The true scale of migrant crossings under Kamala Harris revealed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The true scale of migrant crossings under Kamala Harris revealed

The Telegraph  

The number of migrants who have crossed illegally into the US under Kamala Harris is 25 per cent higher than official figures suggest, The Telegraph can reveal. Almost nine million people have headed across the border since Ms Harris became vice-president and was tasked with tackling the “root causes” of illegal immigration from Central America, more than three years ago. Data released monthly by US Customs and Border Protection shows some 7.15 million people tried to enter the country illegally since Joe Biden and Ms Harris had their first full month in office. A Freedom of Information request submitted by The Telegraph shows that the agency calculates an extra 1.8 million migrants crossed the US’s southern, northern and coastal borders without being apprehended between February 2021 and September 2024.

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Over 40,000 Indian migrants caught at US-Canada border: Why is there a rise in illegal border crossings?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Over 40,000 Indian migrants caught at US-Canada border: Why is there a rise in illegal border crossings?

Firstpost  

Recent data from the US Customs and Border Protection pointed towards a staggering rise in illegal immigration by Indian nationals into the United States through its northern border. This year alone, 43,764 Indians – about 22 per cent of the total 1.98 lakh crossings – were arrested while trying to enter the US through Canada A U.S. Border Patrol agent …

Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says
3 weeks ago

Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson Migrant arrests at US borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, senior official says WASHINGTON, - The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada fell in November, a senior U.S. border official told Reuters, part of a months-long trend that undercuts President-elect Donald Trump's claim illegal immigration is out of …

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. A look at what the numbers and studies say about border crossings, fentanyl smuggling and whether there’s a connection between immigration and crime: Border crossings Economics and business experts say Trump’s proposed 25% tax …

Fact-checking Trump’s biggest claims on immigration: How do they measure up?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fact-checking Trump’s biggest claims on immigration: How do they measure up?

LA Times  

Migrants, according to former President Trump, are violent criminals, voting illegally, eating your pets, draining emergency disaster funding and stealing your job. How many migrants entered U.S. under Biden Trump’s claim: “Twenty-one million people came in over the last three years with them,” he said. They’re violent criminals and murderers Trump’s claim: Last month on Truth Social, Trump claimed that …

Rightward Shift on Immigration: Trump and Harris Clash on Border Security
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rightward Shift on Immigration: Trump and Harris Clash on Border Security

Al Jazeera  

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration, with both parties shifting their stances on the issue. Trump focuses on fears of invasion and conquest, while Harris pledges stricter border control measures, including increased staffing and stricter control of undocumented immigrants.

Four migrants apprehended at Mexico border for every minute Kamala Harris has been vice-president
2 months, 1 week ago

Four migrants apprehended at Mexico border for every minute Kamala Harris has been vice-president

The Telegraph  

Roughly four migrants have been apprehended at the US border with Mexico every minute since Kamala Harris became vice-president, figures show. The Border Patrol has recorded 7.1 million migrant encounters at the southwestern border since February 2020, or 3.8 encounters every minute. This is almost quadruple the number under Donald Trump, the former president, who saw just 2.1 million migrants …

Kamala Harris dodges THREE TIMES when grilled by 60 Minutes on the 'flood' of illegal migrants into the U.S. under her watch
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris dodges THREE TIMES when grilled by 60 Minutes on the 'flood' of illegal migrants into the U.S. under her watch

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to answer as she was grilled over whether she thought it was a 'mistake' to allow a 'flood' of illegal migrants into the U.S. during an evasive 60 Minutes interview. ‘You recently visited the southern border and embraced President Biden's recent crackdown on asylum seekers, and that crackdown produced an almost immediate and dramatic decrease …

New data reveals criminal immigrant deportations fell 74% under Biden
2 months, 3 weeks ago

New data reveals criminal immigrant deportations fell 74% under Biden

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are deporting far fewer illegal aliens even as border crossings are at an all-time high as revealed by shocking new data exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com. The number of criminal illegal aliens removed from the United States has fallen 74 percent under the Biden-Harris administration, according to public numbers compiled by the National …

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the US-Mexican border Friday to try to show she is tough on migration, a key election issue on which Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up his incendiary rhetoric in recent weeks. Harris's visit to Douglas in Arizona is her first to the border since she replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic …

