Border Apprehensions Up 99 Percent from Last Year as Mexico Tariff Threat Looms
Acting CBP Commissioner sounds alarm on "a system-wide emergency that is severely impacting our workforce." Keep Reading
Trump Announces New Tariffs on Mexico to Force Cooperation on Illegal Immigration
Tariffs imposed on all goods imported from Mexico beginning June 10 unless that country does more to help reduce illegal immigration from Central America. Keep Reading
Mayor of Bacum, Mexico, Sentenced for False Statement, Use of a U.S. Passport
Aboyte Limon was arrested using a fraudulently obtained United States passport in an attempt to enter the United States through Nogales, Ariz. Keep Reading
Nielsen Meets with ICE Employees, Tours San Ysidro Port of Entry
Secretary reviewed implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols, which will require certain migrants to await the processing of their immigration claims in Mexico. Keep Reading
Trump Tweet of Muslim Prayer Rugs at Border Sparks Controversy
The credibility of the Washington Examiner story has come into question, as no prayer rugs were provided as proof or described. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Why Deterrence Is Not the Answer to Reducing Asylum-Seeking Migrant Flows
Only actors making cost-benefit calculations and perceiving there to be a viable alternative to their actions are responsive. Keep Reading
Homeland Security Committee Asks Nielsen to Testify on ‘Failed Border Security Agenda’
Committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) wrote to Nielsen that her next appearance before the committee is "overdue." Keep Reading
Mexico Suggests Work Visas for Central Americans, Wants U.S. to Do Same
Lopez Obrador, who took office on Saturday, said he would discuss immigration with Trump in coming days, including increasing investment. Keep Reading
Economists Find High Cost and Low Benefit to Border Fence for US Workers
The wall did not significantly curtail migration, according to the research. Further analysis showed that the expansion of the wall largely harmed American workers. Keep Reading
Border Crossing Closed, CBP Fires Tear Gas at Approaching Migrants
San Ysidro remained shut for several hours at the end of the holiday weekend. Massive lines were reported at the closest border crossing, Otay Mesa. Keep Reading
