The Biden administration is asking Mexico’s president for help in curbing the ongoing border crisis. In return, Mexico’s president has a few requests of his own. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City in December to discuss migration management. The…

Some high school students in New York will be learning remotely while their school is occupied by thousands of migrants in need of temporary shelter as a storm rolls through. Around 2,000 migrants are in need of shelter as high winds and dangerous flood conditions threaten the city. Migrants were staying at a shelter site at…

The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is worsening, with record-breaking numbers of migrant encounters. According to NewsNation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 302,000 migrant encounters in December alone, surpassing the previous monthly high of nearly 270,000 in September. The surge of migrants is not limited to individuals from Mexico and Latin American countries.…

The missing piece of an Alaska Airlines plane that blew off in midflight is found in a backyard. And the first U.S. moon landing mission in decades lifts off. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Missing panel from Alaska Airlines flight found As the National Transportation Safety Board…

In New Jersey, elected leaders want nothing to do with the ongoing migrant crisis dispute between New York City’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams and Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. However, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is criticizing Abbott’s actions, emphasizing the need for a solution. “The last thing we need is governors like Greg Abbott…

Tensions between New York City and Texas officials are growing as tens of thousands of migrants have been put on buses and sent to the Big Apple. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city has filed a lawsuit against 17 bus companies for $708 million. New York City has and will always do…

The House Homeland Security Committee announced it will begin formal impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with a hearing Wednesday, January 10. The committee recently concluded a nearly yearlong investigation into Mayorkas. The committee released a series of reports on his “dereliction of duty” and the unprecedented cartel control of the southern border.  “Our…

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a bill Governor Greg Abbott signed into law last month that allows local police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally. The law also gives judges the power to order migrants to leave the U.S. The law has already been met with a lot of opposition; some critics…

Biden administration officials are pressing the Mexican government for help at the U.S.-Mexico border. United States officials and Mexican leaders met to strategize immigration solutions as migrant entries into the U.S. reach unprecedented numbers. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday, Dec.…

As Congress begins its holiday break with no new deal reached on border security, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Dec. 21. In the letter, the speaker blamed the president for the crisis at the border and called on him to take several executive actions to “stem the record…