Category: Immigration & Border Security

Montana Bans ‘Sanctuary Cities

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that bans “sanctuary cities” in the state. House Bill 200, which was approved last month by the Montana’s Republican-led state legislature, prohibits state agencies and local governments from blocking local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal immigration law. It also authorizes the state’s attorney general…


Montana Bans ‘Sanctuary Cities’ in the State

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that bans “sanctuary cities” in the state. House Bill 200, which was approved last month by the Montana’s Republican-led state legislature, prohibits state agencies and local governments from blocking local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal immigration law. It also authorizes the state’s attorney general…


Senate Republicans Call for Hearing on Border Crisis

Top Senate Republicans on Thursday called for Democrats to hold a public hearing on the border crisis and question Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “While we may not agree on the causes of or the solutions to this crisis, we believe it is vitally important for the Senate Judiciary Committee to exercise its oversight authority…


DHS Secretary Condemns Human Smugglers, Says Migrant Children Face ‘Grave Risk’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief on Wednesday condemned human smugglers after a series of incidents that left one immigrant girl dead and three others in perilous situations. “The inhumane way smugglers abuse children while profiting off parents’ desperation is criminal and morally reprehensible,” Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. “Just this month,…


Border Patrol K-9 Sniffs Out $60,000 Worth of Fentanyl Inside Burritos

A Border Patrol canine sniffed out several packages of fentanyl pills that were hidden inside burritos this week in Arizona, officials said. “A canine handler referred the male driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area at approximately 3 p.m., after his canine partner alerted to the vehicle,” according to the agency….


500 Unaccompanied Minors to be Housed in Houston Holding Facility

The Biden administration is moving another 500 unaccompanied children from border facilities under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody to an emergency holding facility as part of efforts to reduce overcrowding. The children are scheduled to arrive at the National Association of Christian Churches site in Houston, Texas, which has been transformed into an Emergency Intake…


Texas AG Paxton Says Illegal Immigration Costs State Taxpayers Over $850 Mil­lion Annually

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said taxpayers in his state are forking out over $850 million each year to pay for various costs associated with the housing and care of immigrants who enter Texas illegally. Paxton’s office had re-released the figures, which was first presented to a federal court in January, in an attempt to highlight…


2 Toddlers Dropped Over Border Barrier Rescued by Border Patrol

Two toddlers who were dropped over a border barrier late Tuesday in the middle of the New Mexico desert have been rescued by U.S. Border Patrol. A camera operator at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, port of entry witnessed the incident over security camera of the area, which was in a remote location. In the…


2 Toddlers Dropped Over Border Barrier by Smugglers in New Mexico

Two toddlers who were dropped over a border barrier late Tuesday in the middle of the New Mexico desert have been rescued by U.S. Border Patrol. A camera operator at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, port of entry witnessed the incident over security camera of the area, which was in a remote location. In the…


Honduran Migrant Boy, 4, Found Traveling Alone by US-Mexico Border

MEXICO CITY—A 4-year-old Honduran boy was found traveling alone near the Rio Grande River that separates Mexico from the United States with no one to claim him, the Mexican government said on Wednesday. Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) said the boy was found unaccompanied among trees and thickets as he walked toward the border. He…