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Capitol Ink | Replacement theory 2.0

By R.J. Matson
Posted May 18, 2022 at 7:00am
Tae Johnson, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, maintained that more capacity in immigration detention centers is not the answer to rising migration levels.

ICE chief defends proposed cut in immigration detention beds

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted May 17, 2022 at 5:49pm
Rep. Bill Foster, seen here during a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing last year, backs provisions in a China competition bill aimed at attracting more high-skilled immigrants.

Congress mulls immigration’s role in China competition strategy

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted May 16, 2022 at 3:00pm
GOP Sens. Rob Portman, left, and John Thune arrive at the U.S. Capitol last month for a news conference on keeping in place the Title 42 policy.

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted May 12, 2022 at 5:08pm
Evacuees who fled Afghanistan walk through Dulles International Airport in August.

Congress excludes protections for Afghan evacuees in Ukraine bill

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted May 11, 2022 at 12:17pm
The border wall near Columbus, N.M. The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on the so-called Remain in Mexico program by the end of June.

Supreme Court can decide ‘Remain in Mexico’ issue, lawyers argue

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted May 10, 2022 at 3:33pm
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., seen leaving the House Republican Conference caucus meeting last month, wants Senate action on a bill he sponsored on farmworkers.

Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted May 9, 2022 at 9:11am
Chairman Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., seen at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last month, are part of the group.

Senators relaunch bipartisan immigration discussions

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted April 28, 2022 at 4:48pm
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ride a U.S. Border Patrol air boat as Republicans toured the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday in Eagle Pass, Texas, and spoke against plans to lift a border policy known as Title 42.

Judge halts winding down of Title 42 border expulsion policy

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted April 27, 2022 at 7:00pm
Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., left, and Mike Braun, R-Ind., seen here at a Senate Appropriations Committee markup in 2021, said they opposed more funds to address an expected increase in migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Senate Republicans balk on funds related to Biden’s border move

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted April 27, 2022 at 9:19am