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![Texas National Guard troops reinforce razor wire after immigrants crossed the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on January 30, 2024, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0205-texas-national-guard-400x300.jpg)
Critics Blast Bipartisan Immigration Bill as “Disgrace” That Will Harm Migrants
The proposed bill “will result in more cruelty and chaos at our nation’s border,” one pro-immigration group said.
![South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gestures as she speaks at the Calvin Coolidge Foundation conference at the Library of Congress on February 17, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0205-kristi-noem-400x300.jpg)
Kristi Noem Warns of “War” If Biden Federalizes National Guard in TX Dispute
Noem is on the short list of potential vice presidential running mates being considered by Donald Trump.
![Eagle Pass residents with the newly formed Eagle Pass Border Coalition join with organizers from the No Border Wall Laredo Coalition in San Juan Park just before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's news conference in Shelby Park on February 4 in Eagle Pass, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0213-lead-re-400x300.jpg)
Locals Say Eagle Pass Is Being Invaded by Christian Nationalists — Not Migrants
They say an influx of GOP governors and a far right convoy helped spread hate in their community over the weekend.
![Texas National Guards place razor wires at the Shelby Park area as guards continue to patrol the Rio Grande River, on January 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0130-texas-400x300.jpg)
Far Right Forces Are Attempting to Generate a National Emergency at the Border
A crisis is taking shape on the US-Mexico border, but it is not the result of an “invasion” of those seeking asylum.
![A migrant man crosses the Rio Grande holding his child in the air to prevent her from getting wet in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on January 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1895745485-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Urge Biden to Stop Political Theater of Cruel Border Policies
Critics say Biden's campaign promise to “shut down the border” is a senseless appeal to “a voter who doesn't exist.”
![A member of the Texas National Guard watches over the border wall between Mexico and the United States, on December 23, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1870882099-400x300.jpg)
Both Parties Have Turned the Border Wall Into a Death Trap
Decades of bipartisan policies have turned the border into an ugly and dangerous laceration.
![A glove hangs caught in razor wire atop the bank of the Rio Grande on January 9, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0123-razor-wire-400x300.jpg)
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire
Immigrants' rights activists have noted that the razor wire barriers are not effective deterrents to stemming migration.
![From Freezing Cold to Housing Insecurity, Migrants Face Crisis in NYC, Chicago & Beyond](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/seg1-migrant-tent-400x300.jpg)
Asylum Seekers Face Freezing Cold, Housing Insecurity in NYC, Chicago and Beyond
Immigration rights activists discuss how migrants have been scapegoated by leaders who have failed to provide services.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks to the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0118-aoc-400x300.jpg)
AOC: GOP Would Rather Sacrifice Child Labor Laws Than Allow Legal Immigration
Republicans “would rather roll back child labor laws … than allow immigrants into their community,” she said.
![Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0104-ayanna-pressley-400x300.jpg)
Pressley, Warren Urge Biden to Reverse “Vindictive” Trump Sanctions Against Cuba
Biden promised to reverse Trump’s repression on Cuba on the campaign trail, but has failed to deliver.