The number of migrants from China has soared from under 1,000 a few years ago to more than 37,000 last year. NBC News' David Noriega reports on what's behind the increase and how the U.S. says it's addressing the issue.
DeSantis blames Republicans for failure on border (Second column, 6th story, link)
House GOP leaders on Wednesday introduced a new border security bill designed to appease conservatives who are up in arms that Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) foreign aid package excluded tougher measures to battle migration. Johnson announced Wednesday morning that he was plowing ahead with sending aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite outspoken opposition from
Swing-state voters overwhelmingly believe stopping Biden's border invasion is more important than funding Ukraine, a new poll found.
In the last two months, a middle school in New Mexico has seen migrants walk onto its campus twice, while a Texas high school this week caught a mob of 100 trying to cut a fence near its classrooms.
As CBP officers began sifting through hundreds of packages of charcoal, they found 119 that contained a total weight of 782 pounds of methamphetamine narcotics. The post K-9 Border Officers Seize $1 Million of Methamphetamines Stashed in Charcoal Shipment at Southern California Border first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.
During the 2023 fiscal year, Texas on average accounted for roughly 59% of migrant encounters along the
President Joe Biden is expected to use his executive order powers to curb illegal crossings at the southern border in the coming weeks. A more muscular step by the president has been considered for months, but multiple roadblocks have prevented Biden from issuing one. Republicans have made the border a top subject in 2024, and […]
For the first time in decades, San Diego has become the top region along the southern border for migrant arrivals. Migrant arrests in San Diego reached 8,989 for the week ending April 16, according to figures the agency posted on X. Meanwhile, Tucson — which previously had been the top region for crossings — had 7,500 arrests for the week ending April 19. The numbers appear to be growing. San Diego Chief Border Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel wrote on X that 9,513 migrants were arrested as...
For first time in 25 years, San Diego is the top spot in the nation for migrant border crossings, surpassing Tucson.