A new record has been set at the southern border, as the Department of Homeland Security revealed Border Patrol agents encountered more than 2.3 million immigrants in the 2022 fiscal year. It’s a 37% increase compared to last year and more than five times the number of encounters from 2020. Customs and Border Protection said…

According to a report from NBC News, the Biden administration is considering expanding capacity at a prison at Guantanamo Bay to house Haitian migrants. Citing two U.S. officials and an internal planning document, NBC News reported the administration was also considering holding migrants in a third country. The considerations are in preparation for a potential…

The number of illegal border crossings by Venezuelan immigrants has fallen from 1,200 a day early in October to just 150 a day in the wake of new rules implemented by the Biden administration. Now according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands are stranded in Mexico sleeping on the streets,…

According to data released Wednesday by the nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York, homelessness among New York City public school students during the 2021-2022 school year increased from 101,000 to 104,000 compared to the 2020-2021 school year. This 3.3% increase happened despite total enrollment in the district falling by 3.2% in that time. Where…

The governor of Arizona announced on Twitter that the state has resumed placing shipping containers along the Mexican border in places where there are gaps between border walls. In a four-tweet thread, Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Ariz., described it as “our Border Barrier Mission.” “The unresolved border and public safety crisis caused by the Biden administration…

According to U.S. Border Patrol data, nearly 2.4 million migrants were arrested at the southwestern border this year, the highest number ever recorded. Republicans have been increasing criticism of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies ahead of the coming midterm elections. Former President Donald Trump recently told a crowd in Robstown, Texas that immigrants are “invading…

According to 13 recently-arrived migrants who shared documents with The Associated Press, U.S. Border Patrol agents are sending migrants to office buildings that get no advanced notice of their arrival. Most of the migrants had no idea where they were going. Addresses on documents shown to AP included administrative offices of Catholic Charities in New…

Heading into the midterm elections, Republicans are ramping up criticism of President Biden’s energy and immigration policies. Biden is getting blamed for the likelihood energy prices will head even higher as we move into the winter months. New England’s power grid operator has already warned of rolling blackouts if demand far exceeds supply. But that’s…

New York City officials have opened up a temporary center to house some of the migrants who have been bused into the city from southern border states. The center is made up of a series of giant tents located on Randall’s Island. “This is a historic moment. We haven’t seen something like this in New…

In August, Arizona found a fairly cheap way to plug gaps in the border wall. The state double-stacked shipping containers and put some razor wire on the top. This week, the federal government ordered the containers removed. Gaps in the border wall around Yuma, Arizona made the area a recent hotspot of illegal migrant crossings.…