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Border Bill Passes House

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a border supplemental bill Friday night.  The 223 – 189 vote came after an initial attempt at a border supplement failed to make it to the floor Thursday due to lack of support.  Late-night

Border Bill Passes House

Heritage Action Announces Support for DACA Bill, Will Include in Scorecard

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

Heritage Action Announces Support for DACA Bill, Will Include in Scorecard

Anti-Amnesty Groups Signal Tentative Support for New Border Bills

Anti-amnesty groups that were opposed to the House border plan Thursday signaled tentative support for the revamped effort Friday. “We won’t decide for sure until we see the language, but if everything I’m hearing is true, we will support both

Anti-Amnesty Groups Signal Tentative Support for New Border Bills

Fleming: Aware of Five to Six GOP Members Skeptical of Border Bill Order

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

Fleming: Aware of Five to Six GOP Members Skeptical of Border Bill Order

Boehner on Border Crisis: 'Doing Something is Better than Doing Nothing'

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

Boehner on Border Crisis: 'Doing Something is Better than Doing Nothing'

House Rules Committee Considers King Amendment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In order to obtain more conservative votes some provisions might be added to the House border bill, according to House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions. “I think the issue is whether there will be provisions added to

House Rules Committee Considers King Amendment

White House: Obama Would Veto House Border Bill

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

White House: Obama Would Veto House Border Bill

Vulnerable Senate Dems Fear Obama Executive Amnesty

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

Vulnerable Senate Dems Fear Obama Executive Amnesty

Boehner: 'I've Got Lots Of' Ideas on Border Crisis

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

Boehner: 'I've Got Lots Of' Ideas on Border Crisis

Cornyn Teams Up With Dem Obama Critic On Border Bill

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.

Cornyn Teams Up With Dem Obama Critic On Border Bill

Honduran President: Misinformation on Amnesty to Blame for Surge

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.

Honduran President: Misinformation on Amnesty to Blame for Surge

GOP Rep Introduces Bill to Quickly Send Illegal Immigrant Children Home

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

GOP Rep Introduces Bill to Quickly Send Illegal Immigrant Children Home

Cruz on Border Crisis: 'Amnesty Is Unfolding Before Our Very Eyes'

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

Cruz on Border Crisis: 'Amnesty Is Unfolding Before Our Very Eyes'

Groups Sue Obama Administration to Provide Lawyers for Illegal Immigrant Children

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,

Groups Sue Obama Administration to Provide Lawyers for Illegal Immigrant Children

Boehner Considering Including Immigration in Lawsuit Against President

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

Boehner Considering Including Immigration in Lawsuit Against President

Rep. Ted Yoho: Halt Funding to Mexico Until Border Secure

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

Rep. Ted Yoho: Halt Funding to Mexico Until Border Secure

Goodlatte: Obama Has Tools to Quell Border Surge But Not Using Them

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

Goodlatte: Obama Has Tools to Quell Border Surge But Not Using Them

Obama Asks Congress for Increased Authority to Address Border Crisis

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

Obama Asks Congress for Increased Authority to Address Border Crisis

Cornyn: Obama 'Needs Wake-Up Call' About Border Crisis

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

Cornyn: Obama 'Needs Wake-Up Call' About Border Crisis

Report: More Than Half of Central American Immigrants on Welfare

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

Report: More Than Half of Central American Immigrants on Welfare

WH Says 'Most' Illegal Immigrant Children Will Probably Be Deported

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

WH Says 'Most' Illegal Immigrant Children Will Probably Be Deported

Top General: Border Crisis 'Existential' National Security Threat

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

Top General: Border Crisis 'Existential' National Security Threat

ICE Removes 'Alien' from Term for Illegal Immigrant Children

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,

ICE Removes 'Alien' from Term for Illegal Immigrant Children