Title 42 is the immigration policy put in place during the Trump administration to curb the spread of the virus. It allows authorities to send illegal migrants back over the border without the chance to file for asylum. Despite campaigning on a promise to end the policy – President Biden has kept Title 42 in…

Migrant encounters at the southern border are once again at a new historic-high; new research on freshwater fish may have diners thinking twice before ordering that catfish dinner; and President Biden plans to visit California following deadly flooding. These stories and more highlight the Straight Arrow News afternoon rundown for Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.  Biden…

New York City’s mayor pays the border a visit; China is revising its COVID death toll; and more classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023.  More documents discovered over the weekend Six new pages of classified documents…

Border Patrol agents are using a new app to process migrants; deadly tornadoes ravage the South; and Lisa Marie Presley is dead at 54. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown for Friday, Jan. 13, 2023.     Dozens of deadly tornadoes strike South Residents from Alabama and Georgia had their lives flipped upside down after…

The Border Patrol opened a 153,000-square-foot facility in El Paso, Texas, that will have the capacity to hold 1,000 migrants. Customs and Border Protection said the facility’s primary purpose is to safely and expeditiously process individuals in Border Patrol custody. The new center is weatherproof, climate controlled and will also provide space for eating, sleeping…

As President Biden visited the Texas border town of El Paso last Sunday, the Republican governor of the Lone Star State, Greg Abbott, accused the president of “avoiding sites where mass immigration occurs” and arriving “two years too late.” Others in the GOP are employing a more diplomatic tone. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is leading…

President Biden is set to go to the border this weekend, and El Paso is cleaning up its streets ahead of the president’s visit. This story and more highlight the midday rundown for Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Cleanup in El Paso ahead of Biden visit New images depict major changes seen in El Paso, Texas,…

President Biden announced his administration is expanding an immigrant parole program for immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. Effective immediately, citizens from those countries who cross the border illegally or arrive at a port of entry unannounced will be deported to Mexico, which has agreed to accept returns of 30,000 people per month. Under…

Damar Hamlin’s toy drive receives major donations; Democrats disagree over migrants; and abortion pills in the mail get approval. These stories make up your midday rundown for Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Democrats at odds over migrants Colorado is following in the footsteps of Texas by sending migrants to New York City. Though this time, there’s…

The U.S. immigration crisis isn’t a land-locked problem. So many migrants are arriving in Florida by boat that a national park had to shut down so authorities could help all of the people. According to the Sheriff’s Office in Monroe County, Florida, at least 500 migrants have arrived in small boats along the Florida Keys…