Tag: CBP

(L) EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 17: U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino is confronted by residents during a sto at a gas station while on patrol on December 17, 2025 in Evanston, Illinois. The agents made apprehensions of suspected undocumented immigrants as they patrolled through Chicago and several nearby suburbs. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) / (Background) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 09: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces that she has declared a state of emergency to help deal with an influx of migrants during a press conference on May 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. According to the mayor, 100 to 200 migrants are arriving in the city each day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fmr Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unleashes verbal attack on Border Patrol Commander Bovino, slamming his actions as shameful

Former Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot unleashed a verbal attack on an X post by senior U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory K. Bovino, slamming his actions as unconstitutional and shameful while ominously warning of his impending “day of reckoning.”

Read More Fmr Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unleashes verbal attack on Border Patrol Commander Bovino, slamming his actions as shameful
MIAMI, FL - MARCH 04: A sign points passengers to the mobile passport control window set up for international travelers arriving at Miami International Airport on March 4, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Miami-Dade Aviation Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a new mobile app for expedited passport and customs screening. The app for iOS and Android devices allows U.S. citizens and some Canadian citizens to enter and submit their passport and customs declaration information using their smartphone or tablet and to help avoid the long waits in the exit lanes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Nat’l Security Overhaul: CBP proposes 5-year search of foreign tourists’ social media accounts, email addresses, family info and more

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed a new rule on Tuesday to change Visa Waiver Program (VWP) eligibility, requiring foreign tourists to disclose their social media history from the past five years along with other personal information not previously asked for.

Read More Nat’l Security Overhaul: CBP proposes 5-year search of foreign tourists’ social media accounts, email addresses, family info and more
View of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona on September 17, 2025. As of 2022, approximately 11 million people lived in the United States illegally, according to government figures. And this figure may have risen since then to as many as 14 million, according to the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute. Undocumented workers paid $97 billion in taxes in 2022 alone, according to Americans for Tax Fairness. Figures from 2024 from the US Labor Department said nearly half of the foreign-born workforce in America is Latino. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

‘MOST SECURE border in American history’: Illegal southern border crossings drop to lowest annual level in over 50 years

The Trump administration ended fiscal year 2025 with the lowest amount of United States Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970. As a testament to the administration’s success, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also reported the lowest total monthly illegal border encounters ever recorded.

Read More ‘MOST SECURE border in American history’: Illegal southern border crossings drop to lowest annual level in over 50 years