The Immigration Journal

Investigation should reveal Biden’s fast-track program for illegal aliens violates federal law

02/04/2022

Last month, over 100 lawmakers, sent a letter to the Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security, urging him to perform a comprehensive review of the immigration policies implemented by the Biden Administration. In the letter, the lawmakers assert that the Biden Administration implemented the policies despite being warned that a rapid implementation would lead to a surge of illegal aliens…

Mexican Governor gives birth in U.S., drawing criticism and raising questions

01/19/2022

The Governor of the Mexican state of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, is coming under political fire for her decision to give birth to her son in the United States instead of in Mexico, according to an article posted this week by The Border Report. The birth, confirmed by the Mexican government, took place last Friday in Brawley, California, a city just north of the U.S.-Mexico border—to be exact, 36…

California Poised to Provide Medicaid Coverage to Entire Illegal Alien Population

01/13/2022

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to provide taxpayer-funded health insurance to all low-income…

House Democrats Swap One Amnesty for Another in Second Version of Build Back Better Act

11/05/2021

On Wednesday, House Democrats released the second version of the Back Better Act in their continued effort after weeks of debates and in-fighting to finally…

Build Back Better Bill Promises Amnesty for Illegal Aliens and Favored Status for Corporations and the Wealthy

11/01/2021

Last Thursday, House Democrats released the legislative centerpiece of President Biden’s presidency: the Build Back Better Act…

In Other News

Desperate to Cross Into the U.S., Some Brazilians Create Phony Families

May 8, 2022 -- Bruno Silva made his way across the muddy Rio Grande along the Mexican border with El Paso, 11-month-old Maria perched on his shoulders. An exhausted Shyrley Oliveira staggered behind. They looked like just another family of migrants crossing to the U.S., Ms. Oliveira said, recalling the journey from Brazil she made at age 18 in 2019.

Overwhelmed Immigration Service Approves Automatic Extension of Work Visas for …

May 4, 2022 -- The Biden Administration has approved a temporary rule change that will allow automatic extensions for work visas for noncitizens effective Wednesday. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), available to certain EAD renewal applicants, to up to 540 days.

Record arrivals of Cubans, Nicaraguans and Colombians fuel 22-year high in U.S…

April 19, 2022 -- A 22-year high in apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border in March was partly fueled by record arrivals of migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ukraine, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures released this week show. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processed migrants 221,303 times along the southern border in March, a 33% jump from February and the highest tally since 2000, according to agency statistics. CBP said 159,900 encounters in March represented unique migrants, citing a 28% rate of repeat border crossings.

Gallup: Four in 10 Americans Still Highly Concerned About Illegal Immigration

April 19, 2022 -- Forty-one percent of Americans report worrying a great deal about the issue of illegal immigration, with another 19% worried a fair amount, according to a March 1-18 Gallup survey. The survey was conducted before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it will soon terminate the emergency powers given to border agents during the pandemic that have allowed them to turn migrants back without an opportunity to seek asylum.

U.S.-Mexico Border Arrests Top One Million in Six Months

April 18, 2022 -- The U.S. has made more than a million arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border since October, the fastest pace of illegal border crossings in at least the last two decades, according to new data released Monday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Border agents made 209,906 arrests along the border in March, making it the busiest month in two decades.

Border Patrol stopped 23 people on terrorist database at southern border in 2021

April 18, 2022 -- Border Patrol apprehended at least 23 people coming across the southern border whose names are on the terror watchlist in 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by Fox News. Between Jan. 20 and Dec. 27, 2021, there were 23 encounters with individuals whose names matched on the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).

ICE to release 600,000 illegal immigrants by September

April 18, 2022 -- ICE is getting ready to release as many as 600,000 illegal immigrants into communities before the end of September, the agency told a federal judge, giving an early estimate of the chaos the administration is predicting after it ends the Title 42 pandemic border shutdown. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed the figure in a court filing dealing with how it plans to handle illegal immigrant children who arrive as part of the surge.

Ex-ski resort exec faces sentencing in failed visa plan case

April 14, 2022 -- The first of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program faces sentencing Thursday. William Stenger, 73, the former president of the Jay Peak ski resort, pleaded guilty last August to providing false documents. In exchange, nine fraud charges were dropped.

Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock

April 14, 2022 -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the U.S. and shut down some of the world’s busiest trade bridges as the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge him to relent. The two-term Republican governor, who has ordered that commercial trucks from Mexico undergo extra inspections as part of a fight with President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration, refused to fully reverse course as traffic remains snarled.

Majority of voters oppose White House move on Title 42

April 13, 2022 -- A majority of registered voters in a new poll oppose the White House’s recent decision to rescind Title 42, the policy first imposed under the Trump administration that allowed migrants to be expelled at the border and blocked them from trying to obtain asylum. The poll, conducted by Politico and Morning Consult, found that 54 percent of registered voters surveyed said they oppose the Biden administration removing the border controls, while 35 percent support the move.

Court lifts block on Biden admin. immigration enforcement memo

April 13, 2022 -- A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for the Biden administration to implement guidance focusing immigration enforcement on people convicted of serious crimes while it appeals a judge's order that had blocked the policy nationwide. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Tuesday that Ohio, Arizona and Montana were unlikely to show that the September memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security violated federal immigration law, and their claims of potential harm to states were speculative.

Texas prepares for wave of illegal immigrant crossings in late May

April 11, 2022 -- Over the next six weeks, members of the Texas National Guard will be running training exercises at the U.S. - Mexico border to help prepare for what officials are calling, a possible mass migration event when Title 42 expires in May. "We are prepared and overwhelming a port of entry in Texas is simply just not going to happen," Southwest Border Operations Chief of Staff Colonel Patrick Nolan said.

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Investigation should reveal Biden’s fast-track program for illegal aliens violates federal law

Mexican Governor gives birth in U.S., drawing criticism and raising questions

California Poised to Provide Medicaid Coverage to Entire Illegal Alien Population

House Democrats Swap One Amnesty for Another in Second Version of Build Back Better Act

Build Back Better Bill Promises Amnesty for Illegal Aliens and Favored Status for Corporations and the Wealthy

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