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign increasingly tries to make the issue of immigration more of a strength, countering a line of political attack from former President Trump. Trump has built his campaign partly around calling for cracking down on immigration and the southern border, even endorsing using police and …

Trump scares his followers with talk of "illegals," but border crossings are lowest in four years
4 months ago

Trump scares his followers with talk of "illegals," but border crossings are lowest in four years

Salon  

During Donald Trump's press conference at his Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Thursday, he pivoted from speaking points meant to focus on inflation to, once again, rattle off misinformation about Kamala Harris wanting to "end detention of illegal alien migrants, releasing vicious monsters into our communities to rape, maim and murder." Having made a habit out of scaring …

Northern border communities see a dramatic increase in unauthorized migrant crossings
4 months, 1 week ago

Northern border communities see a dramatic increase in unauthorized migrant crossings

NPR  

Northern border communities see a dramatic increase in unauthorized migrant crossings toggle caption Cara Chapman/ NCPR CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. — The Great Chazy River flows by a wooded clearing where about 10 people gather for a private ceremony to honor a woman they never met. “There’s a sneaker, another sneaker.” toggle caption Cara Chapman/NCPR Policies and broader trends The increase in …

Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
4 months, 1 week ago

Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, watching tens of thousands of migrants from Central America reach the U.S.-Mexico border just a few months into his administration, tapped his second-in-command to help address the influx — a decision that has exposed Vice President Kamala Harris to one of her biggest political liabilities. Instead, she was tasked in March 2021 with tackling the …

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border
4 months, 3 weeks ago

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border

Daily Mail  

Vance made his first visit to the border as Donald Trump's running mate where he went on the attack against Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to paint her as the Biden administration's failed 'border czar.' His visit to the border comes as Republicans have seized on border security as they go after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Harris …

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions

NPR  

Unauthorized migrants crossings have gone down significantly since executive actions ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At the Southern border, the Department of Homeland Security says encounters with migrants crossing without authorization have gone down significantly in the last few weeks. NPR's immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd has been reporting from the California-Mexico border, and she's there now. And then earlier this month, the …

Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency
9 months ago

Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month. According to figures from Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents made 140,644 arrests of people attempting to enter the country between the legal border crossing points during February. The Biden administration counters by saying Republicans failed to …

Here’s how an immigration surge hurts — and helps — the US economy
9 months ago

Here’s how an immigration surge hurts — and helps — the US economy

CNN  

New York CNN — The US economy defied forecast after forecast predicting an imminent recession over the past two years. A boom in immigration was part of the recipe, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a “60 Minutes” interview on CBS last month. That contributed to net immigration of 3.3 million people into the US in 2023, well above …

Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December since monthly numbers have been released, authorities said Friday, exposing a growing vulnerability for President Joe Biden in his campaign for a second term. The Border Patrol tallied 249,785 arrests on the Mexican border in December, up 31% from 191,112 in November and up 13% …

The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Daniel Bermudez’s family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials. Instead, they flew her to Mexico’s southern border as part of a surge of enforcement actions that U.S. officials say have contributed to a sharp drop in …

U.S. sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
11 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement

LA Times  

Migrants cross the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Mexico behind concertina wire and a sign warning that it’s dangerous and illegal to cross Wednesday in Eagle Pass, Texas. Daniel Bermudez’s family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials. Instead, they …

For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option
11 months, 3 weeks ago

For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option

CNN  

Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN heard outside a shelter for migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. …

Authorities encountering record amount of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge
1 year ago

Authorities encountering record amount of migrants at the border each day amid unprecedented surge

CNN  

Washington CNN — Federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9,600 migrant encounters along the US southern border in December, according to a Homeland Security official, among the highest amounts ever recorded as the US wrestles with an unprecedented surge. Last month, border authorities apprehended about 192,000 migrants between ports of entry, a 2% increase compared with the …

Data | Sharp rise in Indians illegally crossing U.S. northern border from Canada
1 year ago

Data | Sharp rise in Indians illegally crossing U.S. northern border from Canada

The Hindu  

A question that was raised in the Rajya Sabha a few days ago has put the spotlight on the issue of Indians illegally entering the United States. Click to remove AMP mode This surge in the number of illegal migrants gains prominence as the U.S. presidential elections are scheduled next year and illegal border crossings is one of the top …

