Watch as Mike Johnson leads Republicans on visit to US-Mexico border
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch as Mike Johnson leads Republicans on visit to US-Mexico border

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Republicans travel to Eagle Pass, Texas, where migrants are arriving at the US-Mexico border to seek asylum. Speaker Mike Johnson, representatives Tony Gonzales, Mark Green, Jim Jordan, and other House Republicans are expected to attend on Wednesday 3 January. More than 60 Republicans are to make the trip to the remote border town located 140 miles southwest of San Antonio, where thousands of immigrants have crossed over the past several years. “I’m hosting @SpeakerJohnson and my @HouseGOP colleagues in San Antonio tonight and Eagle Pass tomorrow,” Mr Gonzales tweeted on Monday.

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Immigration policy: Donald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Immigration policy: Donald Trump has promised a closed border and mass deportations. Those affected are taking action

CNN  

CNN — Immigrants, their employers and groups that work with them are already taking action ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has promised to deport millions of people. “That’s the network that will be mobilized when it comes to fighting any sort of more extreme measures such as deportation.” A day after the election, New York …

With 5 Months Until Election, Biden Signs Executive Order Tightening Southern Border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With 5 Months Until Election, Biden Signs Executive Order Tightening Southern Border

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol agents as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, Feb. 29, 2024. JIM WATSON via Getty Images WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Tuesday cracked down on illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, potentially defusing one of his weakest political issues heading into November’s election. “Republicans have left me no choice,” Biden …

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement

Associated Press  

McALLEN, TEXAS — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Brownsville Mayor John Cowen and Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza both confirmed they …

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies
10 months ago

Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies

CNN  

Phoenix CNN — Laura Grant has been keeping tabs on what Congress has done – or not done – to overhaul US immigration and border policy. “Trump killed it – not once, but twice,” Biden campaign spokeswoman Fabiola Rodriguez said in a statement to CNN after Thursday’s vote. A recent memo from House Democrats’ campaign arm said candidates would go …

'Complete failure': Mike Johnson's plan already in danger after latest MAGA caucus revolt
11 months, 1 week ago

'Complete failure': Mike Johnson's plan already in danger after latest MAGA caucus revolt

Raw Story  

House Speaker Mike Johnson has been planning to put different foreign aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on the floor of the House of Representatives, but hardliners within his caucus are already revolting. "Every true conservative America First patriot in the House should vote against the rule for this borrowed foreign aid bill with no border security," wrote Rep. …

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
11 months, 1 week ago

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. Johnson referred to himself as a “wartime speaker” of the House and indicated in his strongest …

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border
1 year ago

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has urged Donald Trump to help him pass his border security package, as his rival blamed him for the deaths of “countless innocent victims”. The president, speaking at the same time as Mr Trump on separate visits to the Texan southern border on Thursday, warned of the dangers of untrammelled illegal immigration and called on Republicans to “show …

Biden and Trump border visits highlight immigration as election issue
1 year ago

Biden and Trump border visits highlight immigration as election issue

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden to visit border town of Brownsville, Texas as Donald Trump heads to Eagle Pass, Texas. US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his likely Republican opponent in the November election, will make separate visits to the US-Mexico border on Thursday as immigration has become a key issue for voters. Biden, who has been on the defensive …

325 miles apart, Biden and Trump tour border, highlighting immigration as an election issue
1 year ago

325 miles apart, Biden and Trump tour border, highlighting immigration as an election issue

LA Times  

President Biden, second from the right, looks over the southern border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas. Three hundred miles apart, President Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, in dueling trips underscoring how important immigration has become for the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his …

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS
1 year, 1 month ago

Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe Biden's proposed immigration crackdown after 7.2MILLION illegal migrants entered as an 'election year gimmick' after demanding executive action at the border for MONTHS

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is ripping into President Joe Biden for finally floating executive action to crack down on illegal immigration after millions of migrants flooded into the U.S. since he took office. President Joe Biden said he has done everything he can to fix the border crisis, but now the White House is mulling a Trump-like executive action to …

Judge skeptical about Texas law that lets police arrest migrants over illegal entry
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge skeptical about Texas law that lets police arrest migrants over illegal entry

LA Times  

People wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico. A federal judge on Thursday voiced concerns over a Texas law that would give police broad authority to arrest migrants on charges of illegal entry starting in March, saying it would be a “nightmare” if the …

Morning Joe buries 'pathetic' Speaker Mike Johnson for latest lie at Trump's bidding
1 year, 1 month ago

Morning Joe buries 'pathetic' Speaker Mike Johnson for latest lie at Trump's bidding

Raw Story  

MSNBC " Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough dropped the hammer on House Speaker Mike Johnson early Monday morning after the GOP leader announced his opposition to a proposed Senate border bill just hours after it was released. According to Scarborough, Johnson is only doing it to appease Donald Trump who wants the border issue to remain a problem for President …

Speaker Mike Johnson calls Ukraine-immigration deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson calls Ukraine-immigration deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a “Dear Colleague” letter …

If the border deal gets through Senate Republicans, it could still fail in the House
1 year, 2 months ago

If the border deal gets through Senate Republicans, it could still fail in the House

NPR  

If the border deal gets through Senate Republicans, it could still fail in the House While conservatives argue that new border policies should wait for a Republican president, some House moderates say it's time to address the crisis at the border. WALSH: After embarrassing internal fights resulting in one speaker ousted and a new one facing daily threats about his …

