Immigration/Border

Senate Clears $70 Billion DHS Funding Bill

The United States Senate voted 52-47 along party lines earlier this morning to pass a $70 billion reconciliation funding bill…

2 months ago

Markwayne Mullin Defends Immigration Enforcement, Lawmakers Clash Over Who's Accountable

For members of Congress in Washington, D.C., debate continues over whether to approve the $70 billion budget reconciliation package for…

2 months ago

Keith Self Calls for Warrant Requirement as FISA Deadline Looms

A federal surveillance law called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) expires in 11 days, Congress is gridlocked, and Congressman…

2 months ago

Texas Immigration Crackdown Advances After Appeals Court Steps In, Clearing Senate Bill 4

A federal appeals court handed Texas a major legal victory Friday, allowing a first-of-its-kind state immigration enforcement law to take…

2 months ago

DHS Funding Gets Final Approval From House of Representatives

The House of Representatives voted 214-212 to pass a bill sending $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)…

2 months ago

Randy Weber's Warning That Birthright Citizenship Is Broken

Representative Randy Weber (R-TX) has been vocal in his opposition to birthright citizenship, calling it an abuse of American law.…

2 months ago

Big Bend Border Wall Project Awarded $1.7 Billion Contract, Waiving Environmental Protections

After months of controversy surrounding plans to construct a border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas, a $1.7…

2 months ago

Catholic Diocese Challenges Trump Administration's Lawsuit to Seize Border Land On El Paso Religious Site

Hoping to preserve a religious site dating back to the 20th century, the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., signaled…

2 months ago

Bipartisan Dignity Act Promises Border Security Without Sacrificing Compassion

Earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) reintroduced a bipartisan bill that…

2 months ago

Brandon Gill Named Chair of New House Task Force on Government Abuses

Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) has been chosen to lead a newly created House task force to investigate what Republicans describe…

2 months ago