Tag: migrants

Brownsville Police Discuss Crash That Killed Eight

The Brownsville Police Department holds a news conference at 11:45 a.m. ET on May 8 to discuss a crash that killed seven people. …


Chicago Mayor Tells Texas Governor to Stop Busing Illegal Immigrants to Chicago

Outgoing Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday asking him to stop sending any more illegal immigrants from the southern border to her city. “We simply have no more shelters, spaces, or resources to accommodate an increase of individuals at this level, with little coordination or…


Texas Border City Struggles With Large Arrival of Illegal Immigrants

BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Shelters in a Texas city struggled to find space Saturday for illegal immigrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing the U.S. border by the thousands from Mexico. The pace of arrivals in Brownsville appeared to catch the city on the southernmost tip of Texas off guard, stretching social services and putting an overnight…


Germany: Van Carrying 29 Syrians Flees, Hits Police Car

BERLIN—A van carrying 29 people from Syria pushed a patrol car off the road as officers tried to stop the vehicle near Germany’s border with Poland, police said Wednesday. No one was hurt. Off-duty officers noticed the van weaving through traffic and nearly causing an accident near Goerlitz on Tuesday evening, federal police said in…


The Country Reacts to Tucker Carlson’s Departure From Fox News

Shocking developments in the media world have taken place, all in less than 24 hours. A lawyer for Hunter Biden is pushing back against a former Trump aide and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.). He’s accusing both of them of wrongdoing with regard to the president’s son. Thousands of migrants flock toward the border, protesting detention centers, as House GOP lawmakers…


European Judges to Lose Power to Block UK Illegal Immigration

Following pressure from some factions of the Conservative party who had threatened to rebel over legislation tackling small boats crossing the Channel, European Court of Human Rights judges may no longer have the ability to block deportations. In the hope of seeing off a backbench rebellion, the Illegal Migration Bill will be amended so that…


Italy Declares State of Emergency as Migrant Numbers Surge

ROME—Italy’s right-wing government on Tuesday declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores. State TV said a special commissioner was expected to be named. Initial funding of 5 million euros (nearly $5.5 million) was also approved as part of the measure…


Deep Dive: The Brutal War Between Mexico’s Drug Cartels

The war between Mexico’s drug cartels has reached new heights as older major cartels have fragmented, increasing competition between the splinter groups and leading to more grisly acts of violence, even against Americans. The most recent example of the brutality by Mexican drug cartels against U.S. citizens is that of the four kidnapped Americans in…


Search for Man Continues After Police Pull Eight Bodies From Waters Near Akwesasne

Searchers continued to look in a marshy area of the St. Lawrence River on Saturday for a man missing from a nearby Mohawk community after pulling the bodies of eight migrants from the chilly waters earlier this week. Authorities provided no updates in their hunt for 30-year-old Casey Oakes, who was last seen Wednesday night operating…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 29): Lawmakers Press Secretary Mayorkas on Border Crisis; WHO Scales Back Vaccine Recommendations

Fired-up lawmakers pressed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Senate hearing yesterday. Republican senators questioned Mayorkas’ competence in handling the border crisis. The CDC now says it found concerning data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine months earlier than previously known to the public. Meanwhile, the WHO declares that most people…