Under coronavirus immigration measures, U.S. is expelling border-crossers to Mexico

The pandemic has allowed the U.S. Border Patrol to implement the kind of rapid-fire deportation system President Donald Trump has long extolled as his preferred approach. Under a new policy spurred by the new coronavirus crisis, Customs and Border Patrol … Read More

Warren, Markey demand Border Patrol ‘reverse course’ on deploying SWAT teams to sanctuary cities

Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey demanded over the weekend that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “reverse course” on its decision to send specially trained agents to sanctuary cities to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) capture illegal immigrants in those locales. CBP announced Friday … Read More

Barr announces sweeping new sanctions, ‘significant escalation’ against left-wing sanctuary cities

Charging that so-called “sanctuary” cities that protect illegal immigrants are jeopardizing domestic security, Attorney General Bill Barr announced a slew of additional sanctions that he called a “significant escalation” against left-wing local and state governments that obstruct the “lawful functioning of our … Read More

Border Patrol apprehends ‘largest group’ of illegal immigrants near US border yet

U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday morning apprehended its largest group of illegal immigrants caught at once, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported. CBP said 424 illegal aliens were apprehended just after midnight in Sunland Park, New Mexico; an additional 230 … Read More

US-Mexico border at ‘breaking point’ amid immigration surge, official says

Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan declared ‘operational crisis’ and called on Congress for solutions.  Migrants being held for processing under the Paso del Norte bridge in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday. Photograph: UPI/Barcroft Images Images emerged on Wednesday … Read More

US sends 3,750 more troops to Mexico border: Pentagon

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US President Donald Trump says that existing sections of walls should be extended along the border to stop what he describes as an uncontrolled invasion of criminals. Washington DC: The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier … Read More

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