RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas—For nearly two decades, American presidents have gone back and forth on walling off this wilder corner of the Rio Grande, where the river twists in zigzagging turns and jagged bluffs overlook neighboring towns in Mexico. Since President George W. Bush first signed off on the idea in 2006, Republican and Democratic administrations have started and stopped and repeatedly reversed course on wall plans here, mirroring the volatile partisan politics of the immigration debate. Now the Biden administration is set to fast-track 20 new miles of border...

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) took a swipe at President Joe Biden over the ongoing border crisis, suggesting the president is "afraid" to show illegal migrants being deported. During an interview with CNN, Cuellar claimed that Biden is "afraid" of blowback from far-left groups and activists if the administration continues its promise not to send illegal aliens back to their home countries. "This administration is doing some deportations, but they don't show them," Cuellar said. "They're afraid to show people going back as President Obama and Secretary Jeh Johnson did. You've...

Lara Trump, senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, told Newsmax Friday that next year's election is the reason President Joe Biden is resuming construction on her father-in-law's border wall. "Oh, imagine that!" she said during an appearance on Newsmax's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE." "Joe Biden, the guy who started taking it down, who we had to have people there guarding parts of the wall that they had laid down from when the Trump administration was active." "It is so insane," she continued. "I guess it must be an election year...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that the Biden administration’s newly announced plan to construct a 20-mile section of wall along Texas’ southern border was “a setback because it does not resolve the problem” of migrants seeking refuge in the United States, The Associated Press reports. López Obrador also said the announcement is “pure publicity” and urged the United States to address the “root causes” of migration, according to Reuters. And the Mexican president is absolutely right. Even President Joe Biden admitted as much himself, reiterating a claim...

The ongoing immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border has made its way to cities across America, forcing President Joe Biden to change his immigration policies and politics. Now, it’s resulting in pushback from many of his supporters. Reports that the Department of Homeland Security would be constructing 20 miles of border wall in Starr County, Texas, came out during the week of Oct. 1, in part because it goes against one of Biden’s 2020 campaign promises. “There will not be another foot of wall constructed under my administration,” Biden...

Here is the headline that could have dominated the news two months ago — on July 25, 2023 — but didn’t: "President Biden Announces New Rule to Secure Borders: Will Appeal Federal Court Decision Overturning It, If Necessary All the Way to the Supreme Court." Here are the facts: On May 12, 2023, President Joe Biden had no choice but to end the use of Title 42 to turn away illegal immigrants. Title 42 is part of the Public Service Act of 1944. It was based on a law passed...

U.S. — President Biden restarted construction on Trump's border wall Thursday after his son inked out a deal to secure a 10% kickback from the construction company. "Hunter is the smartest guy I know," said Biden. "I'd like to see Trump get a 10% rebate on anything, Jack." A reporter was reportedly expelled from the White House Press Corps after pointing out that the rebate constituted a bribe. "Sir, it's not a rebate. They upped the price by 10% and then gave you the difference so they wouldn't lose money...

The Biden administration has been selling off Trump-era border wall materials, including lots of square iron and steel wall tubing as recently as Wednesday, one day before President Joe Biden's about-face to build 20 miles of new wall. The administration quietly began selling off the materials as far back as April on GovPlanet, an online auction house that specializes in military surplus. But only in August did reports surface about what the administration was doing. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) told Newsweek in August that the materials were...