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Heritage Action for America announced Friday it will be scoring the House vote on legislation targeting President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, calling on members to vote “yes” on the measure.  “Heritage Action supports the Blackburn bill and

WASHINGTON, D.C.–While some of the House’s most conservative immigration hawks have signaled support for the expected border package, Louisiana Republican Rep. John Fleming remains skeptical and says that he is aware of about five or six other members who feel

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress must do something to alleviate the ongoing crisis at the border, and President Obama’s plan to take more unilateral action on immigration reform will make the crisis worse, House Speaker John Boehner argued Thursday. “The crisis

NumbersUSA is warning House Republicans that it will be scoring votes for the House border supplemental bill as “a vote for continued open borders.” In a message to House Republicans, obtained by Breitbart News, the limited immigration group warned that

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern argued Wednesday that once unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors are turned over to their family members in the United States, they are no longer a burden on the United States.  “You talk about the costs of

If the House’s supplemental border bill were to make it to President Obama’s desk, Obama senior advisors would urge him to veto it.  In a statement of administration policy, the Office of Management and Budget said it “strongly opposes House

Vulnerable Senate Democrats facing tight reelection bids this cycle are telling President Obama to go through the legislative process rather than enact unilateral amnesty himself. “I think this is a congressional issue and I encourage [House] Speaker [John] Boehner in

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Congress expected to vote on authorization to sue President Obama over executive overreach, House Democrats slammed the effort Wednesday as a “loser” and “waste of time.” “Republicans are wasting time on a partisan lawsuit when instead

Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez slammed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) bipartisan effort to more quickly deal with unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  “Senator Cornyn has led the opposition to every single immigration reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans will have a better idea of what their next steps will be on the border crisis by the end of the week, House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Tuesday.  “We’re awaiting Chairman Hal Rogers and

In a major shift in tone from last week, White House Sec. Josh Earnest told reporters Monday that unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors who face a credible threat of death in their home countries will “likely” be “granted humanitarian relief.” “These

Legislation set to be introduced Tuesday aims to deal with the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border by expediting the processing of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Democratic Rep.

The president of Honduras told a congressional delegation visiting the region Sunday that the surge in illegal immigration from Central America to the United States has been caused by poverty, violence, and misinformation, according to a report from Agence France-Presse.

The Chamber of Commerce has not been discouraged by the lack of legislative action on immigration reform. Instead, the business organization is digging in, pushing for an immigration overhaul as soon as possible.  “We’re going to use every tool and

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I don’t how to say it, being a guy who doesn’t curse a lot,” Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon responded when asked about President Obama’s $3.7 billion supplemental emergency request to deal with the ongoing crisis at

Arizona Republican Rep. Matt Salmon introduced legislation Thursday to amend a 2008 trafficking law to allow for the expedited removal of certain unaccompanied illegal immigrant children from noncontiguous countries. Salmon’s bill, the Expedited Family Reunification Act, would change the William

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The congressional working group assembled by House Speaker John Boehner to advise about the ongoing crisis at the border is looking to revise a 2008 trafficking law which makes removing Central American unaccompanied minors difficult.  “The working group

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar says he is planning to introduce bipartisan legislation to tweak a 2008 trafficking law that placed added protections on unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries. “It’s a very simple piece of legislation that amends the 2008

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson argued Wednesday that there are more cost-effective and efficient ways to confront the ongoing border crisis than President Obama’s emergency funding request for $3.7 billion to be dispersed across multiple agencies. “The $300 million dollar

The humanitarian crisis at the border is a “direct consequence of President Obama’s lawlessness,” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz argued Wednesday.  “Amnesty is unfolding before our very eyes,” Cruz said on the Senate floor. “And I would suggest the only

Immigrant-rights groups filed a class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration for failing to provide legal representation to illegal immigrant children in deportation hearings Wednesday. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Public Counsel,

The Justice Department will be moving resources to prioritize the adjudication of recent border crossers in removal proceedings and hiring more immigration judges to deal with the cases quickly, Deputy Attorney General James Cole announced Wednesday.  “We have an obligation

House Speaker John Boehner could include immigration issues in his lawsuit against President Obama’s executive actions.  “Yes we are,” he told reporters at his Wednesday press conference when asked if he is considering including any immigration-related executive actions in his

Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho says Mexico should not get foreign aid until the U.S.-Mexico border is secure. “Mexico should not be accepting American generosity with one hand and covering their eyes to the situation at the border with the

President Obama could take action now to stop the flood of illegal immigration across the southern border, none of which he included in his funding request to Congress Tuesday, according to House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte.  “President Obama created this

Congress should not provide the Obama administration with any additional funding until it uses current resources to secure the border and confront illegal immigration, according to Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith. “This isn’t a funding problem, it’s an enforcement problem.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unaccompanied children from Central American crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally should be deported except in extreme circumstances, according to House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. “We have an immediate humanitarian crisis that confronts this country, we also

President Barack Obama officially requested $3.7 billion in emergency funding to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border Tuesday. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the Obama administration requested the funding but did not address any specific

The White House is requesting 3.7 billion in emergency appropriations from Congress to deal with the influx of tens of thousands unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors and family units from Central America at the southern border The amount the Obama administration

President Obama needs to visit the border during his fundraising trip to Texas this week and get a “wake-up call,” according to Texas Republican John Cornyn. “I think the problem speaks for itself when the President — who would prefer

More than half of legal and illegal immigrant households from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are on at least one form of public assistance, according to an analysis of government data by a limited immigration group. Based on the Census

White House press secretary Josh Earnest took a harder line on the tens of thousands of illegal alien children streaming across the border than the Department of Homeland Security secretary did on Sunday, saying “most” of the children will likely

Oklahoma Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine is calling on members of the media to reject the limitations the government is placing on their coverage of facilities housing unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors. In a press release Monday, Bridenstine highlighted a recent invitation

The crisis at the southern U.S. border is an “existential” national security threat, according to the top general in charge in charge of overseeing the area.  “In comparison to other global threats, the near collapse of societies in the hemisphere

After being denied an impromptu tour of the Health and Human Services facility housing up to 1,200 unaccompanied minors at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) will be get a tour this Saturday. Last week, security guards and HHS

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel have been directed to no longer refer to illegal immigrant children crossing the border alone as “UACs” (unaccompanied alien children). Instead these individuals are to be referred to as “unaccompanied children” in official correspondence,