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Mar 19 2017
News
What will the wall look like? Trump administration unveils guidelines
On Friday, President Trump's administration released details from a division of the US Department of Homeland Security outlining the requirements for Mr. Trump's promised wall along the US/Mexico border. The details for the project, provided by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are meant to serve as guidelines for contractors who will submit their proposals for the first phase of the
Christian Science MonitorOct 22 2021
News
Border Arrests Hit All-Time High
U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million illegal immigrants at the southern border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September as arrests by Border Patrol surged to the highest levels ever recorded, according to a new report.
According to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by the Washington Post, agents made 1.66 million arrests along the Mexico
National Review (News)Nov 11 2021
News
What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 7 charts
The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year, more than quadruple the number of the prior fiscal year and the highest annual total on record.
The number of encounters had fallen to just over 400,000 in fiscal 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak slowed migration across much of the world. But encounters at
Pew Research CenterJul 02 2019
News
AOC Describes Her Trip to Detention Center and Officers' 'Brazen' Behavior
Update: Ocasio-Cortez is refusing to back up her claims about what she saw at a CBP detention facility on Monday.
Border patrol agents are pushing back at the congresswoman's narrative. Actually, AOC was the one threatening them, according to a Washington Examiner report.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) described what she says was an awful scene at a U.S. Border Patrol
TownhallFeb 12 2020
News
Acting Border Patrol Chief Says Apprehensions at the Southern Border Have Decreased for Eight Straight Months
Mark Morgan, the acting Acting Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Commissioner, said that the number arrests of migrants trying to cross the Southern border has fallen for eight straight months, but there is “much work to be done.”
In a statement on Tuesday, Morgan announced that the number of “enforcement actions” in January represented a 74.5% from May 2019. Additionally, Border Patrol
Independent Journal ReviewAug 16 2021
Analysis
No, Biden Isn’t Letting Thousands of ‘Illegal Immigrants’ into US Without COVID Testing
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a debate has arisen over the influx of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border, and their alleged role in spreading the virus in the United States. The argument that they have played such a role was repeated by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Fox News and in his public statements, and by right-wing news outlets like Breitbart. Florida Gov. Ron
SnopesJul 18 2020
Opinion
Camouflaged federal agents have descended on Portland. Trump's DHS is out of control
A remarkable and nightmarish scene playing out in Portland should terrify anyone who cares about the US constitution: unmarked vans full of camouflaged and unidentified federal agents are pulling up next to protesters on street corners, then snatching and arresting them with no explanation.
If this were happening in Venezuela or Iran, the US government would be threatening international
The GuardianMar 07 2019
News
Report: Govt Kept Tabs on Journalists, Others Active on Border
The U.S. government created a secret database of journalists, activists, and social media influencers working with or covering a migrant caravan that traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, according to documents leaked to a San Diego television station.
Agents from Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security
Newsmax (News)Jul 01 2019
Opinion
Let the Doctors In
I was one of the lawyers permitted to interview children detained at the Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas. As you’ve no doubt read by now, my colleagues and I met with dirty and distressed children held for days without access to soap, showers, toothbrushes, clean clothing, adequate nutrition, or adequate sleep. We were not, however, allowed to visit with the sickest children. The
Guest Writer - LeftJan 22 2023
Headline Roundup
Record High Unauthorized Border Crossings Reported in December 2022
Unauthorized migrant encounters hit a record high at the southern border in December 2022.
The Details: Authorities reported around 250,000 total encounters, of which approximately 216,000 were unique encounters. The number is a 7% increase in total encounters from November 2022, 40% from December 2021, and 240% from December 2020. A surge in Nicaraguan and Cuban arrivals accounted for
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