A political science professor joins us to discuss changes to Biden’s immigration policy and his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border we talk to a cybersecurity expert about how to handle our passwords to make them secure but easy to remember and access we learn more about the new Wisconsin DNR secretary and changes to its national resources board The Biden Administration announced a new policy to turn away migrants from Cuba Haiti and Nicaragua while creating additional opportunities for legal immigration We talk to a political science professor about what impact the policy could have and what challenges it could face The online password manager LastPass was hacked in August and users were not notified until December A cybersecurity expert offers the latest best practices for making sure your passwords are safe Scott Walker-appointee Fred Prehn stepped down in December from the DNR’s policy-setting Natural Resources Board after holding his seat long after his term technically ended We talk with a WPR reporter about this update and learn about the DNR’s replacement for Preston Cole as secretary Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board Customs and Border Protection vehicle is seen next to migrants after they were detained and taken into custody Bush wants to continue a project left unfinished by former President Donald Trump As part of his recently-launched bid to unseat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the 2022 Republican primary Bush has designs to join other state leaders in finishing the border wall using state resources Bush took a moment to blast Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration for its perceived inaction in response to the influx of migrants arriving at the southern U.S “There’s absolutely no sense of urgency,” Bush told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo “We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles Continuing construction on the border wall in Texas is emerging as a popular commitment among Texas Republican leaders and candidates as the Republican primary cycle begins. It is one of former Republican state Sen Don Huffines’ central campaign pledges in his campaign for governor. And on Wednesday, Gov Greg Abbott announced that his office would be pursuing construction of a state-owned border wall financed by $250 million from the state combined with private donations solicited online Trump indeed fell short of his original border wall goals His 2016 campaign initially promised 1,000 miles of barriers along the 2,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border but by 2017 that goal shifted to “anywhere from 700 to 900 miles.” In 2020 the goalposts moved again to “about 537 miles altogether.” And before Trump left office he claimed to have “completed the wall” with about 450 miles of barriers constructed Is Bush lowballing Trump’s border wall achievements or was Trump exaggerating the number of miles that were constructed during his term during the final weeks of Trump’s tenure Customs and Border Protection released a border wall status memo detailing additions made between 2017 and 2020 about 738 miles of barriers were planned Of those, about 453 miles were completed, and the remaining 285 miles were either under construction or in the pre-construction phase which President Joe Biden ceased upon entering office. Only about 17 of these miles were constructed in Texas all within the Rio Grande Valley sector There are several ways to count border wall miles Customs and Border Protection divides wall barriers into several different categories There are walls constructed in locations where no barriers previously existed and walls constructed in place of dilapidated or outdated designs. There are barriers built as “primary walls,” which people walking across the border would encounter first, and barriers built as “secondary walls,” which run behind the length of primary walls along some sections Of the 453 completed miles, about 47 miles of primary walls and 33 miles of secondary walls were constructed where no barriers previously existed And 351 miles of primary walls and 22 miles of secondary walls were constructed to replace dilapidated or outdated designs Read the full story and see how Bush’s claim rated at PolitiFact Texas And listen to an interview with PolitiFact’s Brandon Mulder in the audio player above If you found the reporting above valuable, please consider making a donation to support it here. 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A service of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin | Contact us Show Breaking News BarCloseNationalPaul J Abbott did not say how much new barrier Texas would erect where it would be installed along the state's 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) of border or what it would look like when he made the announcement Thursday in a room full of sheriffs in the border city of Del Rio He promised more would be revealed next week A top official in one of Texas' largest border counties said Friday that he sees the goal as putting in place new barriers that would give state troopers grounds to arrest migrants who go around or damage it — and then put them in jail for six months It's a tool that gets him to a Class B misdemeanor,” Cortez said He was skeptical of whether jail would deter migrants who travel hundreds of miles and risk death to get to the U.S Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze on Friday did not provide more details about the barrier plan and referred questions about arrests to