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May 4, 2021

Harris says she spoke to leaders of Japan, Finland about combating migrant crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she has spoken to leaders of countries such as Japan, Finland and Ireland about helping Northern Triangle countries, as part of the response to the migration crisis at the southern U.S. border.

May 4, 2021

Migrant children at border facilities down to 600 from 5,000 in March, White House says

After more than 5,000 migrant children were being held in Border Patrol facilities in March, that number has gone down to 600, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. 

May 4, 2021

Harris claims lack of 'climate adaptation and climate resilience' part of root causes of migrant crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday claimed that a lack of "climate adaptation and climate resilience" in Northern Triangle countries was one of the root causes of the migration crisis at the southern U.S. border -- along with a list of other issues including violence and government corruption.

May 4, 2021

Harris says she takes migrant crisis role 'very seriously' ahead of Guatemala visit next month

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she takes her role in tackling the migrant crisis "very seriously" ahead of her first trip to the Northern Triangle next month, as she sketched out her vision of how the U.S. would help tackle the "root causes" of the migrant crisis.

May 3, 2021

Arizona Border Patrol agents nab more than 1,600 migrants over the weekend

More than 1,600 migrants were apprehended in a portion of the southern border over the weekend, authorities said, amid an influx of undocumented immigrants at the border. 

May 3, 2021

Boat capsizes off San Diego coast killing 3 in suspected smuggling operation

A boat off the coast of San Diego overturned Sunday morning, killing three people and hospitalizing more than two dozen others on board in what authorities suspect was a smuggling operation.

May 3, 2021

WaPo columnist Jen Rubin's own outlet debunks her claim about border crisis

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin appeared to contradict her own outlet over the weekend by publishing a piece that defended the Biden administration calling the current, overwhelming border surge "seasonal."

May 3, 2021

Houston smuggling operation: Five of 97 people found trapped in a home test positive for COVID

Five of the nearly 100 people who were found trapped in a Houston home last Friday in an apparent human smuggling operation have tested positive for COVID-19, according to police.

May 3, 2021

Brandon Judd: Kamala Harris can't visit southern border because fixing issues would 'go against her base'

Border Patrol union President Brandon Judd and Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb joined "Your World" Monday to discuss the Biden administration's response to the southern border crisis.

May 3, 2021

House Republicans question Biden's 'naive' plan to send cash to Central America to stop migration

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans on the House Oversight and Budget committees are questioning a reported plan by the Biden administration to send cash payments to Central America as part of a strategy to combat the root causes of the migrant crisis -- accusing the Biden administration of trying to buy its way out of a crisis.