Category: Immigration & Border Security

Human Smuggling Leading to Pursuits, Bailouts, Crashes, School Lockdowns

June 2, 2021
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UVALDE, Texas—A smuggler traveling at 140 miles per hour races through town and crashes through a building in Uvalde, Texas. Another one drives onto a softball field in Crystal City, with children playing nearby. In Del Rio, eight illegal aliens die after crashing head-on into another vehicle during a pursuit. Further east, in Lavaca County,…

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Border Patrol Arrests Over 160 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Tractor-Trailers

June 1, 2021
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Border Patrol agents in the Laredo sector in Texas arrested more than 160 illegal aliens in two tractor-trailer smuggling attempts, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A canine alerted agents to the first group inside a tanker trailer after midnight on May 28. The agents scanned the tanker to find more than 50 people…

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Texas Gov. Abbott Declares Disaster at Southern Border in Response to Humanitarian Crisis

June 1, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration at the state’s southern border to augment additional resources to efforts addressing the humanitarian crisis at the border. “President Biden’s open-border policies have paved the way for dangerous gangs and cartels, human traffickers, and deadly drugs like fentanyl to pour into our communities,” Abbott said in…

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Biden Administration Formally Ends Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

June 1, 2021
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially terminated the “remain in Mexico” policy that was initiated under former President Donald Trump’s administration, which enabled immigration agencies to keep illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers in Mexico while they waited for their court date. President Joe Biden in January suspended the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)—the official name…

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Texas Counties Start Charging Illegal Aliens With Child Endangerment, Trespass

June 1, 2021
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—The tens of thousands of illegal aliens that evade Border Patrol every month—hoping to slip undetected to large cities up north—are now being confronted by sheriffs who are starting to charge them for trespassing, evading arrest on foot, and endangering the life or health of a child. Seeing no solutions to the border crisis…

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Ohio Sheriff Ends Relationship With DHS to Prevent Release of Illegal Immigrants Into Community

May 30, 2021
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A sheriff in Butler County, Ohio, on May 26 announced that his office is ending its relationship with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to prevent the Biden administration from releasing illegal immigrants into the community. In a news release on May 26, Sheriff Richard K. Jones’ office said that it has notified the agency…

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Maryland Governor Vetoes Sanctuary State Legislation

May 28, 2021
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill passed by the majority Democrat legislature that would make Maryland a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, along with other bills that the Republican said would make his state less safe. Hogan vetoed 4 bills including HB 16, which is sanctuary state legislation that would hinder local law enforcement’s…

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3,166 Percent More Sex Offenders Have Been Arrested Along Border Patrol Sector in Texas

May 27, 2021
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Border Patrol agents operating in the Del Rio, Texas, sector said they have encountered significantly more convicted sex offenders who are attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Since the start of the fiscal year 2021, which started last October, agents said they’ve arrested 95 convicted sex offenders apprehended near the border—a 3,166 percent increase…

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Homeland Security Chief Plans ‘Significant Changes’ to ICE as Deportations, Arrests Plunge

May 26, 2021
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The head of the Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS) is planning to make major alterations to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency’s arm in charge of immigration enforcement. Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS chief, said he is still in the midst of a review of ICE but expects to make “significant changes” when he’s done. “What…

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Border Agents Seize $2.5 Million Worth of Meth in Shipment of Watermelons

May 25, 2021
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Over 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine that were hidden inside a shipment of watermelons in California were seized by border officials.