In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted a policy that he says preceded a 97 percent drop in illegal immigration from four countries.
The president’s visit to El Paso was his first trip to the southern border since his inauguration nearly two years ago.
Customs and Border Protection reported a 53 percent increase in seizures of fentanyl along the southern border in November.
The GOP regained a majority in the U.S. House on Election Day and could use that power to investigate or even impeach Secretary Mayorkas.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Biden administration to end the use of Title 42 for expulsions by December 21.
October’s report was the first operational update since the resignation of Chris Magnus, former Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
The agency reported more than 2.4 million encounters with illegal aliens along the southern border last fiscal year, an all-time record.
More than one fourth of the population of Venezuela has left their country, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In a media appearance, Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas would hire border agents he believes were unfairly targeted by the investigation.
Illegal immigration continues to increase as the Biden administration seeks to end Title 42 expulsions that began during the pandemic.
Illegal immigration has broken records in recent years, and while with those surges authorities have reported increases in border deaths, an agency reports that the actual number may be much higher.
A federal judge is preventing the U.S. government from ending the pandemic-era policy allowing border officials to expel illegal aliens on public health grounds.
