Category: Immigration & Border Security

Sen. Graham Introduces Bill to ‘Stop Asylum Abuse’ on Southern Border

March 24, 2021
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) proposed an immigration measure on March 24 that aims to close loopholes in the asylum system and change policies that may be contributing to the escalating crisis on the southern border. Upon taking office in January, President Joe Biden revoked a host of Trump-era immigration measures that had largely stemmed the…

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Federal Agency Investigating Biden’s Order to Stop Border Wall Construction

March 24, 2021
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed reports it is investigating President Joe Biden’s move in January to freeze construction of the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Former President Donald Trump, who made border wall construction a key 2016 campaign promise, started building the wall amid legal battles and fights with Congress. On his first…

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Former CBP Commissioner: Biden Admin ‘Has Dismantled Everything’ for Political Gain

March 24, 2021
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Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan said that the Biden administration’s policies on the border are detrimental for the nation. “This administration is absolutely—has dismantled everything, and everything that they’re doing is against the nation’s best interest, and I believe it’s for perceived political gain,” Morgan told Just the News. Morgan…

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Lindsey Graham: GOP Will ‘Shut the Senate Down’ If Denied Access to Border Facilities

March 24, 2021
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Republicans will “shut down” the Senate if he and other senators are denied access to Border Patrol facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. “I am going down [to the border] with 18 senators Friday, and if I’m denied the ability to look into any place I want to…

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Poll: 42 Million From Latin America, Caribbean Want to Migrate to US

March 24, 2021
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A new survey found that 42 million people from Latin America and the Caribbean region want to immigrate to the United States. “There are 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Roughly 450 million adults live in the region. Gallup asked them if they would like to move to another country permanently if they…

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House GOP Members Demand Explanation From DHS Over Immigrants Released With No Court Dates

March 24, 2021
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Fourteen Republican congressmembers are demanding an explanation over “troubling reports” that illegal immigrants are being released into the United States with no court dates. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) wrote on Tuesday to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security that the senators are “seeking answers to recent troubling reports that the Department of Homeland Security…

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Texas Governor Says Biden’s Border Policies ‘Emboldening’ Human Traffickers

March 24, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asserted that recent decisions made by the Biden administration on the U.S-Mexico border are emboldening human traffickers to “ramp up their criminal operations.” In a letter (pdf) to the White House on Tuesday, the governor called on President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate every unaccompanied minor crossing the U.S.-Mexico…

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White House Still Finalizing Border Facility Access for Journalists: Psaki

March 23, 2021
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The White House has not yet finalized details on providing journalists with access to observe the operations at holding facilities for illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border, press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Tuesday. “I expect you’ll know—you’ll have more details soon. But our plan is to make access available, likely through a pool,…

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Pentagon Asked to House Unaccompanied Minors at Texas Military Facilities

March 23, 2021
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The Pentagon said on Tuesday that it had received a request for assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to temporarily house unaccompanied minors at two Texas military facilities. The request specifically asked to use Joint Base San Antonio in Lackland and Fort Bliss, which is outside of El Paso, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters…

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Exclusive: Border Agent Gives Inside Account of Overcrowded Facilities

March 23, 2021
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The family-unit holding cells smell like urine and vomit. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. Scabies, lice, the flu, and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there,…

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