Tag: Border Crisis

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington.

Speaker Johnson planning GOP-only trip to southern border in January

Reese Gorman · December 21, 2023 8:36 pm

A member of U.S. Customs and Border Protection tries to control a group of immigrants as hundreds gather along the border after breaking through gaps in the border wall Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona.

Rep. Tony Gonzales pleads with Biden over border: ‘Beyond’ breaking point

Anna Giaritelli · December 21, 2023 8:03 pm

Buttigieg and Mayorkas called on by Gallego to ‘shut down’ agencies sending migrants to border

Fairness and Justice

Buttigieg and Mayorkas called on by Gallego to ‘shut down’ agencies sending migrants to border

Anna Giaritelli · December 21, 2023 5:41 pm

President Joe Biden talks with Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

Oath of Office: Biden ran on fixing the immigration system, but border crisis burgeons

Anna Giaritelli · December 21, 2023 11:00 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, is escorted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the Capitol, Dec. 12, 2023.

The triple threat facing Ukraine aid when lawmakers return to Washington

David Sivak · December 21, 2023 9:00 am

Central American immigrants traveling in a caravan to the U.S. border walk on the highway to Pijijiapan, Mexico, Monday, April 22, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Rushed, secret negotiations are not the way to address the border crisis

Sen. Ron Johnson · December 21, 2023 6:59 am

Hundreds of migrants, mostly from African countries, gather along the border waiting to be brought into custody after breaking through gaps in the border wall Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries such as Senegal, Bangladesh, and China being dropped in the remote desert area in Arizona.

Southern border crisis: Authorities encounter nearly 27,000 immigrants in 48 hours in unprecedented surge

Anna Giaritelli · December 20, 2023 6:59 pm

Stricter border crossing control may have slowed Mexican migration.Â (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, File)

New Jersey received seventh-most unaccompanied minors from border since fiscal 2015

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2023 2:05 pm

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, aerial image released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, migrants, apprehended after illegally crossing along the U.S.-Mexico border near Lukeville, Ariz., gather together.

Beltway Confidential

No Ukraine-Israel deal without border security

James Massa · December 20, 2023 9:51 am

Beltway Confidential

Even Mexicans miss Trump after dealing with Biden

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 19, 2023 8:42 pm

Members of the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection organize a group of immigrants as hundreds of immigrants gather along the border Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona.

National Security

Three years in, poll shows most voters still underestimate Biden border crisis

Conn Carroll · December 19, 2023 8:26 pm

A young migrant boy, left, sweeps off frozen snow on a toy car next to a small tent community and a Chicago Transit Authority bus stop on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, near a Northside police station in Chicago.

Chicago-bound immigrants dropped off in secret locations so drivers can avoid fines

Misty Severi · December 19, 2023 7:26 pm