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
1 year, 1 month ago

Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, ending a three-month streak of big increases. Arrests of Chinese rose slightly to 4,247, with 99% of them in the San Diego area, as more fly to Ecuador and make their way to the U.S. border amid a faltering economy at …

How Growing Number of Indians are Entering the US Illegally and What is Driving Them
1 year, 1 month ago

How Growing Number of Indians are Entering the US Illegally and What is Driving Them

News 18  

In a first, the United States is seeing an influx of illegal migrants from countries other than Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador, which were considered to be the nations accounting for the maximum number of illegal immigrants. The Route of Illegal Migrants The Indians trying to enter the US illegally take different routes- the Canada border or the Mexico border. …

Migrant encounters at the US southern border hit all-time high of 269,735 in September, as fiscal year finishes with record 2.48M interceptions
1 year, 2 months ago

Migrant encounters at the US southern border hit all-time high of 269,735 in September, as fiscal year finishes with record 2.48M interceptions

Daily Mail  

Enforcement encounters with migrants jumped to an all-time high at the US southern border last month, according to new data released Saturday by US Customs and Border Protection. CBP's total encounters along the border in September were 269,735, including 218,763 Border Patrol arrests at illegal crossing points, and another 50,972 expulsions at ports of entry. Pictured: Migrants cross over razor …

Record numbers of migrants head to U.S. border, in fresh test for President Biden
1 year, 3 months ago

Record numbers of migrants head to U.S. border, in fresh test for President Biden

The Hindu  

Thousands of migrants have crossed into the United States in recent days, from California to Texas, with many more still arriving by bus and cargo trains to Mexican border towns on the heels of record migration flows further south. “We have to do something” In Tijuana on September 20 evening, on the other side of the border from San Diego, …

Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
1 year, 4 months ago

Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year

Associated Press  

Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures released Friday, reversing course after a plunge that followed the introduction of new asylum restrictions in May. John Modlin, the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector chief, has said several large groups were found the first weekend of August, including one of …

Sharp drop in illegal border crossings continues in February
1 year, 9 months ago

Sharp drop in illegal border crossings continues in February

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that started in January after the Biden administration announced stricter immigration measures continued into February, the administration announced Wednesday. The data released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection paints a picture of who is attempting to enter the country at a time of intense political controversy …

Hundreds of migrants attempt to storm the US-Mexico border
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds of migrants attempt to storm the US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

Images on social media showed a group that included many women and children running towards the border, shouting “to the USA.” Mexico: Hundreds of people tried to storm the US-Mexico border on Sunday, after a rumor that migrants would be allowed to cross into the United States. Images on social media showed a group that included many women and children …

Agents added to US Northern border amid crossing spike
1 year, 9 months ago

Agents added to US Northern border amid crossing spike

Associated Press  

Federal authorities have added 25 border patrol agents at a section of the northeastern U.S. border with Quebec in response to a spike in illegal crossings. Last month, the death of a Mexican man who had just entered Vermont from Canada illegally highlighted the spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec and parts of New England, officials say. …

300,000 illegal immigrants 'slipped past' overwhelmed US-Mexico border patrol agents in four months – Firstpost
1 year, 10 months ago

300,000 illegal immigrants 'slipped past' overwhelmed US-Mexico border patrol agents in four months – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The migrants known as ‘gotaways’ are now on the run and border authorities say they are worried since they don’t know who these people are and their whereabouts inside US Washington: As many as 300,000 illegal migrants have reportedly ‘slipped past’ overwhelmed Border Patrol agents in the past four months, some sources say. ‘Numbers should scare the hell out of …

Explained | Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Why are migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers?

