In 2013, Castro Praised Obama ‘Enforcement’ on Immigration

'Everyone agrees that we need to secure our border'

David Rutz
September 16, 2019 5:00 AM

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro (D.) has one of the most liberal platforms in the field on immigration, but in 2013 he strongly backed Obama-era immigration policies and said the notion of "open borders" was too extreme to consider.

Texas Dem Supports Decriminalizing Border Crossings

Corporate lawyer Shannon Hutcheson: 'We absolutely have to' decriminalize border crossings

Collin Anderson
September 12, 2019 5:00 AM

A Democrat running in a key Texas swing district supports decriminalizing illegal border crossings.

Biden on Detention Facilities: ‘We Don’t Need Them’

‘Close them down’

Elizabeth Matamoros
August 29, 2019 5:50 PM

Former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told a town hall audience Thursday that the United States does not need migrant detention facilities.

Bennet Suggests Fellow 2020 Candidates Don’t Want Secure Border

Agrees they're 'out of step' with public on decriminalizing illegal border crossings

David Rutz
July 11, 2019 3:20 PM

Sen. Michael Bennet (D., Colo.) warned that his fellow 2020 presidential candidates were out of step with the public on illegal immigration Thursday, suggesting they didn't support a secure border.

DHS: Fewer Illegal Crossings in June, but Border Still in Crisis

CBP still on track to exceed one million apprehensions in 2019

Charles Fain Lehman
July 10, 2019 2:10 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended 104,000 people crossing the southwestern border last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.

Omar on Border Patrol Agencies: Eliminate Their Existence

Omar said 'rogue agencies' are terrorizing people who cross the border

Charlie Hoffmann
July 3, 2019 3:45 PM

During an appearance on BET's digital series "Black Coffee Live," Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) claimed border patrol agents were terrorizing immigrants and said Congress should have a conversation about eliminating border patrol and enforcement agencies.

Warren Calls for Decriminalizing Illegal Border Crossing

'We should not be criminalizing mamas and babies'

David Rutz
June 25, 2019 4:30 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) said Tuesday she supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings, arguing the U.S. shouldn't be prosecuting "mamas and babies trying to flee violence."

Ocasio-Cortez Claims She Wasn’t Comparing Detention Centers to Nazi Camps

Says concentration camps 'were also utilized all over the world, including in the United States'

Alex Griswold
June 19, 2019 12:40 PM

Obama Border Official: ‘These Numbers Are a Crisis’

Zach Faria
June 3, 2019 12:55 PM

Gillibrand: ‘I Wouldn’t Use the Detention System at All’

Nic Rowan
May 19, 2019 6:55 PM