Developing stories out of the Middle East as Pakistan fires back at Iran and the U.S. launches additional strikes at Houthi targets. And the latest Apple Watches will be back on sale on Thursday, Jan. 18, but with some changes. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan strikes…

Following the death of a mother and two children in the Rio Grande River, a filing from the Department of Justice confirmed that the migrants had died an hour before federal officials made contact with state officials. Initial headlines blamed Texas officials for “physically barring” and preventing federal officials from saving the migrants drowning near…

New York state and New York City officials are set to disclose their proposed budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, with immigration emerging as a major focus. As New York City supports nearly 70,000 migrants in shelters, there’s a pressing need for additional funds to continue caring for them with food, shelter and medical care.…

A mother and two children have drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. The border tragedy has pitted federal and state officials against each other once again. The Biden administration claims Texas prevented border agents from trying to rescue the migrants. However, Texas said that description of events is “wholly inaccurate,” and that…

Immigration on the southern border is breaking records and costing states and localities billions of taxpayer dollars. During a hearing Thursday, Jan. 11, a House Judiciary subcommittee explored the impacts illegal immigration is having on social services. As an example, the Eagle Pass Fire Department in Texas responded to more than 9,000 calls in 2023,…

A wave of violence is sweeping Ecuador. President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency amid civil unrest and widespread chaos. In the port city of Guayaquil, the notorious gang leader nicknamed “Fito,” of The Choneros, escaped prison, inciting days of terror. He had been serving a 34-year sentence for murder, organized crime and…

The House Homeland Security Committee held its first impeachment hearing against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The witnesses included the attorneys general of Oklahoma and Montana who described how drugs and illegal immigration at the southern border have impacted their states. “Babies born addicted to drugs, kids thrown into foster care because their parents would…

The Biden administration is asking Mexico’s president for help in curbing the ongoing border crisis. In return, Mexico’s president has a few requests of his own. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City in December to discuss migration management. The…

Tense and disturbing moments during a live news broadcast airing in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil on Tuesday, Jan. 9, when a group of masked gunmen stormed the set waving guns and explosives. Sounds of gunshots could be heard in the background as the assailants shouted out threats over the air for 15 minutes before…

The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is worsening, with record-breaking numbers of migrant encounters. According to NewsNation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 302,000 migrant encounters in December alone, surpassing the previous monthly high of nearly 270,000 in September. The surge of migrants is not limited to individuals from Mexico and Latin American countries.…