DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - Republicans’ Attempt To Coddle Immigrants Way Worse Than You Can Imagine
'This transforms border enforcement into a taxpayer-supported welcome center'
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Conflicting messages emerge over why airspace was closed over El Paso, Fort Bliss | Stars and Stripes
The Trump administration said closure was related to a drone incursion from drug cartels in Mexico. But Rep. Veronica Escobar said there was no emergency.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - FAA reopens El Paso airspace after its abrupt closure
The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace over El Paso, Texas, Wednesday after abruptly closing it earlier in the morning. Why it matters: The closure would have prevented any flights in and out of the local airport for 10 days, creating massive travel disruptions. Driving the news: Several hours after issuing the restrictions for "special security reasons," the FAA announced via an X post Wednesday that the temporary closure had been lifted. - "There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal," the post read. Catch up quick: The FAA established the temporary flight restriction , or TFR, at 6:30 UTC, or 11:30pm Tuesday in El Paso. - It was scheduled to last until Feb. 21 at the same time.…