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Apr 06 2021
News
Construction of Trump’s border wall may continue under Biden, administration admits
Construction on Donald Trump's border wall may continue under Joe Biden's administration, reports suggest.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told department employees that he may be green-lighting work on the wall to plug "gaps" in the current wall.
The Washington Times reported that it reviewed notes from a recent discussion between Mr Mayorkas and
The IndependentJan 13 2021
News
U.S. to ban imports of all cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang region
The United States is imposing a region-wide ban on all cotton and tomato products from western China’s Xinjiang region over allegations that they are made with forced labor from detained Uighur Muslims, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Wednesday.
The action applies to raw fibers, apparel and textiles made from Xinjiang-grown cotton, as well as tomato-based food products and
ReutersMar 15 2021
News
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Say They're Being Held Inside An Overcrowded Facility Without Showers
Attorneys who visited a Border Patrol tent facility in Texas for unaccompanied immigrant minors who recently crossed the border said some of the children were held for as many as eight days in crowded areas without showers or the ability to call their families.
Leecia Welch, senior director of child welfare for the National Center for Youth Law and another attorney with the organization
BuzzFeed NewsJun 03 2022
Fact Check
Tactical Unit, Not Off-Duty Officer, Killed Uvalde Gunman
Jacob Albarado, who has been described in media reports as an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer, helped students escape the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24. But online rumors falsely claim he was the CBP officer who killed the shooter. Albarado has said in interviews, “I didn’t shoot the guy.”
The timeline of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,
FactCheck.orgOct 21 2021
News
SW Border ‘Encounter’ Numbers for September Still Not Released, But FY2021 Expected to Set Record
Almost three weeks into October, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) still has not publicly released the number of “encounters” with migrants trying to enter the U.S. illegally at the southwest border in September.
When released, that data will provide final figures for the just-ended fiscal year, and show whether the number of apprehensions of illegal migrants along the U.S.-
CNSNews.comJul 07 2021
News
Coronavirus infections surging in immigration facilities
Cases of COVID-19 are surging in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, as detainee populations have soared over the past few months.
An analysis by The New York Times found that more than 7,500 cases have been detected since April. That represents more than 40 percent of all coronavirus cases in ICE detention since the start of the pandemic last year.
The
The HillJul 15 2021
Analysis
Is The Biden Administration About To Make The Border Crisis Worse?
Facing an ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Biden administration is on the verge of making a very bad situation worse.
Travel restrictions that have been in place since the onset of the pandemic are set to expire next week. If they do, it means U.S. borders will open up to nonessential travel, reviving cross-border traffic at U.S. ports of entry along the southwest border.
The FederalistAug 12 2021
News
Migrant Border Arrests in July Surge to Highest Level in 21 Years
The Border Patrol made about 200,000 arrests at the southern border in July, marking the busiest month at the border in 21 years and a 12% increase over the previous month, according to new figures released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday.
The number marks a departure from seasonal trends that would typically see fewer migrants attempting the dangerous journey at the
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 28 2021
News
Florida sues Biden administration over catch-and-release policy, alleging violation of federal law
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its "illegal" catch-and-release policies at the Southern Border, saying they cause harm to the state's "quasi-sovereign interests," while claiming officials are either in violation of federal immigration law, or simply abusing their authority.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed the suit against the administration
Fox News DigitalApr 27 2022
Data
Key facts about Title 42, the pandemic policy that has reshaped immigration enforcement at U.S.-Mexico border
The Biden administration is seeking to end the use of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that has led the Border Patrol to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants attempting to enter the United States at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past two years. The administration’s move to end the Title 42 policy has been cheered in some corners and criticized in others, and opponents of the decision
Pew Research Center