The Biden administration is sending 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of the end of Title 42, the pandemic order which allows for the near immediate deportation of immigrants on public health grounds. The request was made by the Department of Homeland Security and approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The troops will serve…

The mayor of El Paso, Texas, declared a state of emergency to help the city prepare for the end of Title 42 on May 11. The pandemic-era health order allowed border officials to deport immigrants almost immediately on public health grounds, but it’s ending. As a result, illegal border crossings are expected to surge over…

Thousands of migrants are walking more than 700 miles in a caravan of protest. The migrants, who are mostly Venezuelan, were detained for months in southern Mexico. Now, they are walking from the town of Tapachula, Mexico, near the border of Guatemala, to Mexico City, in an attempt to speed up their applications for U.S.…

The rift between the U.S. and Mexico continues to widen. After four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico — with two being killed — Republicans in Congress called for American military action against Mexican drug cartels. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador fired back, demanding that “Mexico be respected.” Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette notes…

Newly released surveillance video inside a Nashville Christian school shows the moments before a shooting rampage began; a migration fire kills dozens; and a Senate staffer is stabbed in broad daylight. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday, March 28, 2023.  New details in Nashville shooting New details have emerged out of…

Lawmakers are meeting Thursday, March 23, to discuss how China and other countries are helping to funnel fentanyl and other drugs across U.S. borders. They are also detailing how new tactics used by the U.S. government to confiscate fentanyl are working. The Drug Enforcement Administration has said China remains the primary source of fentanyl trafficked…

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in New York City are swamped with asylum claims for the next decade, the state of Texas is looking to enhance the punishment for migrants caught crossing the border. According to a document obtained by the New York Post, the New York ICE office is “fully booked through…

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is one of Mexico’s most prominent criminal threats to the United States. The cartel is known for its aggressive use of violence and despite the capture of some of its top leaders, its influence is widening. According to a report by the United States Congressional Research Service, the Jalisco New…

The murder of two American citizens who crossed the border into Mexico ignited national outrage and led several lawmakers to call for Mexico’s notoriously violent drug cartels to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan warns that while the cartels are certainly deserving of firm-handed justice, U.S. military actions are…