texas couple to prison Monday for helping smuggle numerous illegal aliens into the country, the latest punishment of U.S. citizens who have contributed to the immigration crisis.
Read MoreTrump Puts Jared Kushner in Charge of Border Wall
Jared Kushner has been made the de facto project manager responsible for overseeing the construction of 400 miles of Trump’s border wall, according to administration officials who have spoken to the Washington Post on Monday.
Read MoreTrump Admin to Begin Enforcing Asylum Agreements With Central American Governments
The Trump administration will soon begin enforcing its asylum cooperation agreements with three Central American governments, allowing the U.S. to send back many aliens who appear at America’s southern border.
Read MoreOutlets Retract Stories After Realizing the Report Actually Cites How Many Children the Obama Administration Detained
Multiple outlets deleted entire stories Tuesday after falsely reporting the number of children in migrated-related U.S. custody.
Read MoreReport: Trump Admin to Seize Private Land for Border Wall Construction
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to submit court filings to take over private land on the U.S.-Mexico border, allowing border wall construction to move forward.
Read MoreCBP Chief Says ‘No Immigration System in the World’ Can Handle What the US Experienced in 2019
Department of Homeland Security leaders broke down the numbers of the past year’s illegal immigration crisis and revealed the stress it put on government agencies during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
Read MoreTrump Admin Wants to Deny Work Permits to Migrants Who Entered the US Illegally
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that, if implemented, would make asylum seekers ineligible for work permits if they entered the U.S. illegally.
Read MoreCommentary: Illegal Immigration Down 63.5 Percent After U.S.-Mexico Deal, Proof That Trump’s Tariff Threat Worked
Apprehensions on the southern border fell for the fourth consecutive month to 52,546 in September from a peak of 144,116 in May, a 63.5 percent drop, reflecting a major slowdown in migration according to the latest data from Customs and Border Patrol — and it all proves that President Donald’s tariffs are working.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Says She’s ‘Open’ to Suspending Deportations Of Illegal Aliens
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she is open to the idea of putting a hold on all deportations of illegal aliens, making her the latest Democratic presidential candidate to adopt the position.
Read MoreObama Judge Rules Trump Admin Must Provide Mental Health Services to Separated Migrant Families
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must provide mental health services to the thousands of migrant parents and children who were separated at the southern border.
Read MoreMormon Family Massacred While Traveling Along the US-Mexico Border
At least nine members of a Mormon family, three women and six children, were killed Monday in a deadly ambush while they were traveling near the southern border.
Read More‘Key Component To The Success’: Administration Expands ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program Along Border
The Trump administration announced the expansion of a program that transfers asylum applicants back to Mexico while they wait for their claims to be processed by a U.S. immigration judge.
Read MoreTrump Administration Testing Out a Program That Quickly Deports Migrants Who Arrive at the Border
The Trump administration has launched a pilot program that expedites the time it takes to process and deport asylum seekers at the U.S-Mexico border.
Read MorePresident Says He’d Rather Focus on the Southern Border Than Northern Syria Border
President Donald Trump said he would rather focus efforts on the U.S. southern border than the northern Syria border in a Monday tweet.
Read MoreImmigration Court Cases Continue to Overwhelm US Government Resources
The federal agency tasked with processing migrant asylum claims completed the second-highest number of cases in history, but the tremendous backlog is still overwhelming the U.S. immigration system.
Read MoreMexican National Guard Stopped, Turned Back Migrant Caravan Headed For US: Report
Mexican authorities stopped a caravan of about 2,000 migrants heading north for the United States, the latest action by their government to crack down on illegal immigration.
Read MoreJudge Blocks Trump Admin Rule That Makes It Easier to Deny Green Cards to Poor Immigrants
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule just days before it was due to go into effect and make it harder for low-income migrants to obtain green cards, dealing a serious blow to the president’s immigration agenda.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Wants 450 Miles of Border Wall By 2020
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection said in a speech about the current immigration crisis that the Trump administration plans to build hundreds of miles of new border wall by the close of 2020.
Read MoreSouthern Border Arrests Totaled Nearly 1 Million in Fiscal Year 2019, CBP Chief Says
The Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner said Tuesday nearly 1 million “enforcement actions” took place on the southern border in fiscal year 2019.
