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ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data ...
Sep 27, 2024 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency to cities around the United States. ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R ...
Advocates decry Texas lawsuit to stop Biden's 'Parole in Place' for ...
Aug 23, 2024 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Migrant advocacy groups denounced a lawsuit filed Friday by Texas and a coalition of other states to try to stop a new federal program that allows the undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for parole without leaving the country.The Department of Homeland Security on Monday opened applications for the Parole in Place program.
Cartels abduct more than 1,200 migrants, police chief says
Aug 13, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Chihuahua, Mexico, say they have freed 1,245 migrants from criminal gangs in the past seven months. The kidnapping, extortion and violence inflicted on the foreign nationals who come to the border looking for a way into the United States is rising even though overall migrant traffic has dropped ...
Explainer: How immigrants end up on ICE’s non-detained docket
Oct 1, 2024 · Recent reports that over 435,000 convicted criminals are on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's non-detained docket (NDD) -- meaning they are not detained by the agency while they await immigration proceedings -- has spurred much criticism and confusion. Border Report spoke with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, as well as reached out to the ...
Border Report Live: Where illegal immigration is trending up
Sep 27, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The number of arrests for illegal border crossings has fallen from an all-time high to some of the Biden administration’s lowest this fiscal year alone. Yet some areas of the border are seeing encounters going up. In this week’s episode of “Border Report Live” (Fridays at 11 a.m. ET), host Chip Brewster and Border Report correspondents Sandra Sanchez ...
Texas attorney general going after 3rd border nonprofit that helps ...
Jul 25, 2024 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked for a hearing to depose another non-governmental organization that assists migrants in South Texas.Team Brownsville is the third NGO that Paxton has pursued for information in court. Paxton alleges that the NGOs are illegally helping migrants at the border and wants their testimony as the office gathers evidence for ...
'Crucial connector': Expansion of South Texas international bridge ...
Sep 17, 2024 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Legislation to expand the privately-owned Starr-Camargo International Bridge, which connects Rio Grande City, Texas, with Ciudad Camargo, Mexico, has been signed into law. President Joe Biden on Friday approved the Starr-Camargo Bridge Expansion Act, which had passed both the House and Senate over a year ago ...
New ‘4/5 Bridge’ conditionally approved for South Texas border
Oct 4, 2024 · The new 4/5 bridge will connect to State Highway 359 and Interstate 35, which leads to San Antonio. Visit BorderReport.com for the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s South Texas district spans from south Hidalgo County north toward San Antonio.
Border officials talk up trade opportunities in New Mexico
Aug 21, 2024 · Juarez and Sunland Park have signed off on a new port of entry proposal and will be waiting for new presidential administrations in Mexico and the U.S. to come down with a verdict. “It’s out of our hands now,” Perez Cuellar said. “However, because of the size of our community on both sides of the border, any new border crossing is a ...