Border agents on Wednesday took into custody 834 unaccompanied children illegally crossing the southern border, marking the highest daily total recorded since the Biden administration started releasing such data in March. The data, which was first reported by the Washington Examiner, came on the heels of preliminary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures indicating July border crossings…
Over 800 Unaccompanied Children Crossing Border Illegally Apprehended in One Day
Homeland Security Using COVID Order to Fly Illegal Immigrants Into Mexico’s Interior
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday confirmed it is using Title 42 to fly illegal immigrants from the U.S.-Mexico border into Mexico’s interior. Title 42 is the COVID-19-related rule created under the Trump administration that can be invoked to expel single adults and some families who crossed the border illegally, allowing for the…
More Illegal Immigrants, Border Agents Testing Positive for COVID-19: DHS Official
The rate at which illegal immigrants are testing positive for COVID-19 has “increased significantly” in recent weeks, a Department of Homeland Security official said this week. The number of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers who have tested positive has also risen, despite more and more of them getting vaccinated against the virus that causes…
Texas Sheriff: ‘It’s Not a Border Crisis, It’s a Fight Between Good and Evil’
August 5, 2021
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Two hundred miles north of the border, Sheriff Roy Boyd of Goliad County, Texas, has placed warning signs at his county line, written in Spanish. “Warning! Drug and human traffickers: Turn around, do not enter Goliad County,” the sign reads. “Go around. Otherwise, we are going to hunt you down and put you in Goliad…
Senate Rejects Republican Effort to Add Border Wall to Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
August 4, 2021
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The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican-backed effort to add funding to restart construction of the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the measure. The amendment failed in a 48-49 vote and required 60 votes in…
US to Outfit Border Agents With Body Cameras in Major Oversight Move
August 4, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change that could increase oversight of agents and also help capture criminal activity. The cameras are expected to be rolled out in parts of Texas and New Mexico during the summer and…
Audio Released Detailing Complaints of Abuse of Unaccompanied Minors at Migrant Facility
August 4, 2021
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After two federal workers came forward as whistleblowers filing a complaint with Congress over how unaccompanied minors are being treated at a temporary facility at Fort Bliss, audio recordings of conversations have been released and published by NBC News. Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, and part of the largest Department of Defense “controlled airspace”…
Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Order Limiting Transportation of Illegal Aliens
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted an executive order issued by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to prohibit private individuals and groups from transporting immigrants who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in a two-page order blocked the order from being implemented by state officials until at least Aug. 13, when she…
Migrants Who Test Positive for COVID-19 Aren’t Being Deported: Report
August 3, 2021
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Migrant families were unable to board their deportation flights to Central America after testing positive for COVID-19 or being exposed to someone with the virus, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. The Biden administration scheduled the first expedited removal flight taking migrants who enter the U.S. illegally back to their home countries Friday,…
‘Full Blown Border Crisis’: Illegal Crossings Hit 20-Year High Despite Hot Weather
The number of illegal immigrants apprehended after crossing into the United States from Mexico soared above 200,000 in July, the exact opposite of the usual seasonal trend, according to preliminary numbers from U.S. authorities. Border Patrol agents encountered 205,029 illegal aliens in July, according to the preliminary figures, which were released by Rep. Chip Roy…
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