border security

Thousands of unmanned drones may be transgressing U.S. airspace via the southern border every month, according to U.S. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot. Gen. Guillot—who assumed command of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Northern Command (NORTHCOM) last month—was asked about the threat posed by unidentified drone aircraft operating on the Southern […]

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the first portion of its field agents is being equipped with bodycams following a White House executive order. The agency said the first 1,600 bodycams are being issued to the men and women of its two law-enforcement divisions—the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Enforcement and Removal […]

The Democrats for Border Security Task Force, a new working group of 26 House Democrats led by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), holds a press conference on Tuesday, March 12, at 8:30 a.m. ET, urging Congress to work together on bipartisan border security solutions.

A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from redirecting border wall funds to environmental projects. NTD spoke to Jessica Vaughan, the director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, who said that despite such rulings, no entity has yet imposed consequences on the current administration for flouting laws surrounding border security.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest Republican governor to deploy a contingent of his state’s National Guard troops to the U.S. southern border to help block illegal border crossings. During a visit to the Texas border town of Eagle Pass last month, Mr. Lee announced his intent to authorize two new rounds of troop […]

Congressman Scott Perry (R-Pa.) has called for the Republican-controlled House to block President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week over disagreements with the president’s border security policies. Appearing for an interview on Fox Business on Monday, Mr. Perry said the Republican-controlled House ought to use “every single point of leverage” it has […]

The U.S. State Department, under President Joe Biden’s administration, has announced a new visa restriction policy intended to punish the owners and operators of charter companies that organize flights, ground transportation, and maritime vessels to facilitate illegal immigration into the United States. “The policy targets transportation operations that prey on vulnerable migrants and facilitate irregular […]

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and others speak on a border security amicus brief at 2 p.m. ET on Feb. 14.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ordered the deployment of 50 Indiana National Guard troops to Texas to assist efforts led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to block illegal border crossings from Mexico. “I am sending 50 #Hoosier Guardsmen to the southern border to support the Texas National Guard on their security mission,” Mr. Holcomb wrote […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Senate’s bipartisan border deal will be “dead on arrival” in the House after negotiators unveiled the text of the much-anticipated bill late on Feb. 4. “I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has […]

President Biden has sanctioned Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and given the green light for retaliatory measures against the killing of three American soldiers. The soldiers’ remains will arrive back in the U.S. on Feb. 2, with the president and family members bearing witness. Months of negotiations around a border security deal now seem […]

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will host a press conference with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) to outline their expectations for the ongoing negotiations on border security legislation at 2 p.m. ET on Jan. 24.

The federal government and the state of Texas are at an impasse over securing the border and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made stringent demands of the Biden administration in exchange for help in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants. Here to analyze the latest news from the border is Greg Sindelar, CEO of […]

The family members of a woman who was raped and murdered in 2022 are preparing to sue the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or DHHS), alleging the government departments acted with “operational negligence” by allowing her murder suspect, an illegal immigrant with known gang ties, to […]

Congressional leaders appeared optimistic on Jan. 17 that a deal could be reached on supplemental funding for Ukraine and border security after meeting with President Joe Biden. “It was a very good meeting and a very positive meeting,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters as he emerged from the White House. Praising the […]

President Joe Biden is hosting a meeting with Congressional leaders at the White House Wednesday to discuss national security funding. That’s as lawmakers continue to struggle to reach an agreement on aid for the Ukraine war—and for securing the Southern border. Broadcast news outlets are scrapping plans for 2 debates in New Hampshire this week […]

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is adamant that plans to fund the U.S. government and avoid a partial government shutdown must include measure to secure the U.S. southern border. “Across the nation, whether it’s a conservative area, a more liberal area, blue mayors, everyone’s crying for the border to be shut down,” Mr. Ogles told NTD’s […]