Supreme Court revives Biden immigration enforcement policy - Roll Call The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Biden administration to implement immigration enforcement priorities. Roll Call · Jun 23, 2023
House opens impeachment probe of Biden after GOP leaders head off push to vote now A House GOP-passed resolution directs the Homeland Security and Judiciary panels to examine evidence of wrongdoing related to the president's immigration policies. The White House called it a stunt. WEKU · Jun 22, 2023
GOP's Boebert wanted to impeach Biden, but House Speaker McCarthy had other plans A surprise effort by hard-right House Republicans to impeach President Joe Biden has been sidelined for now The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023
Decrease in border crossings hasn’t slowed Republican criticism - Roll Call A reported decline in unauthorized border crossings in the month since pandemic-era asylum restrictions expired hasn't slowed GOP criticism. Roll Call · Jun 21, 2023
House GOP releases border report critical of Homeland Security chief WASHINGTON -- House Republicans released a report Wednesday blaming Biden administration officials for high migration levels at the U.S.-Mexico border, as part of their efforts to build an impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023
House GOP releases border report critical of Homeland Security chief - Roll Call House Republicans released a report Wednesday blaming Biden administration officials for the high migration levels at the U.S.-Mexico border. Roll Call · Jun 14, 2023
Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some The Biden administration says it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal With House GOP leaders under pressure from hard-right lawmakers, Republican appropriators in that chamber will write their fiscal 2024 spending bills to meet the tight budget caps that Freedom Caucus and other spending hawks have sought since January. Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal - Roll Call House Republican appropriators will write their fiscal 2024 spending bills to meet the tight budget caps sought by the Freedom Caucus and other spending hawks. Roll Call · Jun 13, 2023
Disaster relief caught in the supplemental spending crossfire - Roll Call With the ink barely dry on new budget caps in the debt ceiling law, lawmakers are already tied in knots over an emergency spending package. Roll Call · Jun 12, 2023
Democrats call for investigation into Homeland Security watchdog - Roll Call House Democrats on Monday called for an investigation into the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security over deleted texts. Roll Call · Jun 12, 2023
Homeland Security names Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency The Biden administration named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023
Salazar, Escobar unveil comprehensive immigration bill WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
Salazar, Escobar to propose comprehensive immigration bill WASHINGTON -- Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
Roll Call · May 23, 2023 Salazar, Escobar unveil comprehensive immigration bill - Roll Call Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill.
Reuters · May 19, 2023 Migrant encounters down 70% since Title 42 was lifted - US official Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped 70% since border restrictions under a COVID-era policy called Title 42 expired last week, Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto said on Friday.
Roll Call · May 15, 2023 Homeland Security reports fewer encounters at US-Mexico border - Roll Call Border agents have reported a decrease in contacts with migrants crossing the southwest border since Title 42 ended.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2023 'Why can't there be a system?': Tribe pushes to ease US border crossings for Native Americans The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has drafted regulations in an effort to formalize the border-crossing process for their relatives in Mexico coming to their reservation in Arizona
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 Border towns face ‘difficult’ situation as Title 42 expires and tens of thousands of migrants wait to cross into US ‘We knew this was going to be a difficult transition,’ Homeland Security secretary says
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times have ended in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation’s beleaguered immigration system
Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023 Migrants rush across U.S. border in final hours before Title 42 expires More than 27,000 people are in federal custody. And an official says daily encounters hit 10,000, slightly below the upper limit of 11,000 expected after Title 42 ends.
France 24 · May 12, 2023 Migrants stuck at US gates as Covid-era immigration policy expires As pandemic-era asylum restrictions ended early Friday, migrants in northern Mexico faced more uncertainties about a new online system for appointments to seek asylum in the U.S. Some migrants still waded apprehensively into the Rio Grande, defying officials who shouted for them to turn back, while elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico…
The Texas Tribune · May 11, 2023 U.S. House passes border bill shaped by Texas Republicans as Title 42 ends The Secure the Border Act would resume construction of the border wall, limit asylum eligibility and require asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. It faces tough going in the Senate.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 US warns migrants against illegal crossings as Title 42 set to expire: ‘Our border is not open’ Title 42, a Trump-era policy which expelled most migrants under a little-used public health authority, expires at 11.59 pm
Roll Call · May 10, 2023 Mayorkas blames Congress as US preps for 'difficult' weeks at border - Roll Call Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday blamed Congress for failing to provide sufficient resources to manage the border.