Border agents encountered about 38,000 unaccompanied minors in the first half of Fiscal Year 2022, which began in October.
A federal judge in Amarillo ordered the restoration of the Migrant Protection Protocols, a decision that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld.
The U.S. government needs the cooperation of the Mexican government before it proceeds with reinstituting the Migrant Protection Protocols.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported record-setting numbers of illegal crossings in Fiscal Year 2021.
When the White House nominated him earlier this year, Chris Magnus was praised by the Biden administration as a “progressive police leader.”
Enforcement encounters with illegal aliens are still higher than they have been since Bill Clinton was in the White House.
Some have balked at the vice president’s decision to visit El Paso, calling it anything from a “glorified photo-op” to a “political stunt.”
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to end Trump’s emergency declaration and effectively halt construction of the border wall.
The president touted the construction of the border wall in a visit to Alamo, Texas.
Authorities report that the number of encounters along the southern border has continued to increase, with a greater amount of single adults outside of Mexico.
Border apprehensions leveled out after a six-month incline, but the total sets a record high for November.
Border apprehensions in October rose to the highest levels since summer of 2019 and is the highest tally for the month of October compared to past years.
