NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are pressing pause on their push to fund immigration enforcement after a tense, closed-door meeting. But it’s not over internal divisions. This time, the fury is directed toward the Trump administration and the surprise “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Department of Justice (DOJ). It comes … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump on his new, nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as concerns over where the money comes from and who gets it ripple through the Capitol. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the $1.78 billion fund earlier this week in a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An internal dispute could derail Republicans’ goal of funding immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told his colleagues that he would not support the GOP’s $72 billion reconciliation package if it included $1 billion in funding for Trump’s ballroom. … Read more
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol is leaving the agency, which is tasked with securing the U.S. border, in the latest shake-up of immigration enforcement leadership in the Trump administration. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said … Read more
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, formerly Texas’ border czar until his appointment by the second Trump administration last year, is stepping down from his position, three Department of Homeland Security sources told CBS News on Thursday. He informed staff on Thursday of his retirement from Border Patrol, the federal agency that oversees the green-uniformed … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks tells Fox News he is resigning, effective immediately. “It’s just time,” Banks told Fox News’ Bill Melugin. “I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans tucked an eye-popping figure into funding for security measures tied to President Donald Trump’s ballroom, a project the administration once touted as being completely privately funded. The GOP released legislation for its immigration enforcement-focused reconciliation package late Monday night, setting the total spending at $72 … Read more
Longest DHS shutdown in history ends The record-setting DHS shutdown concludes as Congress passes a funding bill, excluding ICE and CBP. Sen. John Fetterman criticizes fellow Democrats, stating the shutdown was “unnecessary and a failure of Congress,” leading to unpaid employees and TSA agent resignations. Republican strategist Cassie Smedile explains the political maneuvering and the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House of Representatives approved a budget blueprint funding immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term over Democrats’ fierce objections on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 215-211 along party lines to take a critical step toward ending the record-breaking Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that … Read more
SAN DIEGO — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California. Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez admitted to following a Border Patrol agent on Jan. 8 while he was driving … Read more