On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the southern border is “secure.” The next day, a federal grand jury indicted two men in the deadliest migrant smuggling tragedy on record. Back in June, 53 dead or dying migrants were found in a tractor-trailer near San Antonio. The grand jury indicted 46-year-old Homero Zamorano and…

The Liwan District government in Guangzhou, China issued an apology for committing break-ins on the homes of people who broke COVID-19 quarantine rules. The people had been taken to a quarantine hotel. According to State media, authorities broke into 84 homes in the same apartment complex. They were looking to find any “close contacts” hiding…

Headlines for Tuesday July 12, 2022 include: Jan. 6 committee to hold hearing: The select House committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots will host its seventh public hearing Tuesday. The hearing is expected to focus on participation of right wing extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys Members of the groups…

Headlines for Friday morning, July 8, 2022, include: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday morning. Abe was Japan’s longest serving leader before stepping down in 2020 over health concerns. He was shot twice from behind reportedly with a makeshift gun. The alleged gunman was arrested. Leaders…

According to Pedro Rios, director of the American Friends Service Committee, Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has recently authorized dozens of border wall projects. Rios, who spoke with NBC 7 San Diego, added that among those approved projects is a plan to build two new bollard-style, 30-foot high walls across the face of San…

The U.S.-Mexico border is the deadliest land crossing in the world, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project. According to data published by IOM, at least 728 people died while trying to cross the U.S. southern border last year. This year, 493 migrants have already died, including 53 people found in an abandoned…

The Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration had the right to no longer enforce Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The ruling states the White House did not violate federal immigration law with its decision. The 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas means the Department of Homeland Security is no…

San Antonio police said a city worker discovered dozens of dead migrants inside an abandoned tractor-trailer. Initial reports Monday night indicated 46 migrants were dead and another 16 were hospitalized. However on Tuesday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the death toll had risen to 50. That death toll was confirmed by Bexar County…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s catch-and-release program is not working very well, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report, released Wednesday, showed ICE lost track of a third of all catch-and-release migrants in 2020. ICE has about three million migrants on its docket, and the federal agency does not have the…

The Department of Homeland Security will reportedly discipline Border Patrol Agents accused and cleared of “whipping” Haitian migrants last year at the U.S.-Mexico border. Fox News reported DHS will announce the disciplinary actions any day. According to a federal source, DHS will submit proposed disciplinary actions for the agents, who will then have the opportunity to respond…