House GOP's help-wanted sign: One border funding chief
And Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), who previously led the committee, said: "I don't know who wants it.""It's a good committee - you get frustrated, but you at least get a chance to try," Carter added.He led the border spending panel as the Trump administration made immigration into even more of a political flashpoint, forcing a shutdown over the then-president's insistence on funding for a border wall.
Trump's border wall breached by smugglers over 3,000 times, records reveal
Smugglers have breached the Trump administration's border wall along the US-Mexico frontier more than 3,000 times, government maintenance records obtained by the Washington Post reveal.
House GOP quietly preps take two of its border push
Republicans have pitched ideas like reviving the border wall and cracking down on asylum seekers, policies that stand no chance in the Senate but would let them claim a messaging victory - if they can manage to push them through the House.Underscoring how quickly one of Republicans' biggest election talking points turned into a sore spot for old tensions, even those at the center of the intra-party debate aren't willing to publicly bet against another derailment ... at least, not yet.
Bannon Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday sentenced Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump who aided in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, to four months in prison for disobeying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
8 Year Old Migrant in CBP's Custody Was Denied Medical Transport to Hospital Multiple Times Before Dying
Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez was denied ambulance transport to a hospital until she suffered a seizure on May 17.In this aerial picture taken on May 11, 2023, migrants walk through gate 42 to board vans after waiting along the border wall to surrender to U.S. Border Patrol agents for immigration and asylum claim processing upon crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States on the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Preliminary findings from an internal investigation released this week by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) showcase how officials and contractors monitoring migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border were grossly negligent in refusing to treat a visibly sick child, who later succumbed to her illness, earlier this month.
Minutes After Title 42 Expired, Scenes of Anxiety and Weariness Along the Border
Image Migrants wait to surrender themselves to the Border Patrol in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Thursday.Credit...Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times Migrants run to cross the border in Yuma, Ariz., late Thursday.Credit...Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times Within the hour after Title 42 expired, Border Patrol agents apprehended and loaded a group of people for processing in Sunland Park, New Mexico, late on Thursday.Credit...Justin Hamel for The New York Times Julia Hermosa Gamara and her husband and 13-year-old daughter raced through the reeds and bushes along the Mexican side of the border with Arizona, running as fast as they could to make it across the Colorado River and into the United States before Title 42 lifted.
Tens of thousands of migrants are expected to attempt to enter the United States in the next few days, after a Covid-era immigration policy known as Title 42 expires late on Thursday.The policy allowed the rapid expulsion of migrants on public health grounds.Most migrants crossing the border are adults traveling alone.
Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick take oath of office at inauguration ceremony at Texas State Capitol
Texas Legislature During their inaugural addresses, both Abbott and Patrick stated their priorities for the legislative session that is currently underway.Published: 9:17 PM CST January 16, 2023 Updated: 8:55 PM CST January 17, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas Last week, Texas senators and state representatives took their oath of office as the 88th legislative session began.
Mexican President Thanks Biden for Building 'Not Even One Meter of Wall' In Presser But Here's the Thing...
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked President Joe Biden for not building one meter of border wall at a joint press conference in Mexico City on Tuesday.Lopez Obrador was apparently unaware much work has been done on the border wall under Biden's administration.You, president Biden, you are the first president of the United States in a very long time that has not built, not even one meter of wall, Lopez Obrador said.
Juror's 'Political Bias' Prompts Mistrial in 'Build the Wall' Case
Eleven other members of the panel complained that the juror had injected party politics into the case, which the U.S. attorney said he planned to retry.
Greece planning major wall extension on border with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities say they are planning a major extension of a wall along the country's border with Turkey and are seeking European Union financial support for the additional construction.
Steve Bannon Won't Testify in Trial of 'We Build the Wall' Backer
Timothy Shea, a key player in the campaign, is on trial in what prosecutors describe as a coordinated plan to funnel money from the $25 million crowdfunding initiative.
'They left her hanging': details emerge of woman's death at US-Mexico border
As she'd done before, Griselda Verduzco Armenta tried to cross Mexico's border with the US earlier this week with dreams of being able to better provide for her two young daughters.
Woman Dies After Trying to Scale Border Fence Into Arizona
The woman, who was using a climbing harness, became "ensnared" on the border fence just west of Douglas, Ariz.Officials said she was trapped upside down for a "significant amount of time."