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May 12, 2023

DHS officials admit to pre-screening reporter questions on the border, but won't do it again

The Biden administration says it will not pre-screen reporter questions in future briefings after Friday virtual briefing on the border crisis.

May 12, 2023

Texas AG Paxton sues to block 'unlawful' Biden migrant parole policy amid post-Title 42 chaos

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing a lawsuit to keep the Biden administration from implementing a migrant parole policy -- after the Title 42 health order ends.

May 12, 2023

Biden DHS forcing asylum officers to work both weekend days as admin struggles to handle migrant surge

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is mandating that asylum officers work both Saturday and Sunday as part of the effort to deal with a migrant surge.

May 12, 2023

Biden admin tells Americans to brace for border chaos as Title 42 ends, migrants surge

Top officials in the Biden administration are warning of chaos at the southern border as the Title 42 public health order ends and migrants flood to the besieged border.

May 12, 2023

House GOP demands Mayorkas brief on potential security risks at US ports related to China-made cranes

Republicans want answers from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on potential security vulnerabilities at U.S. ports related to the use of Chinese-manufactured cranes.

May 11, 2023

Mayorkas cuts off reporter's false claim that Border Patrol whipped migrants: 'Let me just correct you'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas corrected White House reporter April Ryan after she claimed that Border Patrol whipped migrants in 2021.

May 11, 2023

House Dem uses Obama-Biden era photo of caged migrant children to oppose GOP-backed immigration bill

Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, used a photo captured in 2014 that showed unaccompanied migrants in cages to argue against a GOP-backed immigration bill.

May 11, 2023

Rep. Steve Scalise slams Biden’s handling of the border: ‘A national embarrassment’

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., rips the Biden administration with Title 42 set to expire in less than 24 hours.

May 11, 2023

Sen. Lindsey Graham on border crisis: ‘This is not chaos, this is catastrophic’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., discusses the border crisis and President Biden’s policies as Title 42 ends Thursday night.

May 11, 2023

Border Patrol chief authorizes release of migrants into US without court dates as Title 42 ends

Border Patrol leadership has issued a memo authorizing release of illegal migrants into the U.S. without court dates if overcrowding becomes an issue, Fox has learned.