Acting on intelligence that drug cartels are seeking to “take advantage of the (coronavirus) situation,” President Trump and senior Pentagon leaders announced military assets were being deployed as part of an “enhanced” drug interdiction operation in t…
border security
As coronavirus spreads in the Southwest, the Border Patrol is quickly turning back illegal aliens who enter the U.S. Under expedited deportation procedures, migrants are being expelled to Mexico in an average of 96 minutes. U.S. agents are processing a…
The suite of immigration control measures taken by the Trump administration – including the Migrant Protection Protocols, the Mexican crackdown on its southern border, interior repatriation of Mexicans and third safe country agreements with several Cen…
Better late than never. Days after the U.S. closed its border with Canada to “non-essential” traffic, the Trump administration announced a similar move at the Mexican border. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the southern border would not clos…
Last week, a federal grand jury in California indicted 17 alleged MS-13 gang members on federal racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder, assault, and weapons charges. The indictments, which were the result of a joint investigation conducted by state …
When Donald Trump called for enhanced border security in 2015—including immigration restrictions and a construction of a border barrier—many countries worldwide responded with immediate outrage and criticism. But as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak …
Following the lead of many other nations, Germany has now implemented strict border controls in response to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus. This follows similar moves by Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia, which…
A downward trend in apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border appears to be ending. Like the predictable summer monsoons, a seasonal rise in northbound migration is on the horizon. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that apprehensions edged…
“I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall.” This signature line came from President Donald Trump during a border security conversation in 2015. Since taking office in 2016, the Trump administration …
Some border-state members of Congress are getting restless as the coronavirus starts to surface in Mexico. “Given the porous nature of our border, and the continued lack of operational control, it is foreseeable, indeed predictable, that any outbreak i…