Border crisis management is the federal government’s job, Governor Abbott says. Texas Governor Greg Abbott requested a federal emergency declaration for the Southern Border immigration crisis on September…
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State Department Ordered to Hand Out 7,000 Visas
Federal judge rules immediate remedy of shortfall by immigration lottery. The State Department only gave out 27% of the 55,000 diversity visas that they promised to give out…
Read MoreAfghan Evacuees Prematurely Leaving U.S. Bases
“It’s a giant can of worms,” said one immigration official. Hundreds of Afghan evacuees are leaving U.S. military base housing before receiving U.S. resettlement services. A number of…
Read MoreUp to 120,000 Migrants Headed to U.S. Border
Senator Rubio states the immigration situation is about to get worse. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida stated, “There are between 80,000 and 120,000 migrants transiting various countries headed…
Read MoreHomeland Security Issuing New DACA Rules
Only Congress can provide permanent protection. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security is publishing a 205-page proposed rule in the Federal Register that recreates the Deferred Action…
Read MoreNo Migrants Remain at Del Rio Border Camp
DHS secretary tells migrants not to come to the U.S. illegally. Last Saturday, nearly 15,000 migrants, most of them Haitian, were waiting for asylum at the Del Rio…
Read MoreU.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns
Cites Inhumane Treatment of Haitian Refugees by Border Control Daniel Foote, Special Envoy to Haiti, announced his resignation on Thursday. Appointed following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel…
Read MoreUS Closing Parts of Texas Border
Some Haitian migrants are being flown back home. Parts of the Texas border have been closed to block Haitian migrants from entering the country through Mexico. In efforts…
Read MoreThousands of Migrants Camp Under Texas Bridge
Border Patrol is overwhelmed, official says. As of Friday, around 9,300 migrants had accumulated and are currently camping under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The number…
Read MoreJudge Rules Mexico Asylum Wait Times Illegal
Lawsuit was filed nearly four years ago. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled this past week that the U.S. government’s practice of asylum wait time at the U.S.-Mexico…
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