Eagle Pass, Texas— The number of migrants crossing the southern border without authorization increased in Februaryafter dropping in January, as the Biden administration prepares for a larger spike in migration this spring, two U.S. government officials told CBS News. Border Patrol agents recorded a...
One of the U.S. southern border's most remote stretches has become one of the busiest. Adam Yamaguchi reports from the border town of Lukeville, Arizona.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday claimed that the southern border "is secure" – even as Border Patrol agents are facing historic migrant numbers. Mayorkas spoke at the Aspen Security Forum, where he was asked about the situation at thesouthern border– which has seen more...
Vice President Mike Pence visited a migrant detention center in Texas on Friday to “see firsthand the humanitarian crisis” at the southern border, while insisting that the upcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not target random individuals. Pence -- who was...
relocate migrants at the southern border to sanctuary destinations across the country cost Florida taxpayersmillionsof dollars. Guthrie said a new migrant relocation flight, which might include Haitians, is under consideration. That's only if the state can find enough volunteers to agree ...
Now, with immigration quickly becomingone of the biggest issues of this election year, Democrats are engaging in their own way. Warmingtoncriticized Sununu’s pushto send New Hampshire National Guard members to the southern border. Craig blasted Ayotte and Morse for supporting Sununu’...
southern border worsening, the services of human smugglers offering undocumented migrants help getting into the country are in high demand. And for at least part of their journey, Mexican cartels are recruiting teenagers on the U.S. side of the border. ...
to drive recidivism," said Theresa Cardinal Brown, a Bipartisan Policy Center analyst who worked on border issues for the Bush and Obama administrations. "That's the pattern that we saw the last time the numbers were this high. It was mostly single adults; they were coming back repeatedly."...
000 migrants who crossed the southern border — in between official crossings — during the first 27 days of December, according to the preliminary Department of Homeland Security statistics. The figure does not include legal entries at ports of entry, where the Biden administration has been ...
Amid the more than 1.7 million migrant encounters at the southern border in fiscal year 2021, thousands came from places like China, India and Russia.