Category: Immigration & Border Security

Democrat Congressman Disputes DHS Photos of Empty Migrant Detention Center

May 6, 2021
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A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said that recent photos from Border Patrol facilities in southern Texas are misleading. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) suggested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency that operates the Border Patrol facilities, is falsely creating the impression that the facility in…

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Rep. Cuellar Disputes DHS Photos of Nearly Empty Migrant Facility

May 6, 2021
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A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies said that recent photos from Border Patrol facilities in southern Texas are misleading. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) suggested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which operates the Border Patrol facilities, is falsely creating the impression that a site in Donna, Texas,…

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Increasing Number of Illegal Aliens Evading Border Patrol; 42,000 in April

May 5, 2021
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McALLEN, Texas—With Border Patrol agents overwhelmed by family groups and unaccompanied minors, more illegal aliens are escaping into the interior of the United States and fewer drugs are being seized. During April, more than 177,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended by Border Patrol, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers, as provided to Jaeson…

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House Republicans Seek White House Communications on ‘Cash Payments’ to Central America

May 3, 2021
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Republicans on the House Oversight and Budget committees are questioning cash payments being sent to Central America as part of a strategy to deal with the causes of the illegal immigration crisis. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the ranking members on the House Oversight and Budget committees, respectively, suggested that sending cash…

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White House Chief of Staff: Surge in Illegal Immigration Not Biden’s Fault

May 2, 2021
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White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said Sunday that President Joe Biden is not responsible for a surge in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “People who are sending their children here unaccompanied, children as young as 6, 7 years old, coming here with no adult who are sent on a dangerous journey—I don’t…

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GOP Rep. Malliotakis Urges Biden to Go to Border After Joint Address to Congress

May 1, 2021
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U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) spoke with President Joe Biden after his address on Wednesday, urging him to go to the southern border to support the border patrol agents that are dealing with the huge influx of migrants. “I urged the president to go to our border to support our customs and border patrol agents,…

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Biden Administration Cancels Military-Funded Border Wall Projects

April 30, 2021
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The Department of Defense (DOD) announced it is canceling U.S.-Mexico border wall construction efforts that were paid with funds that were initially allocated for the military. Former President Donald Trump ordered the diversion of billions of dollars in military and defense funds toward building the wall, using his emergency executive powers. “The Department of Defense…

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Texas AG: More Lawsuits Coming to Biden Administration Over Border Crisis

April 29, 2021
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MISSION, Texas—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he is teeing up more lawsuits against the Biden administration for not enforcing immigration law. With five lawsuits already filed, Paxton said he hopes to force the administration to follow the laws Congress has in place. “There’s a reason that we’ve sued the Biden administration five times over…

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NJ Lawmaker Proposes Using CARES Funds for Property Tax Relief Instead of Stimulus Payments for Illegal Immigrants

April 29, 2021
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New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting $40 million in federal economic relief funds to illegal immigrants and instead use the funds for property tax relief to New Jersey’s struggling homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey have been struggling for years to pay their property…

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Texas Lawmaker Urges Homeland Security to End Biden’s ‘Catch and Release’ Policy

April 28, 2021
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Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday called on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to abolish the Biden administration’s “disastrous” catch and release immigration policy, saying that it threatens local communities.