Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., introduced a bipartisan bill to give the Biden administration the authority to almost immediately deport immigrants who cross into the United States illegally. It’s just like Title 42, but unlike the pandemic-era order, it’s not tied to public health.  What’s in it The Sinema-Tillis bill instructs border…

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…

President Joe Biden traveled to Ireland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an agreement that ended decades of turmoil in the country. And a warning from the FBI on using public phone charging stations. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, April 12, 2023.  President Biden visits Ireland President Biden arrived in…

Customs and Border Protection agents stopped hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from entering the U.S. on Sunday, Mar. 12, after they tried to run across an international bridge in El Paso, Texas. Agents used concertina wire, concrete barricades and shields to stop the immigrants from pushing through to America. The immigrants said they tried to cross…

More than 1,000 migrants pushed back border authorities on Sunday, Mar. 12 at the Santa Fe International Bridge in El Paso, Texas. They were trying to cross the dividing line between Mexico and the United States. Migrants were seen pushing back police, pushing through orange barricades, and jumping through razor barbed wire. Young children were…

New developments have come out in the FBI investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents; an active shooter situation inside a shopping mall in El Paso has been ended; students held a vigil at Michigan State; and the railway company involved in the Ohio derailment avoided a town hall meeting with residents. These…

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, appointed Texas’ first ever border czar Monday. The position is tasked with coordinating with state and federal agencies to manage the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott selected Mike Banks, a longtime U.S. Border Patrol agent who had recently retired, to fill the role. He will be based about five miles north of…

77 congressional Democrats sent a letter to President Biden denouncing his immigration policy. They wrote the president’s immigrant parole program and other proposed asylum rules break the law and penalize people trying to exercise their right to asylum. “Now anyone who tells you that the only way to secure our border is to punish asylum…

Several people were injured when a winter storm brought tornadoes, flooding and even snow to Texas and other states along the Gulf Coast. Forecasters had issued a rare tornado emergency for the Houston area. Substantial damage was reported in some of the Houston suburbs, but there were no reports of injuries. Suburban damage included: Pasadena:…