Todd Bensman

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Securing America's Borders

A New Migrant Caravan Is Forming — And Biden Hopes to Crush It Without Leaving His Fingerprints

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By Todd Bensman as originally published February 14, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies In January, international human rights groups pummeled the government of Guatemala for its use of batons, tear gas, and troops to break up a migrant caravan that had swelled to some 9,000 people mainly on incoming President Joe Biden’s promises that all who wished to … [Read more...] about A New Migrant Caravan Is Forming — And Biden Hopes to Crush It Without Leaving His Fingerprints

Bensman Panelist for Center for Security Policy

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Experts Say “Biden Effect” Threatens New Migrant Crisis February 11, 2021Kyle Shideler Campaign rhetoric, recent proposals for amnesty, and stripping tougher immigration and border policies implemented by the Trump Administration are resulting in a “Biden Effect” leading to a potential migrant crisis on the southern border. That was the warning of two immigration and border security experts … [Read more...] about Bensman Panelist for Center for Security Policy

‘Catch and Release’ Resumes on Texas Border in the Face of Rising Migrant Numbers

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'They're filling bus after bus.' By Todd Bensman as originally published February 2, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of Haitian migrants who are crossing the Rio Grande border in the normally staid Del Rio sector of Texas are enjoying the first return to "catch-and-release" policies since President Donald Trump's administration all but eliminated them. … [Read more...] about ‘Catch and Release’ Resumes on Texas Border in the Face of Rising Migrant Numbers

Border Patrol Agents, the Only True Experts, Lament Wall Construction Halt

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By Todd Bensman as originally published February 2, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies DEMING, N.M. — Just over the horizon from this high-desert town, an order from newly seated President Joe Biden last week halted westward construction of his predecessor’s border wall. A mile or so down the line, at a section building eastward to connect with it, construction also ended. The … [Read more...] about Border Patrol Agents, the Only True Experts, Lament Wall Construction Halt

VIDEO: The Day the Sounds of Construction Died

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Video from a site on the New Mexico border where the halt to wall construction has left a mile-wide gap By Todd Bensman as originally published on January 28, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies Near COLUMBUS, N.M. — In line with President Joe Biden's proclamation to end construction of the southern border wall, the heavy machinery that had built 450 miles of it under President Donald … [Read more...] about VIDEO: The Day the Sounds of Construction Died

Migrants in Mexico Are Growing Impatient

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Frustrated that Biden hasn't opened the border fast enough, Cubans and others talk of simply rushing over By Todd Bensman as originally published January 27, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Hawking Spanish-language newspapers on a curbside kiosk at the mouth of the Paso del Norte International Bridge leading over to El Paso, Cuban migrant Victor Manuel … [Read more...] about Migrants in Mexico Are Growing Impatient

A Final Word on the Latest Honduras Migrant Caravan, Probably

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By Todd Bensman as originally published January 19, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies. The final sequel of the second Honduran caravan since Joe Biden won the presidential election, its modest beginnings having swelled into an angry, police-assaulting freight train of some 9,000 people, is all but written. It ended badly for the caravanners, who will not even reach … [Read more...] about A Final Word on the Latest Honduras Migrant Caravan, Probably

The Newest Caravan Won’t Succeed, but Aspiring Economic Migrants Still Expect to Be Welcomed by Biden

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See: "Yet Another Migrant Caravan Forms in Honduras" By Todd Bensman as originally published January 14, 2020 by the Center for Immigration Studies As the January 15 departure date draws nigh for the latest U.S.-bound Honduran caravan, the chances that its economic migrants will reach the American border in time for President Joe Biden to be in office have fallen to the vicinity of … [Read more...] about The Newest Caravan Won’t Succeed, but Aspiring Economic Migrants Still Expect to Be Welcomed by Biden

Yet Another Caravan Forming to Test American Border Resolve

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Migrants speak of reaching 'paradise', but their test of Biden may be premature By Todd Bensman as originally published January 11, 2021 by the Center for Immigration Studies Yet another migrant caravan is forming in Honduras, the latest driven by hope that an incoming Joe Biden presidency will open gates closed by the outgoing Trump administration. According to fresh media reports, … [Read more...] about Yet Another Caravan Forming to Test American Border Resolve