What is in the US Senate’s $118bn border security and Ukraine bill? | US-Mexico border
Senate negotiators introduced a long-awaited national security bill on Sunday after months of talks over funding for U.S. allies overseas and changes to border policy. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill on Wednesday, but it remains highly uncertain whether the bill can pass both chambers. Lawmakers from both parties have already voiced […]
Gov. Kristi Noem seeks to further bolster Texas security efforts at US-Mexico border
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is considering increasing support for border security in Texas, including razor wire and the deployment of patrol agents. In her speech to Congress, Noem criticized the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, focusing on the threat posed by Mexican drug cartels. She has previously deployed the South Dakota National Guard to […]
Texas refuses to back down in border standoff with feds, as record 302K migrants illegally cross US-Mexico border in December
Tensions between federal and Texas authorities continued to rise Friday over access to the hotly contested border area of Eagle Pass, which thousands of migrants have used to illegally enter the United States. . On the same day, Customs and Border Protection released its December operational statistics, showing record numbers. 302,034 encounters along the southwest […]