Category: Immigration & Border Security

Texas Man Arrested on Smuggling Charges After 41 Immigrants Found Inside Semi-Truck

May 8, 2021
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A man was taken into custody on Thursday after being accused of smuggling more than three dozen illegal immigrants who were found in and around a large tractor-trailer that was stopped by local authorities near San Antonio in Texas. Aron Bernard Griffin, 49, from Dallas was arrested on federal criminal charges that include one count of…

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Texas Man Arrested on Smuggling Charges After 41 Illegal Immigrants Found Inside Semi-Truck

May 8, 2021
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A man was taken into custody on Thursday after being accused of smuggling more than three dozen illegal immigrants who were found in and around a large tractor-trailer that was stopped by local authorities near San Antonio in Texas. Aron Bernard Griffin, 49, from Dallas was arrested on federal criminal charges that include one count of…

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National Border Patrol Council Endorses Elise Stefanik to Replace Liz Cheney

May 7, 2021
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The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for the position of GOP conference chair if she leaves the post next week. “As President Biden’s policies continue to create the worst surge in illegal immigration in our history, it is more important than ever for our leaders…

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Arizona, Montana Ask Court to Halt Biden Administration’s Narrowing Deportation Guidance

May 7, 2021
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Arizona and Montana attorneys general are asking a judge to order the Biden administration to stop abiding by guidance that narrowed which illegal immigrants should be deported, leading to a new record-low number of deportations in April. In interim guidance issued in February, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tae Johnson ordered agents only…

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Biden Order Rescinds Trump Plan to Collect Facial Scans, DNA From Immigrants

May 7, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday rescinded a Trump-era plan to collect facial scans and DNA from immigrants when they apply to enter the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it has “withdrawn a proposed rule that would have expanded department authorities and requirements for collecting biometrics by removing age restrictions; requiring…

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Low Deportations Part of Biden’s Plan to ‘Dismantle ICE’: Former ICE Chief

May 7, 2021
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The record-low number of deportations in the United States in April signals that the Biden administration is working toward abolishing immigration enforcement, the former acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says. “It’s terrible. You got record numbers, people coming into the country illegally being released, and a record low of people being removed,”…

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Record-Low Deportations Part of Biden’s Plan to ‘Dismantle ICE’: Former ICE Chief

May 7, 2021
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The record-low number of deportations in the United States in April signals that the Biden administration is working toward abolishing immigration enforcement, the former acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says. “It’s terrible. You got record numbers, people coming into the country illegally being released, and a record low of people being removed,”…

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Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

May 7, 2021
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A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…

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Rep. Cuellar Says Border ‘Not Under Control’ and Biden Administration Playing ‘Shell Game’ With Optics

May 7, 2021
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A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said in separate interviews on Fox News and MSNBC that aired Thursday that “the border is not under control” and that the Biden administration is playing a “shell game” by shifting unaccompanied minors “from one tent to another tent.” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview…

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ICE Deportations Hit Record Low in April

May 6, 2021
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The number of deportations carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in April has hit a record low, the agency told The Epoch Times on Thursday. The figure comes amidst a 20-year record-high number of illegal border crossings. ICE completed 2,962 deportations last month, not including Title 42 expulsions, a reflection of the restrictions…

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