
The federal government admits that a sharp increase in unaccompanied minors illegally migrating north was caused by their perceptions about U.S. immigration policy as well as a desire to flee violence and poor conditions in Central America.
by Caroline May2 Mar 2015, 8:31 AM PST0

Texas’ top statewide officials are not seeing eye to eye on the critical issue of border security. Public statements by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) and Speaker of the House Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) seemed to indicate static between the leaders of the two chambers of the Legislature, and Breitbart Texas was unable to confirm if Patrick, Straus, or Governor Greg Abbott had communicated with each other before a press conference held by Patrick on Tuesday at the Capitol.
by Sarah Rumpf11 Feb 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

In a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that he is seeking $12 million to continue the border surge of Texas National Guard troops through May. They are currently scheduled to leave next month, and
by Sarah Rumpf10 Feb 2015, 2:07 PM PST0

Among the thousands of families and unaccompanied alien children (UACs) who streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border this year who were ordered removed from the country but had not been retained in custody, over ninety percent of those removal orders are not being completed because the immigrants failed to appear at the required hearing and, in most cases, officials have no real answers about how to track them down.
by Sarah Rumpf31 Dec 2014, 7:37 AM PST0