Illegal Immigration News

More than a decade ago, a cooperative effort between Washington and Mexico City resulted in the arrest and repatriation of thousands of illegal immigrants, reduced border apprehensions of Central American immigrants by 76 percent, and saved U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars. In an interview with the Center for Immigration Studies, retired U.S. immigration official Hipolito…

MIAMI—With thousands of Central American children newly arrived in the United States, and more expected to come, school officials have asked the federal government for a helping hand. Immigrant kids cost about $1,900 more per pupil to educate. Teachers must be bilingual. The students will need health care and psychological services because many arrive sick and traumatized…

As lawmakers debate how to handle the surge of immigrants crossing the country’s southern border, unaccompanied minors denied asylum face a long road back home. Because of the backlogged U.S. immigration system, many of those children remain in the country for years—even if deportation is the only option. According to information obtained by the House…

ENCINO, Texas—Far from the border with Mexico, Ronnie Osburn, manager of the Tepeguaje Ranch,  says illegal immigrants trespass his property to avoid a highway checkpoint and make it to Houston—and beyond. In the follow-up to The Daily Signal’s “Life on the Ranch” video, Osburn describes how trespassers vandalize the wired fence that lines his property,…

An influx of illegal and unaccompanied immigrant children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in U.S. border towns is causing the federal government to look elsewhere around the country to house them. But many Americans oppose the placement of illegal immigrants in their communities. 1. Granjeno, Texas "In the past month I've seen it everyday,…

McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government was set to open a 55,000-square-foot processing center in this border town on Sunday to temporarily house immigrant children who have entered the country illegally. More than 57,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from Central America, have entered the U.S. illegally since October. The children had overwhelmed Border Patrol facilities, spurring…

Department of Health and Human Services official Mark Greenburg stated during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday that, when placing unaccompanied, illegal immigrant children into homes to await their respective deportation hearings, the department does not verify nor take into account the legal status of sponsors. Committee member Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., remarked…

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said Monday that President Obama’s unauthorized “administrative legalizations” are to blame for the growing humanitarian crisis on the southern border. Goodlatte claims that Obama’s “lack of leadership” and executive orders are sending an inviting message to immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the U.S.

A dramatic ad, commissioned by U.S. homeland security officials to discourage youngsters from Central America from crossing the southern border, depicts the death of a youth on his way to America to make “great money.” The public service announcement, in Spanish, is airing in Guatemala as part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials’ $1 million…

Tens of thousands of immigrants who illegally crossed the Mexico border into the United States are in the process of being released into communities throughout the nation rather than being indefinitely detained or immediately deported, according to a Texas congressman. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, who visited the U.S.-Mexico border last week, said an effort is…

A congressman trying to visit a federal facility housing unaccompanied illegal immigrants from Central America was denied access to the building. According to a press release, Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., yesterday attempted to visit the facility at the Fort Sill Army post—run by the Department of Health and Human Services—in Lawton, Okla., but was told…