Category: Immigration & Border Security

Border Patrol Encounters Large Group of 197 Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Children: CBP

July 23, 2021
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Amid a spike in large groups of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, agents on Wednesday encountered 197 noncitizens in southern Arizona, including 147 unaccompanied children, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The agency said in a press release that border patrol officials encountered the large group near San Miguel early Wednesday morning…

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Texas Begins Arresting Illegal Immigrants for Trespassing as Part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Border Security Plan

July 23, 2021
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Authorities in Texas have begun arresting illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border on trespassing charges, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has blamed the Biden administration for the surge in illegal immigration and has put in motion his own border security plan to crack down on illegal crossings. “Texas has begun arresting illegal immigrants…

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Farm Groups Ask Biden to Secure Border, Enforce US Immigration Laws

July 22, 2021
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The Texas Farm Bureau and 50 other state and national farming organizations have asked the Biden administration to “enforce legal immigration” after an influx of illegal immigration resulted in a crime wave impacting ranchers and farmers. “The current situation should not be acceptable to you or to any American,” they write to the secretaries of…

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Over 15,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended Along Southern Border In One Week Amid Spike In Large Group Crossings

July 21, 2021
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Amid a spike in large groups of people crossing the southern border illegally, border patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector over the weekend encountered the biggest single group of illegal immigrants so far this year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Agents with the Rio Grande City border patrol station on…

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Over 15,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended Along Southern Border In One Week as Large Group Crossings Spike

July 21, 2021
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas over the recent weekend encountered the biggest single group of illegal immigrants so far this fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Agents with the Rio Grande City station on July 17 encountered a group of 298 people walking north…

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Texas Agents Apprehend 3 Large Groups of Illegal Immigrants

July 20, 2021
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Border Patrol in Texas encountered three large groups of illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States over the weekend near a city at the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. Agents of the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) apprehended a total of 736 immigrants in La Grulla—a city in Starr County about 13 miles…

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Laredo Sues Biden Over ‘Flood’ of Illegal Immigrants Brought Into City

July 20, 2021
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The city of Laredo, Texas, is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to stop the transfer of thousands of illegal immigrants from among those apprehended in the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio to the city. Laredo officials say in the complaint that they were recently advised that Border Patrol intends to double the…

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DeSantis Looking for Ways Florida Can Help Deter Illegal Immigration  

July 19, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s looking at “all available options” at the state level to deter and deport illegal immigrants, especially those planning to reside in Florida. “We’re trying to figure out what all our options are because if there’s not a deterrent—and I’m a big supporter of the border wall, don’t…

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Texas AG Backs DACA Decision, Says It’s Time to Relitigate State Control of Border

July 16, 2021
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said a Texas federal judge made the correct decision on July 16 in ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. “I think it’s right to stop a president who just decided that he didn’t like federal law ……

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Texas AG Applauds DACA Decision, Says It’s Time to Relitigate State Control of Border

July 16, 2021
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said a Texas federal judge made the correct decision on July 16 in ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. “I think it’s right to stop a president who just decided that he didn’t like federal law ……

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