By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact One year ago today, a confused Honduran man seeking asylum in the United States became the first person to be turned away from the border and sent back to Mexico to await a U.S. court hearing. He would become the first of nearly 60,000 people…

(Press Release) U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its annual Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 trade and travel report today. According to the report, CBP personnel processed $2.7 trillion of imports and 410 million travelers in FY 2019. The “Trade and Travel Fiscal Year 2019 Report” describes CBP’s essential role in…

By Royce Murray, Immigration Impact Three years into the Trump administration, it’s become clear that we have lost our rudder. For a nation that long-provided a welcome mat to the huddled masses yearning to breathe free, our immigration policies are not welcoming. They are punitive and isolationist. We have seen…

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at Laredo Field Office ports of entry processed more than $190.6 billion in imports and millions of vehicles, pedestrians and commercial trucks during Fiscal Year 2019. “CBP within the Laredo Field Office ports of entry continues to lead…

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller is no friend to immigrants—particularly those he views as racially “lesser than.” While this is evident from the anti-immigrant policies Miller has promoted over the past three years, it is also crystal clear in the private messages he…

By: Suzette Brooks Masters, Immigration Impact After more than 20 years in the immigrant justice movement, I confess that I missed the mark. In my drive to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees, I was blind to some key realities taking root in America. I failed to see the…

By: Katie Shepherd, Immigration Impact A congressional oversight committee held a hearing this week on the need for immigration court reform and the systemic due process challenges within the immigration court system. The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship heard from several experts on the issue. Most experts…

(Press Release) U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock and Carrizo Springs Stations collaborated with  U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), Jan 27 to arrest multiple illegal aliens. “Technology systems like the UAS allow us to greatly improve our presence on…

Mike Moen, Public News Service – WI MILWAUKEE — Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t guarantee you won’t end up with a heart illness. A Wisconsin doctor, along with a heart attack survivor, is raising awareness about warning signs. February is American Heart Month, and experts say it’s a good time…

Diane Bernard, Public News Service – VA RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has joined with attorneys general from Nevada and Illinois to file a federal lawsuit arguing the Equal Rights Amendment must be added to the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit comes just days after Virginia became the…