The surge of migrant families arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice President Donald Trump has long mocked as “catch and release.”
A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials will issue a statement saying that “there is no factual basis” for President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The most popular way that fentanyl enters the United States is not via our border with Mexico; primarily, it arrives here by mail.
There are currently 31 other active national emergencies still in effect. Here’s how Trump’s recent declaration compares to those.
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Both sides won’t yield an inch, greatly increasing the chances of failure to craft a game-changing immigration deal that will satisfy both Trump and Pelosi.
Trump claims he is justified in declaring this national emergency to fund his border wall by saying that most Americans support this demand and that the Southwest border is in crisis.
The Democrats are waiting for a clearer explanation of where and how the $5.7 billion dollars would be spent as part of a border wall and security package.