House Democrats Establish 'Border Security Task Force' to Interface "Dystopian" Trump Policy Plans House Democrats have now established a new task force charged with battling the "dystopian" policy plans of former President Donald Trump. Known as the Democrats for Border Security Task Force, the new group boasts 26 House Democrats as its members and is co-chaired by Representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. The task force is working towards solving persisting immigration and border security issues that have since grown to a fever pitch as the 2024 elections get closer.

Panama launched an interagency operation aimed at stopping illegal migration across the dangerous Darién Gap, a dense jungle area on its border with Colombian. In coordination with the U.S. and Colombia, it intends to break up human smuggling networks which made possible for hundreds of thousands of migrants -mainly going to the United States- to pass through this dangerous land.

The Biden presidency administration has also just announced the latest steps into addressing the long-standing issues on the U.S.-Mexico border. The latest executive orders and policies are designed for the purposes of handling the flow of migrants and implementing an orderly and secure process for aspirants seeking asylum in the United States.

The almost 800,000 Dreamers—undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children—have seen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an executive action by President Obama from 2012, as their lifeline. Though filled with both political and legal obstacles, the future of the program is very uncertain.

The Biden presidency administration has also just announced the latest steps into addressing the long-standing issues on the U.S.-Mexico border. The latest executive orders and policies are designed for the purposes of handling the flow of migrants and implementing an orderly and secure process for aspirants seeking asylum in the United States.

President Biden has released a fresh order to regulate the movement across the U.S.-Mexico border. Its purpose is to allow those in power to close asylum seekers out temporarily once their number exceeds seven days in succession while making a staggering 2,500+ crossings daily.

A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump is expected to decide as soon as this week whether to continue blocking a key part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's anti-immigration law. Last month, Judge Roy Altman found that the "human smuggling" provision of the law went beyond state authority.

President Biden's recent effort to deal with immigration issues on the southern border has been through an executive order. At first, Biden had a bipartisan agreement that tied Ukraine funding to more stringent immigration measures. This provided him with political coverage for his administration to impose some pretty restrictive policies on the border.

Unaccompanied minors are starting to represent themselves in immigration court. This is alarming news, In 2023, 44% of unaccompanied minors were not represented by counsel.

Every single other court in the United States guarantees defendants(including minors) the right to counsel, except for immigration court.

The White House has told lawmakers that President Joe Bide is in plans to sign off on an executive order that would effectively shut down asylum requests in the U.S. - Mexico border, once the average number of daily encounters hits 2500 between the ports of entry.