Archives for April 2022

Migrant encounters in March topped 221,000, highest number since Biden took office

foxnews — Border agents have been encountering between 7,000 and 8,000 a day The number of migrants encountered at the southern border surged past the 220,000 mark in March, marking the highest numbers seen under President Biden – numbers that are likely to further fuel bipartisan fears of unprecedented migrant traffic in the months ahead […]

18,000 migrants a day will cross border after Title 42 rescinded, House GOP says

gazette.com — House Republicans turned up the heat on the Biden administration’s border response as a pandemic rule staunching the flow of migrants is set to expire in several weeks. Members of the House Republican conference were briefed by border patrol agents Friday about what they said was a dire situation that will only get […]

Immigration authority Title 42 to be terminated on May 23, CDC says

nypost.com — Despite warnings, including from fellow Democrats, that it will lead to another surge of illegal migrants at the border with Mexico, President Biden will end the Trump-era policy known as Title 42 — which allowed the summary expulsion of nearly 2 million migrants — on May 23, the Centers for Disease Control and […]