a letter that Abbott and Arizona Gov Doug Ducey sent to other governors Thursday asking them to send their own law enforcement ranks to the border The letter tells governors their officers would arrive with the “power to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border into our territory.” Legal experts said the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that the power to enforce immigration law is in the hands of the federal government including striking down efforts by Arizona Republicans a decade ago Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to comment on the Texas governor’s plans while visiting a city cybersecurity center in Los Angeles shortly after Abbott's announcement Biden suspended construction of a border wall upon taking office his administration announced a plan to divert funding from what was former President Donald Trump's signature project who is up for reelection next year and has not ruled out a White House run in 2024 has made immigration a central issue since Biden took office and taken increasing action over what he says is the new administration's failure to slow the flow of crossings only Congress and the president can fix our broken border," Abbott said in Del Rio The Trump administration built more than 450 miles (725 kilometers) of border wall almost all of it replacing smaller designs or dilapidated sections Cortez said he would support Abbott's help to build more jail capacity but would want the county kept in charge of the extra space Farther down the border in rural Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said his 270-bed jail is near capacity but still has room and said Abbott's description of the border is not what he sees in his area who teaches immigration law at Cornell Law School said the federal government likely would challenge whether the state has authority to construct barriers along the border “While states can do certain things under state law regarding immigration erecting barriers along the border or arresting migrants is beyond the pale in my view,” he said Associated Press writer Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles contributed to this report rewritten or redistributed without permission TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. HOLIDAY CHEER: The Tamuning Mayor’s Office is spreading some holiday cheer this week by bringing Santa on a float to visit the children throughout the community The group drove around Perezville on Tuesday giving treats to children and will visit other areas for gift-giving before Christmas Day GIVING TREATS: The Tamuning Mayor’s Office handed out treats to kids at the Mercy Heights Nursery and Kindergarten with Santa on a float on Tuesday The group also drove around Perezville on Tuesday giving treats to children SANTA FLOAT: The Tamuning Mayor’s Office is spreading some holiday cheer this week by bringing Santa on a float to visit the children throughout the village The group drove around Perezville including at Mercy Heights Nursery and Kindergarten on Tuesday Poll results are published every Monday in The Guam Daily Post Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: INVESTIGATION: Guam Police Department vehicles are seen in this file photo An internal affairs investigation at the department continues following allegations of assault by an officer Officers assigned to the Tumon-Tamuning Precinct Command were notified that a victim to burglary from Perezville was able to use a “Find my device” tracker on a Mac Book stolen from a residence to a house in the Jonestown area of Tamuning Criminal Investigations Section personnel were activated and executed a search warrant according to acting spokesperson Officer Berlyn Savella As a result of the execution of the search warrant items reported to have been stolen were located and seized as evidence pertaining to the burglary cases in Dungcaville Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Jeremiah J and confined at the Department of Corrections Agat Mayor’s Office’s John Chaco looks to deny the shot attempt of a Seaside Fish Mart shooter during yesterday’s Filipino Sports Association of Guam game at the Astumbo Gymnasium in Dededo The Law Offices of Sison Valdez’ Weil Banbier makes a steal on a International Bridge Corporation player in the blowout 105-80 win in Filipino Sports Association of Guam Basketball League action yesterday The Filipino Sports Association of Guam 10th annual men's basketball league had four games take place at the Astumbo gymnasium in Dededo yesterday According to league founder and president Rolly Canoy Division action saw Fortune Cookie Cafe (4-2) take their third straight win following a 80-76 defeat of Express Med Pharmacy/Labtech/Perezville Pharmacy putting the team in second place in the western conference Fortune Cookie Cafe vs Express Med Pharmacy/LabTech/Prezville Pharmacy Paul's (GUEST) (75) vs Arvin Builders (55) Highest Pointer: Joel Balbastro - 30pts assisted by Schaffer - 16pts Division: Fortune Cookie Cafe (80) vs Express Med Pharmacy/LabTech/Perezville Pharmacy (76) Highest Pointer: JP Cruz - 30pts assisted by William Davis & Jeff Turla - 13pts apiece Master Division: Kris BBQ/Ely's Auto Inspection (82) vs L.A Highest Pointer: Lloyd Hartmann - 22pts apiece assisted by Bruce Williams - 21pts Division: Agat Mayor's Office (58) vs Seaside Fish Mart (44) Highest Pointer: Oscar Espinosa - 23pts assisted by John Chaco - 13pts Division: Both Guam National Team (GUEST) & National Guard 1 are in default Division: FrensConsCo won by default against Law Offices of Sison Valdez