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Former Trump officials skeptical of Biden admin’s reported plan to resume migrant family detention

March 11, 2023

Former Trump officials skeptical of Biden admin’s reported plan to resume migrant family detention

Former Trump administration officials were skeptical of new reports that the Biden administration is considering reinstating family detention at the southern border.

Biden turns the longest border in the world to a largely overexposed border

March 10, 2023

Biden turns the longest border in the world to a largely overexposed border

The Northern Border Security Caucus seeks to secure all of U.S. borders and ensure that border states and five Great Lakes in the north get the attention and resources they deserve.

Border Patrol Chief Ortiz to testify at Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas

March 9, 2023

Border Patrol Chief Ortiz to testify at Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will be one of the witnesses at next week's House Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas, the committee announced.

US, UK crack down on illegal immigrant asylum claims as they look to tackle migrant surges

March 9, 2023

US, UK crack down on illegal immigrant asylum claims as they look to tackle migrant surges

Both the U.K. and the U.S. are looking at ways to crack down on illegal immigrants claiming asylum in their countries as they combat surges in illegal crossings.

DHS removed just 409 of 345,000 unaccompanied child migrants since FY 2021

March 8, 2023

DHS removed just 409 of 345,000 unaccompanied child migrants since FY 2021

DHS removed just over 400 unaccompanied minors of over 345,000 encountered at the border since October 2020, according to new data obtained via a lawsuit this week.

Top Homeland Republican says Americans' kidnapping in Mexico shows cartels 'emboldened' under Biden admin

March 8, 2023

Top Homeland Republican says Americans' kidnapping in Mexico shows cartels 'emboldened' under Biden admin

The House Homeland Security Committee chair is taking aim at the Biden administration in the wake of the deaths of two Americans after four were attacked and kidnapped by cartels.

Stay out of Mexico, don’t go near border towns: Derek Maltz

March 8, 2023

Stay out of Mexico, don’t go near border towns: Derek Maltz

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Former DEA special agent Derek Maltz sizes up the fallout after a cartel in Mexico kidnapped four Americans and left two dead.

Mayorkas gushes over border agents as possible impeachment proceedings loom

March 8, 2023

Mayorkas gushes over border agents as possible impeachment proceedings loom

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas spoke highly of Border Patrol agents under his command at the League of United Latin American Citizens conference.

Tuberville pushes bill to force Mayorkas to secure border, allow states to sue him if he doesn't

March 8, 2023

Tuberville pushes bill to force Mayorkas to secure border, allow states to sue him if he doesn't

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., will introduce a measure to force Homeland Security Sec. Mayorkas to suspend the entry of illegal immigrants should operational control of the border be lost.

Biden admin weighs revival of policy to detain migrant families amid southern border crisis: reports

March 7, 2023

Biden admin weighs revival of policy to detain migrant families amid southern border crisis: reports

The Biden administration is reportedly considering the revival of a policy that would detain migrant families who cross the southern border illegally.