How Biden’s immigration policies paved the way for Springfield’s pet controversy
3 months, 1 week ago

How Biden’s immigration policies paved the way for Springfield’s pet controversy

The Telegraph  

Mr Biden’s administration faced fury from both sides of the political spectrum over its handling of the situation. Mr Biden’s unfettered use of parole authority in the face of a gridlocked Congress has come to form a major piece of his administration’s immigration policies. But critics have argued it circumvents immigration laws and accused Mr Biden of abusing a temporary power intended to be applied to cases involving urgent humanitarian need or significant public benefit. Simon Hankinson, an immigration research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said the “combination” of parole, TPS and rising illegal immigration had contributed to influxes in cities like Springfield. Meanwhile, Marianne Williamson, a former longshot Democratic presidential candidate and self-help guru, warned that dismissing voters’ concerns over immigration would only confirm many in the belief in “the stereotype of Democrats as smug elite jerks”.

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Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort
1 week, 6 days ago

Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort

LA Times  

Tom Homan, right, Donald Trump’s pick for border czar, speaks to state troopers and National Guard troops at a facility on the Mexican border in Eagle Pass, Texas, as Gov. Other measures filed ahead of next year’s legislative sessions would require local law enforcement agencies to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they take someone into custody who is …

'This is outrageous!' Republicans furious as Biden official can't answer question
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'This is outrageous!' Republicans furious as Biden official can't answer question

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Republican members of a U.S. House Judiciary Committee panel scrutinized the head of the Department of Homeland Security agency tasked with processing legal pathways to immigration during a contentious hearing Wednesday about the Biden administration’s parole program that grants temporary protections for nationals from some countries. Citizenship and Immigration Services of creating “unlawful” pathways to legal immigration through …

Texas pivots from feuding with Biden over the border to providing the blueprint for Trump
4 weeks ago

Texas pivots from feuding with Biden over the border to providing the blueprint for Trump

CNN  

CNN — Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials. “We’ve had to do it at a much greater level over last few years.” In a sign of …

Biden immigration policy for undocumented spouses of US citizens declared illegal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden immigration policy for undocumented spouses of US citizens declared illegal

Hindustan Times  

The legality surrounding the Biden administration's “parole in place” policy was drastically transformed on Thursday after a federal judge struck it down. US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024, after Donald Trump wins presidential election, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends …

Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

LA Times  

President Biden speaks with U.S. Border Patrol and local officials during a visit to the southern border in Brownsville, Texas, in February. A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential …

Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

NPR  

Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed …

Trump warns he’ll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump warns he’ll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, warned Wednesday that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if he’s reelected. Speaking to Fox News, Trump railed against two immigration programs created by the Biden administration to …

Trump warns he’ll expel 1 million immigrants allowed into U.S. under key Biden programs
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump warns he’ll expel 1 million immigrants allowed into U.S. under key Biden programs

LA Times  

Former President Trump says he would expel the more than 1 million people who entered the U.S. under two Biden administration programs. Former President Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, has warned that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Biden administration programs …

FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention
5 months, 1 week ago

FACT FOCUS: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention

Associated Press  

After Donald Trump triumphantly entered the hall on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the program turned to one of his signature issues: illegal immigration. An ominous video of chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border led into to a speech by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who declared, “We are facing an invasion on our southern …

Trump wants mass deportations. Can Biden sell a more nuanced approach during the debate?
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump wants mass deportations. Can Biden sell a more nuanced approach during the debate?

LA Times  

Voters have leaned toward former President Trump’s plans for addressing immigration and the crisis at the border. Donald Trump speaks to his base.” Matt A. Barreto, a Biden campaign pollster, said an April poll he oversaw found that two-thirds of respondents in key battleground states want “a balanced approach to the immigration system and report high levels of support for …

Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions
6 months ago

Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of arrests by Border Patrol agents of people illegally crossing into the United States fell in May to the third lowest of any month during the Biden presidency, while preliminary figures released Thursday show encounters with migrants falling even more in the roughly two weeks since the president announced new rules restricting asylum. Border Patrol made …

Biden announces new immigration moves
6 months ago

Biden announces new immigration moves

China Daily  

.S President Joe Biden announces a new effort to allow immigrants in the US illegally to obtain legal status if they are married to US citizens, coinciding with the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the White House in Washington, US, June 18, 2024. US President Joe Biden announced two new immigration policy initiatives on …

Biden relaxes visa rules in pre-election immigration balancing act
6 months ago

Biden relaxes visa rules in pre-election immigration balancing act

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden attempted a political high-wire act Tuesday by announcing a citizenship pathway for half a million immigrants married to U.S. nationals, in a counterweight to his recent crackdown on illegal border crossers. However, “only Congress can deliver… comprehensive reform of our immigration and asylum laws.” Trump lashes out Trump attacked Biden’s policy in characteristic fashion, with lurid language …

Biden to announce a plan to give protection from deportation to certain migrants
6 months ago

