Category: Immigration & Border Security

Illegal Border Crossings Keep Climbing; 180,000 in May

June 9, 2021
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Customs and Border Protection apprehended 180,034 individuals illegally entering the United States in May, slightly higher than the April number. The agency said the majority, more than 112,000, were expelled under the Title 42 emergency health provision. Former President Donald Trump implemented Title 42 in March 2020, which effectively closed the border to nonessential travel…

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Amid Federal Inaction, Texans Push for Control of Own Border

June 8, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—Texans living near the U.S.–Mexico border are growing increasingly frustrated with the surge in illegal crossings, human smuggling, vehicle theft, property damage, and threats from illegal aliens trespassing on their property. Ranchers are having to brandish firearms, or even fire warning shots, to chase groups of illegal aliens, usually young men, out of…

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Biden Admin Threatens Lawsuit Against Texas Over Unaccompanied Children Shelters

June 8, 2021
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The Biden administration on Monday said it may file a lawsuit against Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed an order to pull state licenses for shelters that house unaccompanied children who recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Late last month, Abbott signed an order mandating that officials need to end state licenses for the shelters…

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Biden Admin Threatens Lawsuit Against Texas Over Shelters for Unaccompanied Minors

June 8, 2021
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The Biden administration on Monday said it may file a lawsuit against Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed an order to pull state licenses for shelters that house unaccompanied minors who recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Late last month, Abbott signed an order mandating that officials need to end state licenses for the shelters…

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10 Percent of Migrants Who Enter Darien Gap Don’t Survive: War Correspondent

June 8, 2021
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Roughly 10 percent of migrants who journey on the seven- to 10-day walk through the inhospitable Darien jungle, which extends into Panama from Colombia, don’t survive, according to war correspondent Michael Yon.

Arizona Attorney General: ICE Should Not Turn Hotel Into Illegal Immigrant Processing Center

June 7, 2021
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich called on federal immigration officials to not go ahead with a plan to turn a hotel into a processing center for illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors. In a letter to the White House, Brnovich told the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that he had “grave concerns”…

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Arizona Attorney General: ICE Shouldn’t Turn Hotel Into Illegal Immigrant Processing Center

June 7, 2021
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich called on federal immigration officials to cease plans to turn a hotel into a processing center for illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors. In a letter to the White House, Brnovich told the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that he had “grave concerns” about ICE’s contract with…

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10,864 Venezuelans Pour Into Texas Border Region, Up From 135 Last Year 

June 6, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—On any given day in Del Rio, hundreds of Venezuelans wade across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States. They’re carrying more belongings than illegal aliens from most other countries. One woman, who said she was a photographer back home, had her professional Nikon camera equipment in her backpack. They arrive…

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Smugglers Openly Advertise Illegal Border Crossings on Facebook

June 4, 2021
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Human smugglers along the southern border are openly advertising their services on Facebook and the social media company has fallen short on removing such content. A plethora of user accounts have posted offers to facilitate illegal border crossings on the platform. Some even directly advertise how much they charge for the service. Rep. Kat Cammack…

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Biden Admin Is Still Using a Trump-Era Order to Expel Migrants Despite Ending ‘Remain in Mexico’

June 3, 2021
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The Biden administration continues rapidly expelling most migrants under a Trump-era public health order despite ending the former administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, officials announced Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas formally ended the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) requiring people to wait in Mexico as their cases proceeded through immigration courts….

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