Mexican citizens in Tijuana have discovered their inner Trump as the city becomes overwhelmed by the influx of thousands of members of the Central American caravans. Protests are happening and the word “invasion” is even being used.

(more…)

They’re here!

The first wave of the massive migrant caravan arrived in Tijuana at the US-Mexico border Tuesday morning. Some 350 people rolled up in busses with at least 5,000 more on the way.
(more…)

Friday, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation via the Department of Homeland Security that makes it more difficult for illegal border crossers to obtain asylum status once inside the US.

The administration claims the goal of the new rules is to dissuade asylum-seekers from entering the country illegally and encourage asylum-seekers to...

Thursday, the 9th Circuit upheld an injunction which blocked the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

(more…)

Late Thursday afternoon Trump gave a speech and then answered questions from the press about policy regarding the caravan of illegal immigrants headed towards the U.S. I listened to it at the time, and here’s the text of his remarks.

After hearing the speech, I wasn’t surprised by the spin given by ...

This is like an election gift to Republicans.

People participating in the Honduran Migrant Caravan making its way through Mexico have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in D.C. against Trump’s possible border enforcement plans.

(more…)

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump tweeted out an ad that features Luis Bracamontes and pictures of the migrant caravan in Mexico headed to our border. Trump wrote, “It is outrageous what the Democrats are doing to our Country. Vote Republican!”

Bracamontes, a twice-deported Mexican, received the death penalty in 2014 for killing...

Axios reports this morning that Trump is considering signing an Executive Order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants:

President Trump plans to sign an executive order that would remove the right to citizenship...

Reports have come out today that the military will deploy 5,000 troops to the border. Initial reports last week stated that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis planned to send only 800.

A Pentagon spokesperson said the situation remains fluid and the number of troops could change.

(more…)

Last weekend, I covered the latest caravan of illegal immigrants careening toward our southern border, and on Friday, Mary blogged about President Trump considering executive action to narrow requirements for asylum-seekers.

Now we are learning that thousands of illegal immigrants currently making their way through Mexico have been offered refugee status by the...

Reports came out late Thursday night that President Donald Trump has been considering using executive action to stop the migrant caravan that is headed to our border. From Politico:

Under the plan, the Trump administration would publish fast-track regulation that would restrict certain migrants’ ability to seek asylum. The regulation would be...

President Donald Trump said he plans on “bringing out the military” to stop the thousands of people in the migrant caravan headed to our border.

Another report

On Monday, I blogged that reporters discovered Bangladeshis mixed in the migrant caravan moving towards the US border.

Now Judicial Watch and Sara Carter

The Daily Caller has reported that Univision correspondent Santa Anna, a reporter traveling with the migrant caravan that’s moving into Mexico from Guatemala, noticed people from Bangladesh within the massive crowd of migrants:

“Yesterday when we were traveling through Guatemala, we noticed people from El Salvador and even people from Bangladesh,” he...

President Donald Trump tweeted this morning that the US will begin to cut and reduce aid to Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador due to the migrant caravan. He also described the caravan as a national emergency.

Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from...

The migrant caravan from Central America continues their march to the US border despite threats from President Donald Trump with publications estimating between 5,000 and 7,000 people.

As they made their way over the Suchiate River, which connects Guatemala and Mexico, the head of the local government’s emergency services Gerardo Hernandez said,...