Category: Immigration & Border Security

Mexico Deploys Almost 9,000 Troops to Stem Flow of Migrants From Northern Triangle to US Border

Mexico has deployed 8,715 troops to its southern and northern border to prevent migrants from the Northern Triangle countries from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border, as the United States faces a surge of illegal immigrants from Central America. The Mexican military has set up 347 immigration checkpoints along three main routes in Mexico—the Gulf, Central, and Pacific, Mexico…


150 Illegal Immigrants Stopped at Border, Freed Without Court Dates: Texas Congressman

About 150 illegal immigrants were stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend by Border Patrol officials and were allowed to continue on their way without a future court date or any notice, said Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). “Over the weekend, at [the] Anzalduas area by the bridge, there were about 150 folks [who] got…


Blaming Trump for Border Crisis Is ‘Ridiculous’: Lara Trump

Blaming former President Donald Trump for the current border crisis is ridiculous, according to Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of the former President. “How absolutely ridiculous,” Lara Trump told Fox News on Monday night. “Donald Trump was the first person … to finally call out—remember whenever he announced he was running for president—this problem. No one had…


Arizona Town to Declare ‘State of Emergency’ Over Border Crisis

The mayor of an Arizona town said he will declare a state of emergency over the crisis at the southern border. Gila Bend, a town near Arizona’s border with Mexico, has a population of only 2,000 people. Mayor Chris Riggs told Fox News he is placing the blame on the Biden administration for transporting illegal immigrants…


Arizona Town Declares ‘State of Emergency’ Over Border Crisis

The mayor of an Arizona town is calling for a state of emergency over the crisis at the southern border. Gila Bend, a town near Arizona’s border with Mexico, has a population of only 2,000 people. Mayor Chris Riggs told Fox News he is placing the blame on the Biden administration for transporting illegal immigrants on…


New Border Photos Show Children Sleeping Shoulder-to-Shoulder in Transparent Pen

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials released photos of crowded temporary facilities being used to process illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the midst of a recent surge in migration. These photos, which were taken in a Donna, Texas, overflow facility, show what appear children sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder on floor mats with what appear…


Rep. Cuellar Calls for ‘Law and Order at the Border’

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Tuesday said he wants to see enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border, a day after he leaked images showing crowded conditions in border detention facilities. “I don’t believe in open borders. I want to see law and order at the border,” Cuellar said on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday. “If somebody…


Biden Administration to Use San Diego Convention Center as Immigration Shelter Amid Surge

The federal government is converting another convention center into a shelter for illegal immigrants amid a border surge that has shown no sign of slowing down. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra requested help from the city of San Diego to house some of the unaccompanied minors who have been crossing into the United States from Mexico,…


Mexican Drug Cartels Use Children as Decoys to Smuggle Criminals Into US, Texas Sheriff Says

Mexican drug cartels are taking advantage of the Biden administration’s border policies to use children as decoys to smuggle their members into the United States, according to a sheriff from Texas. Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. Guerra, who is on the front line of the ongoing surge in illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, told The New…


Sen. Cruz Presses Biden for Media Presence During Border Visit, Calls Denial ‘Outrageous and Hypocritical’

Ted Cruz wrote a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the lack of ability for the press to “observe, film, and report” on the situation at the border. He said that the restrictions equate to “hiding the truth from the American People.” “That is why I’m calling on Biden to commit to allowing free and…