Senator Hyde-Smith believes the federal government’s first responsibility is defense of the American people, which includes securing the nation’s borders. She is a strong proponent of strengthening border security and the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. The Senator does not believe in rewarding those who enter the country illegally.
The Senator supports the implementation of a nationwide E-Verify system to ensure a legal workforce and enable American jobs to be filled by legal American workers.
HBCU Sports
HBCU international basketball player released from ICE custody
By HBCU Sports
Another HBCU athlete has been released from federal ICE custody.
Mississippi Valley State basketball player Qingfang Pang was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Tuesday after...
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Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 203
(Senate - December 4, 2025) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to call attention to a
critical safety issue that affects every American who travels our roads
and highways.
Across the country, we are seeing a...
Alabama Political Reporter
Sen. Britt introduces bill to mandate E-Verify nationwide
The bill would phase in workplace verification requirements, raise penalties for unauthorized employment and target identity fraud tied to Social Security numbers.
By Alex Jobin
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Katie...
The Fence Post
Hyde-Smith: Speed up H-2A processing
Hagstrom Report
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Tuesday told Labor Department Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling that the Labor Department needs to speed up the processing of the H-2A visas that bring foreign agricultural workers into the...
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Mississippi mom, teen brothers detained by ICE speak after release: ‘People came together'
By Martha Sanchez
Gail Baptiste is tired and relieved. She reunited last week with Israel and Max Makoka, the teenage brothers her family cares for, after they were released from...
Brownfield Ag News
Republican lawmakers urge Secretaries to fix H-2A guest worker program delays, structural barriers
By Nicole Heslip
Some Congressional Republicans are requesting the Trump administration make direct improvements to the H-2A guest worker program.
Republican Senator Cindy Hyde...
Daily Fly Radio
Crapo Joins Lawmakers Seeking Changes to H-2A Guest Worker Program
State News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho has joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers calling on federal agencies to make administrative changes to the H-2A agricultural guest...
Fox News
Loophole forcing release of detained illegal immigrants targeted by Senate GOP
Sen Katie Britt's bill would prevent criminal aliens from being freed when home countries reject their return
By Alex Miller, Fox News
FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are pushing to close a decades-old...
Magnolia Tribune
Magnolia Mornings: August 7, 2026
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion to start your day informed.
By: Magnolia Tribune - August 7, 2026
In Mississippi
1. Federal judge says mass cell tower...
Legis1
Hyde-Smith's Farm Bill Stalls in Agricultural Priority Setback
By Legis1 Editorial · Edited by Micah Allred, Joanne Levine
Why It Matters
Agriculture drives Mississippi's economy, and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) saw her signature legislative push, the Agriculture Act of 2026 (Farm Bill 2...
