U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agents were some of the first law enforcers to respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Initial reports said one of the agents shot and killed the gunman. According to the Associated Press, one Border Patrol agent was near the school at the time of the shooting…

A shooting at an elementary school in Texas left 22 people dead, including an 18-year-old gunman. Nineteen of those killed were students, and two were teachers. Lt. Christopher Olivarez with the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN that all the victims were in the same fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary. “Texans across the state…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is forming a Disinformation Governance Board. The board is tasked with monitoring and countering disinformation coming from Russia and human smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border. “The spread of disinformation can affect border security, Americans’ safety during disasters, and public trust in our democratic institutions,” the department said…

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for an increase in illegal immigration after Title 42 ends. The health order allows DHS to send migrants back into Mexico because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We anticipate migration levels will increase, as smugglers will seek to take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants,” DHS Secretary Alejandro…

A rift in the Democratic party over public health requirements for immigrants is growing into a real problem for President Joe Biden. Members of his own party are taking a stand against their president on Title 42, and it could lead to a big fight between hard-liners on the left who want wide open borders…

President Biden announced a new plan, called Unite for Ukraine, that will allow Ukrainian refugees to come directly from Europe to the United States. In March, the President announced the United States would welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, tens of thousands of which have already arrived. “Unite” sets up an official channel for Ukrainians who want…

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) latest monthly operational update, there were 209,906 illegal border crossings in March. Illegal border crossings are defined as crossings outside official ports of entry. The 209,906 number, reported Monday, is the highest number of illegal border crossings reported since March 2000. Monday’s CBP numbers also revealed there…

Months after a trucker protest opposing Canada’s COVID-19 mandates blocked the country’s largest border crossing to the United States, a different protest in Mexico has blocked another U.S. border crossing. The crossing in question, the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, has been blocked since Monday. Other border crossings have seen backups lasting 12 hours or longer. The…

After more than two years, the Biden administration is rescinding the Title 42 order put into place under former President Donald Trump at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump, mayors along the U.S.-Mexico border and Republicans in DC are fuming over the decision.  “With this foolhardy plan to end Title 42, Biden will be…

President Joe Biden announced plans to lift the COVID-19 policy known as Title 42 in May. The public health law has limited asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Border Patrol officials said they are planning for as many as 18,000 arrivals daily once the health policy…