by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2020 The Trump administration has completed 40 miles of border fencing since early February, according to Border Patrol data. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, amid his coronavirus duties last week, signed off on six waivers to speed wall construction in sections all across the U.S.-Mexico border. Additional contracts for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2020 Since October, authorities have apprehended more than 150,000 illegals attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico. That number includes more than 1,600 from China, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS said the number of illegals includes nationals of 72 countries that are currently affected by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 Parts of the Trump administration’s new “wall system” at the U.S.-Mexico border are 90 percent “effective,” up from just 10 percent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. “It changes everything,” CBP Chief Rodney Scott said of the 135 miles of new wall, roadways, and high-tech spyware. “There is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2020 As part of heightened awareness on the borders in the U.S.’s fight against the coronavirus, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said they have since January caught 328 Chinese who had attempted to cross the Mexico border into the United States. The Chinese citizens were “apprehended” and sent back […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2019 President Donald Trump’s “remain in Mexico” program for asylum seekers is being credited for six consecutive months of decreases in arrests at the border. Arrests of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted by 75 percent since May, one of the most dramatic drops in recent history “and a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2019 Newly released border crossing data shows that President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to stop the surge of illegals entering the United States. “The crisis is over,” said Princeton Policy Advisors analyst Steven Kopits in a new report on 2019 border crossing data. The decrease in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2019 Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has authorized $3.6 billion in funding for military construction projects to be reallocated toward construction of the border wall on the U.S. southern border. The new construction funds will reportedly be used for 175 miles of border wall. Currently, walls and fencing cover about […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2019 The Trump administration on Aug. 21 moved to effectively end “catch and release.” Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced a “final rule” which will result in the termination of the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA). The FSA, which is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 7, 2019 A Democratic member of Congress dispatched staffers to Mexico to advise migrants on how to exploit a loophole in the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy, a report said. Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas sent members of her staff to the border town of Ciudad Juárez to find migrants […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2019 Pop star Selena Gomez is the latest celebrity one percenter to take aim at the Trump administration over its immigration policy. The former Disney star took to social media to say: “Kids in cages! Sleeping on concrete floors with aluminum blankets! No access to simple dignities! How is this […]
