Category: Immigration & Border Security

Democrat Bills “Normalize Illegal Immigration”: FAIR

News Analysis Since the introduction of the so-called ‘For the People’ election bill (S.2093) in the Senate, Republicans have criticized the bill for facilitating voting by illegal immigrants; Democrats have responded by saying they want to make it easier for “eligible voters” to register and attend the polls. Despite these assurances, some still have concerns…


Border Sheriff Nabs Smugglers With Pop-Up Highway Checkpoints

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe joked that his first pop-up driver’s license checkpoint on a rural road would be “boring.” Coe set up on a road that provides smugglers a way around a Border Patrol checkpoint that’s situated between the border and San Antonio. Less than 30 minutes in and with the third vehicle…


Gov. DeSantis Demands Biden Administration Cease Resettlement of Illegals in Florida

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding transparency and that they cease sending “illegal aliens” to Florida. “President [Joe] Biden, Vice President [Kamala] Harris, and their administration have refused to fulfill their responsibility to enforce immigration laws enacted by Congress and the resulting influx…


US Taps Three More Military Bases to House Afghan Refugees, Expands Upper Limit to 50,000

The United States is housing or prepared to house Afghan nationals fleeing their country at seven military bases in America, military officials announced Friday. Four bases had already been tapped to temporarily provide shelter for refugees: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, Fort Lee in Virginia, Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, and Fort Bliss in Texas. The…


Supreme Court Orders Biden Admin to Reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

The Supreme Court on Aug. 24 ordered the Biden administration to reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico until their case is heard. The court wrote in an unsigned order (pdf) that the Biden administration failed to show it had not acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner…


Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 8,700 Criminal Aliens Despite Thin Ranks

Border Patrol agents have arrested 8,691 criminal aliens coming across the southern border in the past 10 months. Between them, the aliens have committed 12,685 crimes. On Aug. 14, border agents in south Texas arrested two MS-13 gang members. One, a convicted murderer from El Salvador, was apprehended after illegally crossing into the United States…


St. Louis Welcomes Afghan Refugees

Last week, the Department of Defense confirmed that the United States would be taking in up to 30,000 Afghan refugees. The Taliban took control of the country ahead of the United States withdrawal from the area, causing thousands to flee in fear of their lives, and now St. Louis is working to offer support for…


US Supreme Court Intervenes in ‘Remain in Mexico’ Case, Blocking Program’s Revival

The United States Supreme Court on Friday blocked the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” program, intervening just hours before President Joe Biden’s administration would have had to restart the policy. Justice Samuel Alito, a George W. Bush nominee, in a one-page order stayed a ruling that was poised to go into effect on Saturday….


The New Wild West: Texas Border County’s Desperate Bid to Curb Illegal Immigration

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Kinney County, Texas, Deputy Danny Molinar stopped a vehicle containing three illegal aliens on July 24. The U.S. citizen driver and his vehicle were based out of Dallas. He was charged with smuggling and released—the local jail is full. The three illegal aliens, all from Mexico, were turned over to Border Patrol. Four days…


Arizona Gov. Extends National Guard Border Mission Over Border Crisis

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced on Aug. 18 a one-year extension of the Arizona Army National Guard’s border security mission, accusing President Joe Biden of having “utterly failed” to contain illegal immigration at the southern border. “It’s clear that this White House has neither the ability nor the desire to address the border disaster—a crisis…