With border ‘at breaking point,’ Democrats block funds

With border ‘at breaking point,’ Democrats block funds

by WorldTribune Staff, June 12, 2019 As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the U.S. southern border is at its “breaking point,” Democrats said they are blocking the $4.5 billion needed to manage the border crisis until their immigration demands are met. The Trump administration’s May 1 funding request sought $3.3 billion to […]

AG Barr denies bond for ‘credible fear’ asylum seekers

AG Barr denies bond for ‘credible fear’ asylum seekers

by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2019 Asylum seekers who demonstrate “credible fear” are no longer eligible to be released on bond, Attorney General William Barr said in a ruling issued on April 16. “I conclude that such aliens remain ineligible for bond, whether they are arriving at the border or are apprehended in the United […]

Trump declares war at border, seeks ‘battlefield commander’

Trump declares war at border, seeks ‘battlefield commander’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2019 President Donald Trump wants a “battlefield commander” who will take the fight to the border and won’t be slowed down by congressional bickering, a senior Trump administration aide said, according to a veteran Washington reporter. Trump’s moves at the Department of Homeland Security this week “amount to an all-out […]

50 percent jump in gang member immigrants; 650,000 illegals to be freed into U.S. this year

50 percent jump in gang member immigrants; 650,000 illegals to be freed into U.S. this year

by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2019 The former chief of U.S. Border Patrol said there has been a 50 percent increase in illegal immigrant gang members coming into the United States this year. “As an example, last week, three MS-13 members who were arrested in Maryland for stabbing a rival gangster and burning the body […]

Report: Tear gas used once a month at border – under Obama

Report: Tear gas used once a month at border – under Obama

by WorldTribune Staff, November 28, 2018 “It’s horrifying to see tear gas used on mothers and young children as they seek refuge in the United States. That’s not what America should be,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, joining a chorus of criticism from the Left after tear gas was used on a mob of […]

Report: President Trump plans new ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum-seekers

Report: President Trump plans new ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum-seekers

by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2018 Under a new Trump administration policy, migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border who are seeking asylum in the United States would be required to wait in Mexico as their requests are processed, a report said. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memos indicate asylum seekers would have to establish a “reasonable […]

Caravan chaos: Who are these people, who organized them and who is supplying the cash?

Caravan chaos: Who are these people, who organized them and who is supplying the cash?

by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2018 Reports on the ground are not supporting the corporate media’s narrative that the Honduran caravan heading toward the U.S. border is a spontaneous movement of desperate Central American migrants. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said in a local newspaper report that leftist interests seeking to destabilize his country are manipulating migrants. […]

The rest of the story: Major news developments on the border not being reported

The rest of the story: Major news developments on the border not being reported

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2018 While the major media focuses on family separations and the conditions in immigrant shelters, it ignores rampant drug smuggling and thousands of criminal aliens pouring in through the U.S.-Mexico border, a government watchdog group said. The border “remains a cesspool of crime where federal agents have confiscated more than […]

Obama DHS chief: Expanding family detention, separation ‘was necessary’

Obama DHS chief: Expanding family detention, separation ‘was necessary’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 25, 2018 Expanding family detention and separating families was “necessary” in 2014 and still is today, Obama administration Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson said. In a June 24 interview on Fox News Sunday, Johnson was shown pictures of detained children from 2014 and asked by host Chris Wallace […]

Report: Burden of illegal immigration falls most heavily on urban blacks

Report: Burden of illegal immigration falls most heavily on urban blacks

by WorldTribune Staff, June 19, 2018 Working blacks in America’s urban centers are paying a heavy price for illegal immigration, a report said. Meanwhile the White House dismissed the uproar over its enforcement of existing immigration laws as a media-generated distraction. Media coverage of the ongoing congressional hearings following release of the Justice Department Inspector […]