Category: Immigration & Border Security

Michigan City Officials Face Recall for Approving Resettlement Shelter for Unaccompanied Alien Teens

September 16, 2021
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ALMA, Mich.—The city commission of Alma, Michigan, voted on Sept. 14 to approve a conditional rezoning request by Masonic Pathways to allow a former nursing home to be converted into a shelter for unaccompanied illegal alien teenage boys. The 4-2 vote to approve the facility overrode an Aug. 4 recommendation by the city’s planning commission…

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Federal Judge Blocks Biden From Using COVID-19 Policy to Expel Illegal Immigrants

September 16, 2021
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A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the Biden administration and said it cannot use the Trump-era rule to expel illegal immigrant families with children who were taken into custody at the border under a public health order. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia District Court ruled that the federal government has enough…

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Texas Governor Says White House Reversed Course in Border Crossing Closures

September 16, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down six ports of entry with Mexico amid a surge of illegal immigrants trying to cross into the United States in recent months. However, hours later, Abbott said that the Biden administration changed course and decided against closing down the border crossing areas. “I have directed the Department of Public…

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Texas Governor Closes Down Border Crossings With Mexico Amid Surge of Illegal Immigrants

September 16, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down six ports of entry with Mexico amid a surge of illegal immigrants trying to cross into the United States in recent months. “I have directed the Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to surge personnel and vehicles to shut down six points of entry along the…

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CDC Warns of ‘Larger Imminent Outbreaks’ of Measles After Six Afghan Refugees Test Positive

September 16, 2021
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that there could be larger outbreaks of measles after six Afghan refugees tested positive for the disease. The warning wasn’t issued publicly but was delivered to Robert Fenton Jr., the senior response official for the Operation Allies Welcome Unified Command Group. The operation is centered…

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New Bill Would Provide Pathway to Citizenship to 200,000 Children of Legal Non-Immigrant Workers

September 16, 2021
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A bill introduced Tuesday by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would provide a pathway to citizenship to “Documented Dreamers,” or children of long-term non-immigrant visa holders legally residing in the United States. The bill, dubbed “America’s Children Act,” would affect an estimated 200,000 children and young adults living in the United States…

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Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Amass Under Bridge in Texas

September 16, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—Thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly from Haiti, are congregating under a bridge in Texas while they wait to turn themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol. Immigrants were spread out over a span of dirt, many sitting or lying on blankets. Others stood, chatting with companions. Some 8,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitian, Cuban,…

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US-Mexico Border Arrests Top 200,000 for Second Straight Month

September 16, 2021
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Arrests at the United States’ southern border topped 200,000 for the second consecutive month and are still on track to set a new yearly record, according to newly released data. Border agents apprehended 208,887 people, a slight dip from July but up over four times from August 2020 and three times from August 2019, the…

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Biden Administration Details Plan to Relocate Afghan Refugees Across the Country

September 15, 2021
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In a special briefing Tuesday, the Biden administration detailed its plan and efforts to relocate and settle Afghan refugees across the country in the near future. The teleconference was held by the spokesperson office of the Department of State. “The Department of State works with nine resettlement agencies and their networks of more than 200…

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Illegal Aliens Being Transported Through Texas County Must Show Negative COVID Test

September 14, 2021
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—In response to a high number of COVID-19 cases among illegal immigrants and scarce medical resources, Kinney County leadership declared a local state of disaster on Sept. 13. The declaration prohibits “aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States” from traveling through Kinney County unless they produce proof of a negative COVID-19…

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