Several hundred protests were held throughout the nation on Friday and Saturday regarding the influx of undocumented immigrant children fleeing their homes in Central America to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The prize-winning journalist and illegal immigrant has skirted authorities since he was 12, but was finally handcuffed at a border town in Texas with nothing but a Filipino passport to identify him. When asked by Border Patrol for a U.S. ID he said he didn't have one and was handcuffed -- nearly three years after outing himself as one of the 11 million in the country illegally.
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry has voiced his disapproval of President Barack Obama's request to Congress for $3.7 billion to tackle the influx of unaccompanied child migrants coming to the United States.
Republicans have called for the Obama administration to send the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to slow the influx of undocumented immigrants, but the Guard's responsibilities are limited.
The White House is receiving pressure from both Republicans and immigrant rights advocates to address the immigration crisis on the U.S. border with Mexico.
As the nation's border states continue to see an influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America cross the U.S.-Mexico border, filling up federal facilities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a $3.7 billion fund to process the undocumented minors and transport them back to their homelands.
Politicians and critics are battling the fate of hundreds of Central Americans months away from an election. The children are fleeing violent situations and current laws deal with those seeking asylum from other countries slower than those from Mexico and Canada.
On Monday, a federal court of appeals in New Orleans ruled that a Mexican teenager who a Border Patrol agent killed on Mexican soil was protected by the U.S. Constitution, and thus his family can file a civil lawsuit against the agent.
Mexican officials say they were conducting a raid near the U.S. border. Though Mexican police have crossed the border into the U. S. , no helicopters have been reported crossing the border.
Up to 700 immigrants should arrive at New Mexico facility by end of week As the federal government continues to spar over what to do with the flood of illegal immigrants coming into the country, hundreds of them are going to be housed at a Border Patrol training academy in Artesia, New Mexico, according to a Fox News report.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson visited Border Patrol facilities in Arizona Wednesday in an attempt to address the growing issue of unaccompanied migrant children crossing into the United States.
Secretary Johnson tells Congress all legal means will be considered Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday told Congress that his department would "consider every conceivable, lawful option" to deal with the rush of illegal immigration in South Texas, according to a report from The Associated Press.
Texas congressman Henry Cuellar visited the McAllen Border Patrol Station at the Rio Grande Valley border on Saturday, where about 1,000 undocumented immigrants, mostly unaccompanied minors from Central America, are being sheltered. After seeing the facility, the Democrat was very outspoken about his opinion on the Obama administration's handling of the recent influx.
Smugglers have changed their target, and as a result, Texas is seeing a growing number of undocumented immigrants through its border, The Associated Press reported. Now, Border Patrol is looking for ways to fight back.
A simple phone call and better communications with U.S. would have prevented jailing A U. S. Marine is still imprisoned in Mexico after accidentally crossing the U.
MetroPCS, has opted to ease the communication process by offering new and existing customers (with select phones) unlimited talk and text nationwide, plus unlimited calling from the U.S. to landlines in Mexico, and unlimited texting from the U.S. to Mexico, for only $30 a month.
Border patrol agents are getting creative when it comes to protecting the U.S. border. In fact, they have turned to new and advance technology to facilitate the prevention of smuggled drugs and people into the United States. The robot age is here; hope they don't turn on us like they did on "I Robot" ahh! (These robots aren't that advance, not to worry).
