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Republican members of Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to detail the vetting process used by his administration to screen allies and others evacuated from Afghanistan after it was reported that a man—who had years earlier been . . . Read more about Republicans Raise Alarm on Vetting of Afghans After Man Convicted of Rape Allowed to Enter US

Texas is expected to award a contract this week to begin construction of a barrier along its southern border with Mexico.

In an early-September statement on its website, the Texas Facilities Commission announced that a design firm and an engineering firm had been selected to oversee the project’s construction, The Texas Tribunereported last week. . . . Read more about Texas Set to Finalize Plan to Build 700 Miles of Wall at Southern Border

As the U.S. prepares to resettle tens of thousands of evacuated Afghan nationals, but most Afghans entering the country are doing so under "humanitarian parole" and thus lack a 'pathway to citizenship' and other services offered to traditional refugees. . . . Read more about What's Next for the Tens-of-Thousands of Afghan Refugees Coming to U.S.?

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ordered the Biden Administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (aka Remain in Mexico), an effective asylum policy first implemented under the Trump Administration to deal with the 2019 border surge. . . . Read more about U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Feds' Appeal to Stop the Reimplementation of MPP

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Border Patrol agents in Texas, reportedly stating “we’re going to lose” the border crisis in an audio recording leaked on Friday. . . . Read more about Leaked Audio Reveals Mayorkas Admitting 'We're Going to Lose' Border Crisis: Report

Just before 4 a.m., the Senate approved the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation resolution with instructions to the Judiciary Committee to add an amnesty for millions of illegal aliens to its final budget reconciliation bill. . . . Read more about Senate Clears Path for Amnesty after Approving $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Resolution

Texas border community leaders are set to meet with Biden Administration officials and will reportedly ask for a moratorium on releasing additional migrants from federal custody. . . . Read more about Texas Border Communities Seek Federal Moratorium on Migrant Releases

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents made multiple arrests this week — including two MS-13 gang members and a convicted child rapist. . . . Read more about 2/2 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Multiple MS-13 Members and a Convicted Child Rapist

The Kinney County Sheriff’s Office posted images of 17 migrants booked in jail after illegally crossing the border from Mexico. The migrants were arrested by state police following an emergency declaration by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. . . . Read more about VIDEO: Texas Border Sheriff Jails 17 Migrants on State Charges

The Biden Administration is exempting many illegal aliens from the Transportation Security Agency's government photo ID rules for airline travel, giving them special permissions to board planes without a passport or other photo ID. . . . Read more about DHS Exempting Illegal Aliens from Photo-ID Requirements to Board Domestic Flights