Category: Immigration & Border Security

Hospital Strained by Influx of Illegal Immigrants: Del Rio Mayor

September 22, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—The flood of illegal immigrants that has crossed over the Rio Grande River since mid-September is straining the hospital and other resources in this small Texas border city. Del Rio has a population of about 35,000. Some 16,000 illegal aliens have entered the city in the past week or so, according to Texas…

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Border Patrol Official Says White House Is Perpetuating False Narrative Amid Reports of Haitian Migrants Being ‘Whipped’

September 22, 2021
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A top Border Patrol official has accused Jen Psaki and the White House of “perpetuating the narrative that police are bad” and pushing incorrect information after the press secretary responded to reports that border agents in Del Rio have been “whipping” Haitian migrants who’ve gathered there in recent days. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Border Patrol agent…

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Mexican Authorities Begin Transporting Haitians From US Border

September 21, 2021
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Mexican authorities on Tuesday began removing Haitians away from the U.S. border on prepared flights and buses, assisting the United States in its large-scale expulsion efforts, authorities said. Thousands of Haitians who had amassed under and near a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass, in recent…

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Texas Governor Urges Biden to Declare Federal Emergency Due to Immigrant Surge

September 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden should declare a federal emergency for the state of Texas because of the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. Abbott, a Republican, declared a state of emergency for counties across the state’s border with Mexico earlier this year, but that didn’t stop thousands of illegal aliens from entering…

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Texas Governor Urges Biden to Declare Federal Emergency Due to Illegal Immigrant Surge

September 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden should declare a federal emergency for the state of Texas because of the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. Abbott, a Republican, declared a state of emergency for counties across the state’s border with Mexico earlier this year, but that didn’t stop thousands of illegal aliens from entering…

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Biden Vows to Get Border ‘Under Control’ Amid Illegal Immigration Surge in Del Rio

September 21, 2021
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President Joe Biden said his administration will work to get the U.S.-Mexico border crisis “under control” as thousands of illegal immigrants from Haiti have amassed near a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. “We will get it under control,” Biden said twice in response to questions regarding the border crisis, where more than 14,000 illegal immigrants…

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DHS Investigating After Images Show Agents on Horseback Apprehending Illegal Immigrants

September 21, 2021
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating a video that appeared to show Border Patrol agents corralling illegal immigrants who crossed into the United States near the Mexican border. “DHS does not tolerate the abuse of migrants in our custody and we take these allegations very seriously,” the department said in a…

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Biden Admin Extends Travel Restriction at Canada, Mexico Borders

September 21, 2021
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The Biden administration announced Monday it will extend the non-essential travel restriction for another month at the land borders with Canada and Mexico. The land borders would keep closed for non-essential travels through Oct. 21, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters on Monday. “Today, the administration’s announcing a move to a safer and…

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Texas Border Patrol Agents Discover Hotel Room Packed With Illegal Immigrants Waiting to Be Smuggled Into US

September 21, 2021
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Texas Border Patrol agents last week discovered 16 illegal immigrants in a hotel room who claimed they were waiting to be smuggled further into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents received a tip-off on Sept. 17 that a hotel in Edinburg was being…

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Psaki Defends Not Requiring Negative COVID-19 Tests, Vaccine Proof From Immigrants

September 21, 2021
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended the Biden administration’s decision not to require negative COVID-19 test results or proof of vaccination from people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Psaki, responding to a question from a reporter on whether border patrol officials ask to see proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or negative test…

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