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead of a visit to Mexico and after announcing new measures to reduce border crossings. Before Title 42, migrants had been allowed to approach a U.S. port of entry and tell border officials they feared returning to their …

Texas’s Hispanic voters turn to Republicans over Mexico border concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas’s Hispanic voters turn to Republicans over Mexico border concerns

The Telegraph  

Mrs Cantu, whose husband is a Border Patrol agent, said she had reason to be cautious amid the influx of migrants and increasing crime. “My home got broken into … I can no longer travel to Mexico because of the cartels.” She said it was wrong to think the harsh rhetoric directed by Mr Trump toward America’s southern neighbour had …

At US-Mexico border, Harris laments ‘rhetoric’ over immigration
3 years, 5 months ago

At US-Mexico border, Harris laments ‘rhetoric’ over immigration

Al Jazeera  

The US vice president, who is leading efforts to cut migrant surge, urges opponents to drop politics to fix immigration. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday used her first trip to the United States-Mexico border since taking office to call for an end to political “rhetoric” and “finger-pointing” over immigration, an issue that Republicans have been eager to weaponise against …

Kamala Harris finally jets off to meet migrants on the US-Mexico border
3 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris finally jets off to meet migrants on the US-Mexico border

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris snapped at a reporter on Friday after arriving in El Paso, Texas, amid intense criticism of the administration's handling of a spike in migration. Vice President Kamala Harris landed in El Paso, Texas, on Friday morning to visit a border facility, 93 days after the Biden administration put her in charge of the migrant crisis and …

Under pressure from critics, Harris to visit US-Mexico border
3 years, 6 months ago

Under pressure from critics, Harris to visit US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the Biden administration’s efforts to address the surge of migrants arriving at the border. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the US-Mexico border this week for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, officials said on Wednesday, amid continued pressure on the Biden administration to address the growing number …

Harris message to migrants: ‘Do not come, do not come’
3 years, 6 months ago

Harris message to migrants: ‘Do not come, do not come’

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris is on a three-day trip to Central America, aiming to stem the flow of migrants to the US. During a joint news conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei held, Harris said that it is important to discourage people from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras – the three countries where the majority of migrants hail from …

Migration surged at US-Mexico border in March, data shows
3 years, 8 months ago

Migration surged at US-Mexico border in March, data shows

Al Jazeera  

Authorities caught more than 171,000 migrants trying to enter the US last month, the most in at least 15 years. More than 171,000 migrants were caught trying to cross into the United States from Mexico in March, new border patrol data shows. The data offers an alarming new measure of the scope of the humanitarian challenge confronting President Joe Biden …

Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will take steps to more quickly move hundreds of migrant children and teens out of cramped detention facilities along the Southwest border, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Pressed repeatedly on the border issue at his first news conference since taking office, Biden said his administration was taking steps to address the situation with measures such as …

With migrant arrests on the US-Mexico border rising, Joe Biden's administration has been left scrambling for solutions
3 years, 8 months ago

With migrant arrests on the US-Mexico border rising, Joe Biden's administration has been left scrambling for solutions

ABC  

Orbelina de Leon Lopez has never recovered from losing her daughter to a Guatemalan gang. A crisis on America's border They arrived in early March, at Mexico's northern border, but Ms de Leon Lopez and her daughters still needed help to cross into the United States. According to the Pew Research Centre, last month's arrests at the border were "far …

Vice President Kamala Harris will lead response to migrant issue as numbers rise at border
3 years, 8 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris will lead response to migrant issue as numbers rise at border

LA Times  

President Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday to lead diplomatic efforts to stem the growing influx of migrants crossing the border with Mexico, handing her one of the administration’s thorniest problems. “This new surge we are dealing with now started in the past administration, but it is our responsibility,” Biden told reporters in advance of a White House …

US Immigration: Nancy Pelosi says Joe Biden trying to correct Donald Trump's 'broken system'
3 years, 9 months ago

US Immigration: Nancy Pelosi says Joe Biden trying to correct Donald Trump's 'broken system'

Daily Mail  

Nancy Pelosi on Sunday blamed Donald Trump for the growing crisis at the southern border under Joe Biden, including a massive overflow in detention facilities as the president promises asylum for all those seeking it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the exponentially growing southern border crisis is not President Joe Biden's fault, instead blaming Donald Trump for handing down a …

Migrant families keep arriving as officials say they fear the '39,000 not apprehended' this year
3 years, 9 months ago

Migrant families keep arriving as officials say they fear the '39,000 not apprehended' this year

Daily Mail  

Migrant families were continuing to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, as one of Joe Biden's senior officials admitted that his more tolerant approach was likely encouraging many to try and enter, and border patrol officials spoke of their concerns about the large numbers slipping through the net. A group of migrants from Guatemala are seen in Texas on …

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