The Biden Administration’s latest budget request includes a reduction in detention beds and in its place they primarily rely on Alternatives to Detention (ATD) where aliens are released and supposedly monitored with technology like ankle bracelets or even smartphone apps. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report detailing that the lax enforcement across … Continued
By Roy Beck
The Supreme Court’s decision this week on the Remain in Mexico program does not have to be the final word on Pres. Biden’s dismantling of most border enforcement. It is discouraging that the court’s 5-4 ruling states that a lower federal court was wrong to insist that the Biden Administration was required to keep the … Continued
By Eric Ruark
Last month the Center for Immigration Studies released a report on the increase in the foreign-born population in the United States since President Biden took office on January 21, 2021. The report by Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler found, not surprisingly, that it had increased by two million and that this increase was “driven … Continued
In my opinion, the Judiciary Branch is the most vital institution in the government. It is before a judge that even the most powerful government official has no privilege or protection except the same laws that apply to everyone. It is in the Judiciary that laws passed by the people become manifest. In courts, only … Continued
We have a new ‘Florida Man’ story with which to delight. Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, who perhaps we can call Mr. T., is the latest judge to tackle the most pressing question in immigration law: does the President have virtually unlimited discretion to enforce the law based on policy preferences? The case is Florida … Continued
By Roy Beck
I am regularly asked how a voter can know who to believe when politicians say they want to control the border and fight illegal immigration. I tell them I know who they CAN’T trust. That would be anybody who isn’t on the list below – anybody who isn’t actively working to mandate that every employer … Continued
The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice (DHS and DOJ respectively), are blundering ever on toward administrative collapse with their latest version of asylum reform. Back in August of 2021, we saw the initial draft which was a radical overhaul of the entire asylum process in the middle of “seasonal” surge of migrants at the … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Recent polls and media analyses spell out how Republicans are capturing Hispanic voters whom Democrats lost ground with, and, notably, how Hispanic voters along the border increasingly favor Republican platforms on immigration limits and enforcement. These reports cite that economic and worker issues are the key concerns for Hispanic voters — not increasing immigration. Equis … Continued
Another day, another court enjoining the Biden Administration. The issue this time was spelled out strikingly by Judge Michael Newman. He wrote, “At bottom, that is what this dispute is about: can the Executive displace clear congressional command in the name of resource allocation and enforcement goals?” He’s talking about enforcement priority memos where the … Continued
