The Biden administration is implementing a new asylum rule set to take effect 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 — one minute before Title 42 ends. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the rule presumes those who do not use lawful pathways to enter the United States are ineligible for asylum.  Under the new…

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 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…

New testimony from a whistleblower has accused the U.S. government of being involved in human trafficking. Tara Lee Rodas, an employee at the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, testified before Congress on Wednesday, April 26, and alleged that the U.S. government is serving as a “middleman” to deliver migrant children to…

The Republican-led House Committee on Homeland Security unveiled a new plan to tackle the border crisis. It’s a 68-page bill outlining a total reform on how the Biden administration is currently handling immigration pressures at the southern border. The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to restart construction of the wall along the…

As the dust starts to settle following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, economists are warning of cracks in the system that started spreading even before the failures. Under conditions of banking turmoil, some are worried credit tightening will become a credit crunch. “I’m getting really nervous now that an economy that I…

The CEO of the largest bank in the U.S. is warning the government to avoid “knee-jerk, whack-a-mole or politically motivated responses,” to the latest bank failures. JPMorgan Chase leader Jamie Dimon has been meeting behind the scenes with regulators and other bank leaders over the past month but commented publicly on the banking crisis for…

When Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed in a matter of days, it was a stark reminder to the American people that U.S. banks do fail. More than that, while all uninsured depositors were spared in these two bank failures, that’s not always the case. Given the media storm around this month’s bank failures, it…

Lawmakers are meeting Thursday, March 23, to discuss how China and other countries are helping to funnel fentanyl and other drugs across U.S. borders. They are also detailing how new tactics used by the U.S. government to confiscate fentanyl are working. The Drug Enforcement Administration has said China remains the primary source of fentanyl trafficked…

President Biden is heading to Canada Thursday, March 23, to address the country’s Parliament. It is his first trip there as president, and according to the White House, he plans to discuss a number of issues with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The list includes: Efforts to make the supply chain more resilient. Combating climate…