Category: illegal immigrants

House Passes Resolution Denouncing Housing Illegal Immigrants in Public Schools

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a nonbinding resolution on June 22 that denounces the government taking control of spaces in public elementary and secondary schools to house illegal immigrants.  Illegal immigration is one of the most contentious issues separating Democrats and Republicans, and the vote approving the resolution was strictly along party lines, with…


California to Spend $95 Million to Help Illegal Immigrants Affected by Storms

Winter storms that deluged California this year flooded crops and homes along small agricultural and beach communities, leaving thousands of illegal immigrants working as field and service workers without shelter or jobs as summer approaches. Most of them can’t qualify for federal unemployment assistance, even though they pay payroll taxes. And while charitable organizations were…


Texas to Deploy Chain of Buoys Across Rio Grande to Deter Illegal Immigrant Crossings

Texas will soon deploy a long chain of large buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the southern border. Gov. Greg Abbott said the first 1,000-foot floating barrier would be placed in the river at one of the crossing hot spots near Eagle Pass in Maverick County. Eagle…


MPs Say No Clear Basis for Accepting Albanian Asylum Claims

There is no clear basis for the UK to accept thousands of asylum applications from Albanian citizens, a cross-party group of MPs has found. The Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons said in a report (pdf) on Monday that it has found little evidence to indicate significant numbers of Albanian nationals are at…


Wirral Port Operator Rejects Home Office Migrant Barge Plan

The operator of a port near Liverpool has said there’s no “conceivable scenario” where the Home Office can moor a barge to hold illegal immigrants owing to the lack of local support. The Home Office, which is reportedly no longer considering the site, said it’s continuing to find “new alternative sites and vessels to accommodate…


Senior DHS Official Says Border Agents ‘Providing Care, Welfare Services’ to Illegal Immigrants

The Biden administration’s agents working along the U.S.–Mexico border are primarily providing illegal immigrants with “care and welfare” services, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official. DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari made the claims during a hearing before a House Oversight subcommittee on June 6 to discuss the ongoing law enforcement staffing…


US Border Agents ‘Providing Care, Welfare Services’ to Illegal Immigrants: Official

The Biden administration’s agents working along the U.S.–Mexico border are primarily providing illegal immigrants with “care and welfare” services, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official. DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari made the claims during a hearing before a House Oversight subcommittee on June 6 to discuss the ongoing law enforcement staffing…


Illegal Immigrants Flown to Sacramento by Florida Governor Nowhere to Be Seen, Agencies Secretive About Location

SACRAMENTO—Nearly three dozen South Americans picked up in El Paso, Texas, and flown by private jet on two charter flights over the last week to California—at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—are being shielded from reporters by local religious and charity groups, with no sign of their whereabouts since they were dropped off at…


DeSantis Points Finger at Sanctuary Jurisdictions, Defends Immigration Flights to California

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) defended his state’s recent transport of illegal immigrants to Sacramento on Wednesday, arguing that sanctuary jurisdictions like California share the blame for the illegal immigration crisis. Speaking from Arizona, where he hosted a roundtable on the southern border with sheriffs from various states, DeSantis criticized the lack of federal action in…


Newsom Brands DeSantis a ‘Small Pathetic Man’ After 2nd Plane of Illegal Immigrants Lands in California

A second plane of illegal immigrants allegedly sent from Florida landed in Sacramento, California on June 5, officials said, marking the second such flight in recent days. The latest flight was carrying around 20 immigrants, a spokesperson for California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office told CBS News, adding that the immigrants were carrying documentation that suggested they were being…