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ADVERTISEMENT Congressional Republicans argue Biden’s actions were illegal, given that Congress appropriated $1.4 billion for the wall in December, and have led to this year’s surge in border crossings. “The president’s decision to withhold funding on the border wall along with other actions his administration has taken have fueled a national security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border,” Rep. Jason Smith Immigration has been one of Biden’s biggest political vulnerabilities in the early months of a presidency that’s generally been greeted with high levels of support ...

President Biden’s moves on immigration have opened him up to criticism from the right and the left, both for the Trump policies he nixed and for those he’s retained.

Mayorkas said Operation Sentinel will be led by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in collaboration with the FBI, State Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as law enforcement agencies in Mexico and Central America. "We know all too well these organizations put profit over human life with devastating consequences," Mayorkas said on a call with reporters. ADVERTISEMENT Smuggling plays a significant role in regional migration, with criminal groups promoting real or perceived benefits to vulnerable populations in Mexico, Centr...

SIGN UP The Biden administration is planning to increase the number of illegal immigrants released into the United States, according to a report from Fox News. The purported decision to release more illegal immigrants into the U.S. comes at a time when the number of migrants at the southern border is at historic levels. Internal communications within the Department of Homeland Security that were reviewed by the news outlet allegedly show that the Biden administration is searching for answers after border resources have been overwhelmed by the surge. The report states that the "department is ...

Tweet A Customs and Border Protection intelligence alert dated April 16 states that the historic surge of migrants at the border is being driven in part by the perception that President Biden will allow migrants to stay. As Yahoo News points out, that’s at odds with claims the White House has made about what is driving the surge. The alert, dated April 16, appears at odds with the White House’s messaging on the border crisis, which maintains that the increasing number of migrants is being largely driven by corruption, economic chaos and violence in the Northern Triangle countries — Gu...