Large majorities of likely voters think that any amnesty should (1) mandate E-Verify to be fully implemented for all employers before any benefits for illegal aliens, (2) bar the amnestied illegal aliens from any family chain migration, and (3) exclude illegal aliens who have been in the country for fewer than 10 years. Pelosi's amnesty bills this week fail on all.
Late last week, DHS filed a rule with the Federal Register that formally removes the effective 2019 public charge rule from the Code of Federal Regulations. 11 states have now filed a motion challenging the reckless change in an attempt to ensure that aliens can financially support themselves in order to become citizens or LPRs.
Customs and Border Protection announced this week that Border Patrol agents apprehended 96,974 illegal border crossers in February. That's the largest number of apprehensions since the border surge of 2019 when Border Patrol agents apprehended 99,273 and 132,856 in April and May, respectively. The February number is 45% higher than the number from February of 2019, suggesting that this spring's numbers could be much larger than 2019.
The Attorneys General of Florida, Arizona, and Montana have all filed suits against the Biden Administration and its lack of immigration enforcement; Fla. sued to stop the deportation freeze, Ariz. and Mont. sued to stop new rules hindering ICE.
The Department of Homeland Security recently announced a deportation amnesty for 323,000 illegal aliens from Venezuela reportedly due to ongoing political unrest in the South American country.
According to the head of one local non-profit, approx- imately a quarter of illegal aliens released in Harlingen Texas have tested positive for the Coronavirus after being dropped off by Border Patrol officers through the practice of 'catch and release.'
U.S. border officials have stated that they have no plans for personnel on the southern border to administer coronavirus tests on scores of aliens pouring through; despite growing concerns that the crisis at the border could exacerbate the spread of the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control is now allowing detention facilities at the border responsible for handling alien minors who crossed illegally into the U.S. to expand to full capacity, abandoning the health requirement that they stay near 50% to inhibit the spread of the coronavirus.
A senior-level law enforcement source at DHS recently revealed they received verbal orders from within the department restricting officials’ right to inform the public about the growing crisis at the border, drastically hindering the transparency of both DHS and the Biden Administration.