Category: illegal border crossings

Texas County Ratifies Invasion Declaration

Days after declaring the illegal immigration crisis at the southern border an “invasion,” Goliad County in Texas ratified the declaration this week. The ratification was done by the county’s commissioners court and is part of an effort to get Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to make a state invasion declaration. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) has backed…


US Border Patrol Warns Illegal Immigrants About Deaths, Dangers of Crossing Border

The U.S. Border Patrol has warned migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border about the dangerous conditions prevailing in the region that have left many dead or in dire need of medical care. The most pressing danger while crossing the desert region is the extreme summer heat, with southern New Mexico and West Texas…


Capitol Report (June 23): SCOTUS Overturns New York State Gun Law; Biden Cancels $6B in Student Debt

The Supreme Court overturned a restrictive gun law in New York. The nation’s highest court sets precedent to expand gun rights; at the same time, Congress is on track to pass laws to restrict guns. The Biden administration meets with CEOs of major oil and gas companies. The White House is taking steps to lower…


Capitol Report (May 2): SCOTUS: Boston Can’t Ban Christian Flag

The Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over flying a religious flag outside Boston City Hall. We talked to the person who fought to fly the flag about what his victory meant. The U.S. embassy is now planning to move back into Ukraine’s capital, and a group of lawmakers wrapped up their trip to the…


House Minority Leader: 10 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Are Testing Positive for CCP Virus Before Release

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters at a press briefing from the southern border on Monday that the doctors at the Mexico–Texas border told him that 10 percent of illegal immigrants are testing positive for the CCP virus, after which they are released into surrounding communities. “When I talk to the doctor to see…


10 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Are Testing Positive for CCP Virus Before Release: Kevin McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters at a press briefing from the southern border on Monday that the doctors at the Mexico–Texas border told him that 10 percent of illegal immigrants are testing positive for the CCP virus, after which they are released into surrounding communities. “When I talk to the doctor to see…