Read MoreJulian Castro Leads LGBT Migrants to US Border
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro traveled to Mexico to escort a group of LGBT migrants to the U.S. border, an attempt to showcase how the Trump administration’s immigration policy hurts vulnerable immigrants.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is Protected Speech
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage or induce” someone to enter the country illegally violates the First Amendment.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Will Expand DNA Collection of Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to dramatically expand DNA testing of illegal migrants at the southern border, a move intended to help control the immigration crisis.
Read MoreObama Judge Issues Preliminary Ruling Against Indefininte Family Detention
A federal judge has issued a tentative order against the Trump administration’s plan to detain migrant families for the entire duration of their court proceedings.
Read MoreHector Garza, Vice President of the National Border Patrol Talks with Leahy About Growing Up on the Souther Border and What it’s Like to Be a Border Patrol Agent in America
On Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Leahy welcomed Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, Hector Garza to the show on radio row to talk about what kinds of problems border patrol agents face.
Read MoreSenate Lawmakers Vote Again to Stop President Trump’s Border Emergency
The Senate on Wednesday voted for the second time to end President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration for the U.S.-Mexico border, which was made possible by several Republicans breaking ranks.
Read MoreTrump Administration Says ‘Catch And Release’ of Illegal Migrants Will Come to an End
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced Monday a combination of new immigration initiatives is helping lead to the end of “catch and release” and added that the White House will abolish the policy altogether as soon as next week.
Read MoreReport: Trump Admin Considers Diverting Additional Military Funding for 500 Miles of Border Wall
The Trump administration is reportedly considering another plan to divert billions in dollars in military funding to pay for more border wall construction.
Read MoreMore Than 550 Acres of Federal Land To Be Used for Trump’s Border Wall
The Department of the Interior is temporarily surrendering roughly 560 acres of land that sits on the U.S.-Mexico border in order for the government to build more border wall.
Read MoreBacklog of Immigration Court Cases Surpasses 1 Million
The backlog of active cases within the U.S. immigration court system surpassed 1 million, revealing the government’s lack of available resources to deal with the immigration crisis, according to a records clearinghouse.
Read MoreMigrant Mothers and Children Sue US Over Asylum Ban
More than 125 migrant mothers and children have sued the U.S. government, claiming the Trump administration has violated the rights of asylum-seekers through the arbitrary and capricious implementation of a virtual asylum ban at the southern border.
Read MoreAOC Apologies to Illegal Aliens ‘On Behalf of the US’
At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) apologized to two illegal aliens who were testifying before the House Oversight Civil Rights and Liberties Subcommittee, Daily Caller reports.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Should Sanction Migrant Caravan Organizers as Border Migration Is Down 55 Percent Since May
Apprehensions on the southern border slowed precipitously in August to 64,006 as illegal immigration was curtailed, the latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol shows. Migration is down 55 percent from its peak in May 144,255 as people continue fleeing Central America in droves.
Read MoreReport: Trump Using $3.6 Billion in Military Funds to Build Border Wall
President Donald Trump is reportedly moving forward with his plan to redirect billions in military funds toward wall construction at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreHundreds of Border Patrol Agents Have Been Assaulted This Year
There have been hundreds of assaults against Border Patrol agents this fiscal year, demonstrating the dangers agents endure while protecting the U.S. from illegal immigration, drug smuggling and other crimes.
Read MoreCDC Reports 931 Cases of Mumps in Migrant Detention Centers, Affecting Detainees and Staff Alike
A massive outbreak of mumps is plaguing migrant detention centers across the U.S., according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.
Read MoreReport: Trump Administration Could Begin DNA Testing ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Illegal Aliens
Homeland Security officials are reportedly preparing to expand DNA testing of illegal aliens in their custody, an effort to clamp down on rampant immigration fraud at the southern border.
Read MoreUS Military Approves Border Wall Expansion
PENTAGON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall is expanding.
Read MoreTrump Asks Supreme Court for Clearance to Enforce Tough Asylum Rules, Citing ‘Unprecedented Surge’
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow enforcement of new immigration rules that would deny asylum to migrants who did not seek protected status in a country they passed through on their way to the southern border.
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