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition
1 year, 2 months ago

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. It’s a familiar political dynamic, one that has repeatedly thwarted attempts to reform U.S. immigration law, including …

Joe Biden finally admits US-Mexico border is not secure
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden finally admits US-Mexico border is not secure

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, US President Joe Biden admitted that the US-Mexico border is not secure, contradicting his own Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with mayors attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors' annual winter meeting, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2024. Biden addresses the border control issue …

The honeymoon phase is over between Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans
1 year, 2 months ago

The honeymoon phase is over between Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans

The Independent  

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Speaker Mike Johnson pushes back on Senate immigration deal saying it's NOT the time for 'comprehensive' reform with an unsecured border: Top Republican won't budge on hardline migration stance ahead
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker Mike Johnson pushes back on Senate immigration deal saying it's NOT the time for 'comprehensive' reform with an unsecured border: Top Republican won't budge on hardline migration stance ahead

Daily Mail  

Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he would only accept strict border security measures. Ahead of a meeting at the White House, Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on the Senate 's sprawling immigration and national security deal and said he …

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Staggering refusal to govern’: Mike Johnson sparks fury for tying border fix to Trump win

Raw Story  

Speaker Mike Johnson is under fire once again after saying House Republicans "can't" support a solution addressing the border until either Donald Trump or another Republican is elected to the White House. House Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Sherman added, "says senate bill is DOA in house," meaning "dead on arrival." But Sherman also added news that spurred outrage: "Johnson …

Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

EAGLE PASS, Texas — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border to demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, came as the Senate engages in delicate negotiations in hopes of striking …

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance

LA Times  

Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, in October. House Speaker Mike Johnson led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border to underscore their demand for hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. “So we are …

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action
1 year, 2 months ago

Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most in more than two decades as mayors call for action

CNN  

Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border is overwhelming already-stretched resources and prompting urgent talks with Mexican officials as December border crossings reached a record monthly high. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is heading to Eagle Pass, Texas, along the southern border January 8 for an “operational visit” regarding immigration enforcement efforts, the Department of …

A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
1 year, 3 months ago

A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Secretary Blinken will discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the …

US-Mexico border: 5 big reasons to pay attention to what’s happening right now
1 year, 3 months ago

US-Mexico border: 5 big reasons to pay attention to what’s happening right now

CNN  

CNN — When it comes to the US-Mexico border, there’s often so much noise that it’s hard to hear — and see — what’s really going on. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens told CNN’s Rosa Flores recently that agents are “simply overwhelmed” and noted that closing the ports had freed up employees to help process migrants, but also came at …

Elon Musk becomes citizen journalist, highlights immigrant crisis in USA as thousands of illegals cross the Eagle Pass
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk becomes citizen journalist, highlights immigrant crisis in USA as thousands of illegals cross the Eagle Pass

Op India  

On Thursday, September 28, Billionaire Elon Musk visited the Texas border with Mexico to get an “unfiltered” view of the situation amidst the surging influx of illegal immigrants via the Eagle Pass. At Eagle Pass discussing the border crisis https://t.co/Gt30ifvvFk — Elon Musk September 28, 2023 Gonzales said that the situation is getting “worse”. Went to the Eagle Pass border …

Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border
1 year, 6 months ago

Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

The administration of US President Joe Biden has reached out to Mexico for help confronting the spike in migration. The administration of United States President Joe Biden is facing pressure to address a recent swell of arrivals at the country’s southern border as local officials warn their resources may soon reach “breaking point”. Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino said the …

Ted Cruz called out for pushing fake explanation for Mexico border photo
1 year, 6 months ago

Ted Cruz called out for pushing fake explanation for Mexico border photo

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Texas senator’s latest fixation for outrage is …

On eve of Biden’s border visit, migrants fear new rules
2 years, 2 months ago

On eve of Biden’s border visit, migrants fear new rules

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Several hundred people marched through the streets of El Paso on Saturday afternoon, and when they arrived at a group of migrants huddling outside a church, they sang to them “no estan solos” — “you are not alone.” Around 300 migrants have taken refuge on sidewalks outside Sacred Heart Church, some of them afraid to seek …

The Latest: McConnell says Trump’s border plan suits reality
6 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: McConnell says Trump’s border plan suits reality

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the partial government shutdown : 10:05 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump’s proposal to increase border security through physical barriers “suits the reality on the ground” along the U.S.-Mexico border. ___ 9:40 p.m. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump should reopen government while talks …

Sens. Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen visiting Texas immigration centers
6 years, 9 months ago

Sens. Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen visiting Texas immigration centers

CNN  

McAllen, Texas CNN — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley returned to the South Texas border on Sunday with a group of Democratic colleagues to tour the Customs and Border Protection processing centers in the Rio Grande Valley. The senators requested that the departments explain how and why family separations are occurring, if there are procedures in place to keep parents informed …

The Latest: Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants
6 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on President Donald Trumpx : 11:25 a.m. President Donald Trump says Mexico has “got to help us at the border.” Trump says a lot of people are coming into the U.S. from Mexico because they want to take advantage of a U.S. program that protects “Dreamer” immigrants from deportation. He also said a …

House speaker gets firsthand look at US-Mexico border
8 years, 1 month ago

House speaker gets firsthand look at US-Mexico border

Associated Press  

MCALLEN, Texas — U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan visited the Rio Grande valley on Wednesday for a firsthand look at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement and prepares to ask Congress to pay for a border wall. It was the first time the Wisconsin Republican had visited the border, and protesters gathered to meet his …

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