Biden to announce a plan to give protection from deportation to certain migrants

NPR  

Biden to announce a plan to give protection from deportation to certain migrants President Biden is expected to announce a new executive action to shield certain migrants from deportation at a White House event on Tuesday. LEILA FADEL, HOST: President Biden is set to announce a plan to protect hundreds of thousands of people who are living in the U.S. …

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration
6 months, 2 weeks ago

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration

NPR  

House Democrat on why he supports Biden's executive action restricting migration ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Biden took executive action today to temporarily close the border with Mexico to most people seeking asylum. But the reality is that, certainly, congressional action would be preferable to executive action because ultimately, it's not just about whether it would withstand legal scrutiny, but also, …

Joe Biden rolls out order to bar migrants from asylum at US-Mexico border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden rolls out order to bar migrants from asylum at US-Mexico border

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralise immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by Biden, which would bar migrants from being granted asylum when US officials deem …

Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. “A ban on asylum is illegal just as it was when Trump unsuccessfully tried it.” The senior administration officials insisted that Mr. Biden’s …

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control’ of the border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. “We’re troubled to see this administration raise the bar on asylum seekers who are coming to our southern border and exercising …

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden imposes strict restrictions on asylum at southern US border

Al Jazeera  

New measures all but deny the right to claim asylum for people who cross the US southern border without authorisation. Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has imposed new restrictions that would bar most migrants who cross the US southern border without authorisation from seeking asylum in the country. “They will make it easier for immigration officers to …

Biden signs order tightening border with Mexico when crossings surge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden signs order tightening border with Mexico when crossings surge

LA Times  

Men seeking asylum are detained Monday by Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico into the United States. Biden slammed Republicans in Congress during his speech Tuesday, saying many legislators abandoned the bill “because Donald Trump told them to.” “Frankly, I would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that’s the only way to actually get the kind …

Biden to crack down on migrant crossings with order allowing him to halt new asylum claims
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden to crack down on migrant crossings with order allowing him to halt new asylum claims

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 plan is understood to include language that …

A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don’t qualify for asylum

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new Biden administration rule announced Thursday aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country. Under the proposed rule, asylum officers hearing cases at an initial screening stage called credible …

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border. Biden continues to mull larger executive action on the border, whose timing depends in …

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union

NPR  

Biden spars with Republicans on border security during State of the Union Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images President Biden continued to attack Republicans for playing politics with the border during his State of the Union address, as Republicans in the House gallery heckled him back. He pointed his finger and blasted Republican leaders for …

Biden Goes On Offense On His Weakest Issue: Illegal Border Crossings
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden Goes On Offense On His Weakest Issue: Illegal Border Crossings

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Border Patrol agents in Brownsville, Texas, on February 29, 2024. JIM WATSON via Getty Images President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, hoping to turn what has been a major campaign vulnerability into a weapon, following the demise — at the request of rival Donald Trump — of a bipartisan proposal that would …

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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
10 months 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 …

No asylum for illegal US immigrants? Joe Biden considering unilateral executive action
10 months ago

No asylum for illegal US immigrants? Joe Biden considering unilateral executive action

Hindustan Times  

As United States prepares for the 2024 mandate illegal immigration has emerged as a big discourse to jeopardise Joe Biden's chances to return as President. On the back of rising internal rebellion Biden administration is now contemplating taking unilateral executive action to address illegal immigration. Protesters hold up signs and speak through a bullhorn supporting the "Take Our Border Back" …

Biden 'is plotting tough new immigration crackdown almost identical to one Dems previously blasted Trump for: Border will CLOSE if more than 8,500 try to cross in a day'
10 months ago

Biden 'is plotting tough new immigration crackdown almost identical to one Dems previously blasted Trump for: Border will CLOSE if more than 8,500 try to cross in a day'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is considering an immigration crackdown that closes the border if more than 8,500 try to cross in one day, a law repeatedly used by former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden is considering an immigration crackdown that closes the border if more than 8,500 try to cross in one day, a law repeatedly used by former President …

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
10 months ago

The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. For now, the White House has been hammering congressional Republicans for refusing to act on border legislation that the GOP demanded, but …

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings
10 months ago

Biden is considering executive action to make it HARDER for asylum seekers to get into the U.S. and speed up deportations to reverse historic rise in border crossings

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is now considering taking executive action to raise the standards used to process and screen asylum-seekers at the southern border. President Joe Biden is preparing to issue an executive order that would increase standards during 'credible fear interviews' for asylum seekers crossing the southern border The order, according to a Wednesday report, would adopt a 'last in, …

White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
10 months ago

White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

LA Times  

The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. For now, the White House has been hammering congressional Republicans for refusing to act on border legislation that the GOP demanded, but the administration is …

In a historic rebuke, US House impeaches Biden's immigration chief over border crisis
10 months, 1 week ago

In a historic rebuke, US House impeaches Biden's immigration chief over border crisis

Firstpost  

The Republican majority in the US House was eager to punish the Biden administration for its handling of the US-Mexico border after it failed last week in a politically embarrassing loss. President Joe Biden called it a “blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games.” The charges against Mayorkas …

A last sticking point in border security negotiations is humanitarian parole. Here’s what that means
11 months ago

