Trump says ready to use military, national emergency for mass deportations US president-elect says he may use controversial measures to fulfil campaign vow, but questions over authority remain. Al Jazeera · Nov 18, 2024
Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office - Roll Call Donald Trump has an array of policy initiatives on immigration he could execute on his first day back in the White House. Roll Call · Nov 8, 2024
Texas Will Be on the ‘Front Lines’ of Mass Deportation “We're going to defend our immigrant communities from Trump's attacks, while we hold Trump and people like Elon Musk accountable for spreading lies and scapegoating immigrants.” Texas Observer · Nov 7, 2024
Trump Mass Deportation Pledge Faces Legal, Economic Barriers Donald Trump has pledged to launch -- on day one of his presidency -- the largest deportation operation of undocumented immigrants in US history. International Business Times · Nov 6, 2024
How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway. Texas Observer · Oct 21, 2024
The Noncitizen Voting Myth Are noncitizens voting in U.S. elections? A Heritage Foundation database cites just 70 cases over more than 20 years. Reason · Oct 15, 2024
Mike Johnson is telling election lies House Speaker Mike Johnson admits he has no data to support his claim that "illegals" vote by the "thousands" Salon · Oct 9, 2024
Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories collide with election misinformation Musk and politicians like Trump spread baseless claims such as Fema blocking flights and confiscating supplies The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2024
Harris Visits Border To Neutralize Weak Spot Against Trump Kamala Harris was due to deliver a tough-on-illegal-migration message after visiting the US-Mexico border Friday, directly tackling the politically explosive issue in a bid to blunt one of Donald Trump's main attack lines in their fight for the White House. International Business Times · Sep 27, 2024
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell denies nod to neo-Nazis in new ad campaign Trump booster’s company promotion offers pillows for $14.88, which some see as a reference to a white supremacist slogan The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2024
Border Patrol agents recorded the fewest monthly migrant apprehensions since 2021 on southern border Migrant apprehensions in Texas decreased by nearly one-third in June, the first month of a new order by President Joe Biden that widely limited asylum claims. The Texas Tribune · Jul 16, 2024
Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants. Roll Call · Mar 19, 2024
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Biden wants to detain migrant families "A family detention policy is a policy of adding trauma to trauma" Salon · Mar 7, 2023
Reason · Mar 3, 2023 The Flap Over Biden's Comment About 2 Fentanyl Deaths Obscures Prohibition's Role in Causing Them Both parties are complicit in the lethal policies that gave us fentanyl disguised as Percocet.
Reason · Feb 8, 2023 Calls To 'Close the Border' in Response to Fentanyl Deaths Are Misguided As Biden mentioned fentanyl deaths in his State of the Union address, Republicans called on him to close the border. But "open borders" aren't to blame for overdoses.
Roll Call · Feb 1, 2023 House pandemic bill raises debate about future of border restrictions - Roll Call Republicans voted to end the COVID-19 health emergency, but the White House says that move would also halt Title 42, which the GOP supports.
Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2022 As US debates Title 42 policy, asylum seekers left in limbo The Supreme Court intervened on Monday to block the controversial immigration policy’s scheduled expiration this week.
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022 US to begin accepting Venezuelan claims under new migration plan New programme will allow 24,000 Venezuelans into the US, but most arriving at border with Mexico will be expelled.
Reason · Oct 17, 2022 Don't Blame Migrants and 'Open Borders' for Fentanyl Entering the Country U.S. citizens traveling through legal ports of entry—not undocumented immigrants—are primarily to blame for fentanyl inflows.
Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2022 Republicans bank on tough immigration line as US midterms near Republicans are using anti-migrant rhetoric to redirect focus away from other issues before midterms, experts say.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 1, 2022 Legal questions shroud Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to bus migrants back to the border Some experts say the actions create little change in immigration enforcement. Others say they invite a legal battle.
Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2022 Biden administration extends TPS protection for Venezuelans Temporary Protect Status extension shields Venezuelans in US as of March 2021 from deportation for 18 more months.
Salon · Jun 28, 2022 Abbott blames Biden for migrant deaths "If the border was 'open'" as Abbott claims, migrants wouldn't pack themselves like sardines in trucks, lawyer says
Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2022 Biden’s approach to migration: ‘More carrots and fewer sticks’ The Biden administration’s focus on multilateral regional cooperation, is a major break from the stance of Donald Trump.