Illegal immigration

2020 Campaign 08/27/20, 03:23

Singer and actor Bette Midler is sorry for sharing offensive messages about the hostess of the White House. Social media outcry has forced Midler to back down from her earlier criticism of Melania Trump's speech on the second night of the Republican National Convention. Midler had seized the opportunity to racially attack ...

U.S. 05/20/20, 05:08

Illegal aliens, who are affected by the deadly disease in California, have been invited to apply for their share in $75 million of taxpayer money. The state Legislature recently approved CCP Virus (COVID-19) disaster relief assistance for immigrants who are staying illegally in the Golden State. Individuals can receive up to ...

U.S. 11/12/19, 21:53

The number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dropped again to reach 36,300 in October, marking the fifth straight month they declined, according to the Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10. “The decline in border apprehensions, which have decreased by about 75% since their height of 132,856 in May, and 10% ...

U.S. 09/24/19, 09:44

The Trump administration announced a major change in immigration processing, indicating that they will no longer release on U.S. soil family units that entered the country illegally. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Monday during his Washington speech that ending the practice of "catch and release" is ...

U.S. 09/09/19, 16:50

The Trump administration stated there was a 30% decrease in apprehensions from July to August on the southern U.S. border, amid summer heat and a crackdown on both sides of the border to restrict migrants. Acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan said Monday that the percentage of border ...

World 08/16/19, 09:43

Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez said Thursday that the drop in border detentions for the second month in a row is proof that the agreement with Mexico to stop the flow of immigrants is working. "It’s absolute proof. Unquestionably, an agreement with the government of Mexico that was ...

U.S. 08/06/19, 14:03

Faced with the large influx of illegal immigrants to the southern border of the United States, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had to release 218,000 of them between December 21, 2018 and July 28, 2019, all family units, according to the Washington Examiner. "For the first time in Border ...

U.S. 07/30/19, 03:36

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and “The View” co-host Meghan McCain sparred on Friday, July 12, over the 2020 presidential candidate’s views on decriminalizing border crossings. During an appearance on the show, McCain questioned Harris about her position on illegal border crossings and whether they should be decriminalized. The co-host of ...

Politics 07/17/19, 03:57

Immigration is one of the crucial issues as the country moves toward the 2020 elections, and President Trump’s position on the issue could well determine the election results. Media group Axios questioned a group of 12 swing voters to discuss their main issues as the next election looms. On the discussion ...

U.S. 07/03/19, 13:09

Unusually high numbers of non-Latino immigrants are reportedly passing from Colombia through Panama on their way to the southern border with Mexico, seeking entry into the United States. Government sources on both sides of Panama estimate at least 35,000 people are in the pipeline, from places such as Cameroon, Ghana, the ...

U.S. 07/02/19, 14:59

On June 22, President Trump announced that he would delay Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions to deport as many as 2,000 migrant families from the United States. The delay was intended to allow for negotiations within Congress to amend asylum rules at the U.S.-Mexico border. Last week, the House passed a ...

Politics 06/27/19, 10:57

Former President Barack Obama’s top immigration chief said that the Obama administration had the idea of putting illegal immigrant children in the “cages,” which Democrats have used as a weapon against President Trump. Thomas Homan, Obama’s executive associate director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement between May 2013 and January 2017, was ...

U.S. 06/27/19, 10:33

As a heartbreaking photo of a drowned Salvadoran father and daughter in the Rio Grande near the U.S.-Mexico border spreads across mainstream media, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) warns it's a dangerous journey. Some critics put the blame on President Donald Trump for every mishap and tragedy that happens at the border, ...

Politics 06/23/19, 11:13

President Donald Trump started Sunday morning by giving a warning to Democrats to “quickly fix” the problems at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump stayed firm on his decision to delay the deportations of thousands of families in the United States illegally, reaffirming that he is giving Democrats two weeks to complete an ...

U.S. 06/22/19, 11:28

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be carrying out the court-ordered deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants nationwide. According to CNN, ICE officials are planning attacks in 10 American cities on Sunday, arrest ing and deporting thousands of illegal migrants whose court trials have concluded. “If you’re here illegally, then you should ...

Politics 06/20/19, 21:07

President Donald Trump asserted that his policies to stop illegal immigration are helping his standing with Latino voters, and taking credit for uniting families who were separated at the border. Trump made the statements in a sometimes combative interview airing Thursday on the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Trump said Hispanics want toughness at ...

U.S. 06/18/19, 19:31

U.S. aid totaling $450 million, initially set aside for Central American countries, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala was officially cut off on June 17, as President Donald J. Trump had vowed to do. President Trump had told reporters back in March, “I’ve ended payments to Guatemala, to Honduras, and to El ...

U.S. 06/11/19, 12:09

As California announces a new budget proposal that will give health care benefits to some adult illegal aliens, some critics warn an internal crisis is putting the state at risk of a disease outbreak and should take care of its own first. “Tuberculosis is exploding, rodent-borne—we are one of the only ...

U.S. 06/07/19, 16:48

The federal government has found a suitable short-term solution to house migrant children in Texas as more and more migrants flood the U.S. immigration system. A new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, has been built and will be opening soon to specifically house underage migrant youth. The complex once ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 10:00

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) new acting director has let it be known that migrant families are not off limits when it comes to being deported. ICE’s acting Director Mark Morgan, said the agency will continue to prioritize the deportation of criminals and those with criminal histories, but families are not ...