A last sticking point in border security negotiations is humanitarian parole. Here’s what that means

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is closing in on a Senate deal on border security and Ukraine funding as the White House tries to resolve one of the last major sticking points: whether to preserve the president’s authority to allow migrants into the U.S. for special cases during emergencies or global unrest. Republicans deride the authority, known as humanitarian parole, …

Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
1 year ago

Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas. “It’s time to cut a deal that both sides can agree to,” Biden’s budget director, Shalanda Young, …

Abbott criticizes Biden over Times report that some migrants may be forced to stay in Texas
1 year, 3 months ago

Abbott criticizes Biden over Times report that some migrants may be forced to stay in Texas

LA Times  

Greg Abbott slammed President Biden on Thursday over a Times report that Washington is considering forcing some migrant families to remain in Texas while they await asylum processing. “We will send Biden the same swift justice.” The Republican governor, a fierce critic of the Democratic president’s border policies, has bused thousands of asylum seekers to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and …

US judge blocks Biden’s ‘asylum ban’ at Mexico border
1 year, 4 months ago

US judge blocks Biden’s ‘asylum ban’ at Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups hail the ruling as a ‘victory’ but note it will have little immediate effect at the US-Mexico border. A United States judge has ruled that a key tenet of President Joe Biden’s border policy is in violation of the country’s asylum law, in a decision hailed by rights groups as a “victory”. But critics have dubbed the Biden …

Biden administration tells judge that its new asylum rule is not a reboot of Trump’s efforts
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden administration tells judge that its new asylum rule is not a reboot of Trump’s efforts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration argued Wednesday that its new asylum rule is different from versions put forward under President Donald Trump in a court hearing before a judge who threw out Trump’s attempts to limit asylum on the U.S.-Mexico border. President Joe Biden’s administration instituted its rule on May 11 with the expiration of a COVID-19 restriction known as …

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand
1 year, 6 months ago

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold an immigration policy set by the administration of President Joe Biden, which narrowed the scope of those prioritised for deportation. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and rights advocacy group, called the ruling was a “welcome step in the process to reimagine our immigration enforcement priorities”. “With finite resources, the …

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
1 year, 9 months ago

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors. The new rules put forth by Biden could help the president fight back against critics who complain he hasn’t …

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies

Al Jazeera  

New US restrictions on asylum ‘will not solve’ challenge at country’s border with Mexico, Democratic legislators say. “We believe that your administration can and must continue to expand legal pathways for migrants and refugees into the United States — without further dismantling the right to seek asylum at our border.” Earlier this month, Biden announced that as many as 30,000 …

Latinx Files: Immigration and border take center stage again
1 year, 11 months ago

Latinx Files: Immigration and border take center stage again

LA Times  

Texas National Guard troops in El Paso stop migrants from entering a popular crossing area along the bank of the Rio Grande on Dec. 20, as viewed from Juarez, Mexico. The Biden administration announced last Thursday the implementation of a new immigration policy that would expand Title 42 — the once obscure public health law first used by former President …

Biden Says It's His 'Intention' to Visit Troubled US-Mexico Border
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden Says It's His 'Intention' to Visit Troubled US-Mexico Border

News 18  

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he intends to visit the troubled US-Mexico border, where authorities have long struggled to stem the flow of undocumented migrants. Biden’s Republican predecessor Donald Trump rose to power in 2016 in large part on his message that criminals, including rapists and murderers, were pouring across the border. Biden, who defeated Trump in 2020, took office …

Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden turning to Trump-era rule to expel Venezuelan migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted “cruelty and exclusion at every turn,” including toward those fleeing the “brutal” government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Biden last week invoked a Trump-era rule known as Title 42 -- which Biden’s own Justice Department is fighting in court — to …

Immigration will vex Biden no matter who controls Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Immigration will vex Biden no matter who controls Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At a recent White House ceremony honoring Hispanic heritage in the U.S., President Joe Biden spoke of how immigration has defined the nation and should be celebrated. We are a nation of immigrants.” Biden pledged himself to “fixing our immigration system for good.” He’s tackling near-term issues like reuniting migrant families separated during the previous administration and addressing …

US-Mexico border crossing arrests reach record highs: Reports
3 years, 2 months ago

US-Mexico border crossing arrests reach record highs: Reports

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration is facing growing criticism for its treatment of migrants seeking protection at its border. US authorities reportedly detained 1.7 million migrants trying to cross the US-Mexico border this fiscal year – marking an all-time high and highlighting the deepening political and humanitarian challenges the Biden administration is facing on immigration. The numbers emerged amid increasing pressure on …

New Biden rules would limit arrest, deportation of migrants
3 years, 2 months ago

New Biden rules would limit arrest, deportation of migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing bipartisan criticism over its approach to immigration, the Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed into the country without permission or are deemed to pose a threat to public safety. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters that the new policy was based on the …

Biden promised to end the Trump-era immigration policy. On the ground, it’s more of the same
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden promised to end the Trump-era immigration policy. On the ground, it’s more of the same

The Independent  

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