The Trump administration is expanding a program designed to return migrants to Mexico while they await asylum proceedings, according to reports.Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), otherwise referred to as ‘Remain-In-Mexico,’ will be implemented at additional hotspots along the southern border, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials have revealed.The program will be rolled in the Tucson and […]
President Trump’s selection for the acting head of Department of Homeland Security (DHS), following the departure of ex-chief Kirstjen Nielsen, has triggered dissenting reactions from two former officials with intimate knowledge of the challenges at the southern border. Former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Thomas Homan and former Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu, both […]
Human traffickers are exploiting weak U.S. asylum laws and immigration policies by ‘recycling’ children used to escort adult illegal aliens into the country, according to DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Nielsen testified before Congress on Thursday regarding the explosive crisis unfolding at the U.S. border – a situation she said is “truly an emergency.” “Smugglers and […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Central American migrants attempting to exploit the United States government should return to their own countries. Groups of migrants appeared at the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana demanding to be let in to the U.S. or paid $50,000 per person, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Responding to press […]