Many have been released into Texas and other border states. The Department of Homeland Security reported that the rate at which illegal immigrants are testing positive for COVID-19…
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Number of Children at Border Hits Record High
CDC extends border restrictions. U.S. immigration authorities report the number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the U.S.-Mexico border hit an all-time high in July.…
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House Bill Would Fund States to Construct Border Wall
States would receive $22 billion in direct payments. Last month, members of a House study committee visited a section of the border wall in Texas that was nearly…
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Cubans and Haitians Flock to Southern Border
Secretary Maryorkas told them not to come “by sea.” Citizens from Cuba and Haiti seeking to escape economic and political strife are heeding Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’…
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High Number of Migrant Detainees are COVID Positive
Border Patrol agents are concerned for their own health. The number of detainees who tested positive for COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley Sector of Texas has increased…
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Attorney General Expands Immigration Judges’ Authority
He says that judges can put deportation proceedings on indefinite hold. In an opinion issued Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland recognized the ability of immigration judges to administratively…
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DHS Secretary tells Cubans, Haitians, “Don’t Come”
Mayorkas called his statement a “humanitarian message.” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday warned those fleeing Haiti and Cuba amid unrest not to attempt to…
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Six States Send Aid to Border
Governors of Texas and Arizona have requested help. Ohio has joined five other states in sending National Guard members or law enforcement personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border to…
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Panama Warns U.S. About Migrant Makeup
Terrorists are blending in, Panama minister says. According to Panamanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Erika Mouynes, terrorists are blending in with migrants entering Panama in an effort to…
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Migrants Being Smuggled in Trains and Cars
Rio Grande Valley border agents apprehend dozens of migrants. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested dozens of migrants last week that…
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