Latest Border security News
The Biden administration is poised to allow Israeli citizens to travel to the US without a US visa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is poised to admit Israel this week into an exclusive club that will allow its citizens to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa despite Washington's ongoing concerns about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinian Americans. ...
With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool
MEXICO CITY (AP) — From a White House podium in May, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined new legal pathways to the United States for Venezuelans and others, along with a “very clear” message for those who come illegally. “Our borders are not open....
Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country, a government official said Friday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that setting...
Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status from Biden administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it was giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year. The Department of Homeland Security said in the announcement that the decision to give Temporary...
The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere...
Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was running out of options Monday as he pushed ahead with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down, but even including hardline border security provisions wasn't enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority. ...
Role in capture of escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danilo Cavalcante puts spotlight on K-9 Yoda
The resolution of a nearly two-week manhunt for an escaped prisoner in southeastern Pennsylvania brought attention to the searcher who finally subdued Danilo Cavalcante: a tactically trained K-9 named Yoda. The 4-year-old Belgian Malinois is credited for bringing Cavalcante, 34, into...
The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists' hands
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago. The Department of Homeland Security has long had the ability to inspect facilities...
Smugglers are steering migrants into the remote Arizona desert, posing new Border Patrol challenges
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol agents ordered the young Senegalese men to wait in the scant shade of desert scrub brush while they loaded a more vulnerable group of migrants — a family with three young children from India — into a white van for the short trip...
Migrant woman dies after a 'medical emergency' in Border Patrol custody in South Texas, agency says
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — A migrant woman died in South Texas after spending less than a day in federal custody, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced Tuesday. Border agents encountered the 29-year-old woman and her family in the Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon, according to...
