Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border

41 lives have been claimed by a bus accident in Panama which carried 66 migrants on their way from Panama and Colombia to the border between Panama and Costa Rica. Among those who are officially on the list are two men from Cameroon whose families are here in the U.S. As they wait to hear if they are among the unidentified patients in a government hospital - or if they are among the dead, we hear...

We speak with ex-congressman Will Hurd about the vetting process for Russian asylum seekers arriving at the southern border. Hurd also shares why comprehensive immigration proposed laws won’t move while Democrats and Republicans continue to play political games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It’s the day a Russian couple has been waiting for. The day of their asylum appointment to enter into the US through Brownsville. With their 13-year-old little Yorkie, they waited for hours on the Gateway Bridge between Matamoros and Brownsville. But the trip wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Along the way, they also found a non-profit that was charging $3,500 per person to “help” them by “using their...

The state of Texas will pay $224 million to a contractor who built part of the border wall which a federal report now says is failing. Why residents of El Cenizo and Rio Bravo in Webb County, Texas now say they feel disrespected by their own state. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The change in policy made by the Biden Administration allows Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Venezuelans to enter the US, but they must have a sponsor. We speak to a Guantánamo Bay Cuban American who says she will not sponsor anyone now. And her warning for those who are going to sponsor and those who want to come to the US. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

We speak with an 18-year-old victim of a stash house. He explains what he went through, while Homeland Security make a call for action.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

President Biden is heading to El Paso. His immigration policy speech and why the Supreme Court is calling congress out when it comes to Title 42. And Congressman Henry Cuellar talks about the reality of change in DC when it comes to immigration.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We travel between Eagle Pass and Del Rio talking to both Maverick and Val Verde County Sheriffs in the second epicenter of the immigration crisis - the Del Rio sector for Border Patrol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On December 21st, just a few days before Christmas when many people cross the border with Mexico for the holidays, the Title 42 health policy will end. That’s the policy used during Covid 19 to control the number of people coming into the US through the Mexico/US border. We speak with Del Rio sector Chief Jason Owens and retired Chief and former acting Director of ICE Ronald Vitiello. See Pri...

It was 45 days after the June incident that claimed the lives of 53 immigrants, or so we thought. We speak to the head of a San Antonio non-profit who made the horrific find just feet away from where the 18-wheeler was found. And clashes between Venezuelan migrants and authorities in Juarez. Plus, the end of the capital murder trial of a border patrol agent found guilty of killing sex industry wor...

On December 21st, Title 42, the trump era policy which kept asylum seekers from coming into the U.S. and kept them in Mexico, will end. But what does that truly mean legally? Immigration attorney Amy Maldonado, who specializes in employment immigration cases and represents Major League Baseball teams, gives us her opinion.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

This week we follow the 28th congressional race which includes a chunk of the Texas border. We also go to Matamoros, Mexico where thousands have just arrived in the month of October alone, looking for asylum.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Venezuelan immigrants clashed with border patrol along the Mexican border. They’re protesting the return of Title 42 under the Biden administration - but only for them. We spotlight the reunion of one family separated by bureaucracy. Also, Catholic Charities tells us what they were offering asylum-seekers and refugees as they make their way to San Antonio before heading out to their final destinat...

The District 28 incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar is the Vice Chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and is considered to be one of the most conservative Democrats.   The woman who wants to unseat him is Cassy Garcia, who was the state coordinator for Republican Senator Ted Cruz. Garcia is the wife of Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens. She says she understands firsthand the pr...

A new policy appears to be out of President Trump’s playbook. We follow the changes in the US when it comes to Venezuelan immigrants. We hear the sorrow and pain one family we met in Eagle Pass was dealing with. This after they filed for asylum as a family and were released with one of their children being expelled into Mexico. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

We speak with Chief Owens of Border Patrol Del Rio Sector - which includes Eagle Pass, Uvalde and Brackettville - about the new staggering numbers. And former Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security in South Texas, Jerry Robinette, talks to us about some of the effects of such a high number of immigrants coming into the country.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Many migrants use coyotes to cross the border illegally into the United States. But that doesn’t always pan out as expected. Many are used as pawns to squeeze more money out of families who fear their loved ones being murdered by coyotes.  This week we are joined by a retired FBI agent and immigration attorney who explain what happens when these immigrants become victims of kidnapping and the...

Last week Florida Governor Ron DeSantis paid more than $1.6 million to fly immigrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. So how is the Latino community responding to this bold action? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

An outcry on both sides of the aisle after 48 migrants were sent to Martha’s Vineyard, one of the most luxurious vacation spots in the United States – and a self-proclaimed Sanctuary City. The next day, two busses from Texas dropped off immigrants in front of the vice president’s home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...

What should we call people who come into the United States? Migrants, immigrants, asylum seekers, undocumented – just to name a few. Today we talk to retired Homeland Security agent in charge Ari Jimenez. the former supervisor of the San Antonio region which reaches all the way to the Mexican border. He explains why these individual names should not be used as a blanket statement. See Privacy Poli...

The new journey bringing migrants to a new processing center in San Antonio. But not everyone is happy to see them. We talk to a member of a group that has been protesting for weeks in front of the center. He is an immigrant from Colombia who came with family when he was little. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

The Rio Grande is the final physical barrier between migrants in Mexico and the United States. Yami Virgin experienced what Border Patrol Agents go through every day to save migrants from the river. “The starkest reminder that we've had here recently is the passing of specialist Evans, the National Guard hero that put himself into harm's way to rescue a migrant and unfortunately lost,” explained B...

This week we take a tour of the Rio Grande Valley with Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. We take a trip to Del Rio, home of Laughlin Air Force Base where US pilots are trained -- and now known for being one of the hotspots for migrants to cross into the US from Acuna, Mexico just across the river.  So what are these asylum laws that everyone keeps talking about? Why not just get rid of them?...