President Joe Biden told a Spanish-language media platform in an interview on Tuesday that his administration is looking into whether he has the authority to close the border. In response to a question from Enrique Acevedo on Univision about whether he’s made a final decision to close the U.S.-Mexico border, President Biden said, “Well, I […]
White House spokesman Adm. John Kirby sparred with a reporter at a Tuesday press conference about who is to blame for the immigration crime crisis. Mr. Kirby laid the blame squarely on House speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not passing a controversial border and spending bill, while Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked about alternative […]
The Center for Immigration Studies on March 18 published a report saying immigration into the United States is happening much faster than the Census Bureau projected a few months earlier.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have apprehended 216 illegal immigrants with convictions for drug trafficking or multiple drug possessions as part of the agency’s latest nationwide operation, officials said. The latest enforcement effort took place from March 11 to March 26, across 25 different jurisdictions, including major cities such as Boston, Seattle, and […]
New York attorney general Letitia James is busy preparing to seize former President Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate in Westchester County, known as Seven Springs. President Trump has just four more days to pay the $464-million bond in the New York civil fraud trial. The Biden administration has announced that it will cancel […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments on March 20 over whether to temporarily halt Texas’ controversial immigration enforcement law before the circuit tackles it more substantively at a later date. The three-judge panel appeared somewhat divided during arguments from Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson, the Justice Department, and the American […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a law that would allow local law enforcement officials to arrest people suspected of being illegal immigrants. After the high court temporarily blocked enforcement of the law, the Supreme Court issued a decision to reject an emergency request that was made by the Biden Department […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has extended a temporary freeze barring Texas from enforcing a new law that allows state police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the U.S.–Mexico border illegally. Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees the federal circuit handling the case, on March 18, extended an administrative stay on Texas Senate Bill 4 that was […]
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on March 12 that extends for at least another week its temporary pause on enforcement of Texas’ immigration law, which would have allowed state police to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees the federal circuit handling the case, issued an […]
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Republican-led states against a Biden administration program that has allowed tens of thousands of immigrants from four countries to enter the United States. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton ruled the plaintiffs—a coalition of 21 states—“have not proven that Texas has suffered an injury” due to […]
In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden addressed immigration concerns while House Speaker Mike Johnson’s guest list featured victims of fentanyl and gang violence. NTD covered updates from the southern border exploring the Republicans’ strategy.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have made border crossing a state crime. Republican state Sen. Janae Shamp sponsored Senate Bill 1231, which “makes it unlawful for a person who is an alien [illegal immigrant] to enter Arizona from a foreign nation at any location other than a lawful port of […]
Doug Collins, a Republican former congressman from Georgia, tells NTD’s Jack Bradley about the extent of the illegal immigration crisis, and how it will hurt President Joe Biden in the November election. He also says the trials former President Donald Trump is facing are politically motivated to keep him from being reelected.
Andrew Arthur, fellow in law and policy at the Centre for Immigration Studies and former immigration judge, provides insights into the latest developments on border security under President Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would employ local police to handle mass deportations of illegal immigrants if he secures a second term in November. During a Feb. 29 interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity in Eagle Pass, Texas, President Trump called the southern border “the worst border ever in the history […]
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a Texas law that grants state police the capacity to arrest people who are suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.–Mexico border. The measure, called Senate Bill 4 and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in December, was slated to go into effect on March 5, but U.S. District Judge […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas— President Joe Biden will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, where he is expected to highlight the urgency of passing the border deal agreed to in the Senate. President Biden is anticipated to criticize his main opponent, Republican frontrunner President Donald Trump, and House Republicans for obstructing the deal. The president’s rare visit […]
LAREDO, Texas—Former President Donald Trump is coming to Eagle Pass, a Texas border town of about 30,000 residents that has been inundated by illegal immigrants coming from Mexico. The former president’s visit on Thursday will draw even more attention to a town that has become a flashpoint in federal and state authorities’ tug-of-war over border […]
A survey shows that Europeans’ top concern over security is no longer the war in Ukraine, but immigration. Countries in Europe such as Spain, Italy, and Greece experienced a steady increase in the number of illegal migrants in 2023. The rise is causing concern across much of Europe.
