The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
(ABC News)- U.S. border authorities are predicting the number of undocumented migrants stopped at the southern border could reach as high as 1 million by the end of the year, potentially doubling last year’s level, federal officials told ABC News on Tuesday. The estimate, which includes illegal crossings and people arriving at ports of entry, comes as administration officials say they have limited…
(ABC News)- Approximately 3,750 additional active duty U.S. troops are heading to the southern borderin support of Customs and Border Protection, according to a statement released by the Department of Defense on Sunday. “That support includes a mobile surveillance capability through the end of September 2019, as well as the emplacement of approximately 150 miles of concertina wire between ports of entry,” the…
(ABC NEWS) -U.S. border authorities fired tear gas into Mexico on Monday night when a group of roughly 150 migrants attempted to illegally cross the border into San Diego. Customs and Border Protection said the non-lethal measures were not aimed at those who were actively climbing the fence, but at people who were throwing rocks south of the borderline. “These countermeasures successfully suppressed…
Some of the children that were separated from their families at the US – Mexico border are here in South Carolina living in foster homes for an undetermined amount of time.
