Tag: Border

At $2,200 per test, the cost quickly crossed into the millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Government watchdog: CBP wasted $5M on unneeded polygraphs for disqualified applicants

Anna Giaritelli · August 11, 2017 3:36 pm

The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general revealed last September that more than 1,000 immigrants residing in the U.S. were erroneously granted citizenship after applying with different names or birthdates. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Justice Department ‘too busy with litigation’ to denaturalize illegal immigrants who wrongly received citizenship

Gabby Morrongiello · August 9, 2017 7:00 pm

A new poll showed that a majority of Americans support the idea of creating a merit-based system for immigrants. (Wikipedia Commons)

Thomas Friedman: Democrats should accept that US ‘can’t take in every immigrant’

Eddie Scarry · August 9, 2017 3:59 pm

During the Trump presidency, roughly 50,000 illegal immigrants have been ordered by an immigration judge to be deported from the United States by the Department of Homeland Security. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

Justice Department: Increased removal of illegal immigrants shows ‘return to rule of law’

Kelly Cohen · August 8, 2017 7:07 pm

Officers' main responsibility is "to protect the nation by detecting and preventing terrorists and their weapons from entering the U.S. while facilitating the orderly flow of legitimate trade and travel." (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Customs and Border Protection hiring officers in Vermont, Maine

Anna Giaritelli · August 8, 2017 3:16 pm

"I really do think we probably ought to turn our attention to the debt ceiling and funding the government and tax cuts until we can really get all the parties together," Johnson said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Ron Johnson: Put healthcare reform on back burner and focus on other legislative issues

Todd Shepherd · August 6, 2017 2:57 pm

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Open borders now!

Washington Examiner · August 4, 2017 2:00 pm

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox accused President Trump of trying to "save face" with his supporters after a leaked transcript shows Trump hedging on his campaign promise to make Mexico pay for a wall along the southern border. (Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox: Trump trying to ‘save face’ with supporters

Melissa Quinn · August 4, 2017 1:57 pm

Fewer than 800 people have illegally crossed from Canada into the U.S. annually over the past five years compared to hundreds of thousands apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in that same time period. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)

DHS: Drug smuggling is the biggest threat on the US-Canada border

Anna Giaritelli · August 3, 2017 4:49 pm

The Thursday disclosure of President Trump's calls with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull comes as the Justice Department places new emphasis on leaks. (AP Photos)

‘I have had it’: Trump’s heated conversations with Mexico, Australia leaders revealed in transcripts

Melissa Quinn · August 3, 2017 2:15 pm

Some Democrats have criticized Trump for undermining civilian control of the military by having so many current and recently retired generals in his administration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump goes big on immigration

W. James Antle III · August 3, 2017 4:01 am

During the briefing, Miller faced off against several reporters. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Conservatives praise Stephen Miller, rebuke CNN’s Acosta after White House press briefing

Melissa Quinn · August 2, 2017 10:29 pm