(CNN)With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday officials are using “unprecedented” methods to deter migrants from crossing into the state, including parking Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety … Read More
Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico to Del Rio, Texas on Friday. -Eric Gay/AP DEL RIO, Texas — A U.S. official says the Biden administration is planning “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in … Read More
With an estimated 12,000 migrants already crowded under the international bridge and thousands more expected, Del Rio’s mayor declared an emergency Friday and requested state assistance. Migrants crossed the Rio Grande between Texas and Mexico with supplies Thursday as they … Read More
The crisis in Afghanistan and the decision to admit tens of thousands of people from that country, with plans to admit more, has raised interest in Afghan immigrants already in the United States. This report uses the latest Census Bureau … Read More
Agency attributes proliferation of “overcrowded, unsanitary” smuggling hubs to rise in number of single adults crossing the border illegally. Some of the migrants detained inside the stash house operating inside an El Paso Lower Valley apartment. (U.S. Border Patrol) EL … Read More
A migrant woman from Honduras reacts while speaking on a mobile phone after she and other Central American migrants were expelled by U.S. and Mexican officials, in El Ceibo, Guatemala August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria Central American migrants who were … Read More
The ruling found that the termination of MPP ‘has contributed to the current border surge’. A federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to “enforce and implement” the Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy in response to a lawsuit from Texas and Missouri, which claimed that the … Read More
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met privately with Border Patrol agents in Texas and said in leaked audio that the border crisis is “unsustainable” and “we’re going to lose” if “borders are the first line of defense.” “A couple of days ago I … Read More
Note: The following is Sen. Roger Wicker’s weekly report and commentary from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. and is provided by Sen. Wicker’s office. 6,000 Migrants Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border Daily Last month, federal immigration officers dropped off roughly 90 … Read More
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced restrictions on the ground transportation of illegal migrants in federal custody who could spread COVID-19 around Texas communities. Pictured: Abbott speaks during a border security briefing at the Texas State Capitol on July 10, 2021, … Read More