Category: Immigration & Border Security

Illegal Border Crossings Could Hit One Million by Summer: Rep. McCaul

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday issued a stark prediction that the border crisis would grow more acute in the coming months, estimating that 1 million people would try to make their way into the United States by summer. “It’s going to get worse. It’s going to get a lot worse, springtime, summer, more and…


DHS Secretary: Border Is Closed but Children Won’t Be Expelled

Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the border is closed but the United States will not turn back unaccompanied children who unlawfully cross into the United States. “We are expelling families. We are expelling single adults. And we’ve made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children. I think we…


Video: ‘It Is a Catastrophe’—Rep. Brian Babin Criticizes Biden’s Border Policy

“Our sovereignty, our solvency, our national security are all on the line,” says. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), who criticized the Biden administration’s rhetoric on the U.S.–Mexico border and said it has fueled a mounting humanitarian and security crisis. In recent days, the numbers of children and families caught trying to enter the United States illegally…


White House Giving Journalists ‘Zero Access’ to Border Patrol Operations: Photographer

The Biden administration has given no access to observe or report on Customs and Border Protection (CPB) operations at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an award-winning photographer and journalist. Getty Images correspondent John Moore alleged there is a lack of transparency along the border. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that Secretary Alejandro…


White House Officials, Republicans Blame Each Other for Surge in Illegal Immigration

Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday that migrants should not come to the Southern Border, although he placed the blame for the current influx of illegal immigration on the prior administration. “Why is it especially challenging and difficult now, because the entire system under United States law that has been in place…


US Opening New Facility to Hold up to 2,000 Unaccompanied Minors

The United States is set to open another facility to deal with the surge in illegal immigrants, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Saturday. The new facility is in Pecos, Texas. It can initially hold about 500 children, with the potential to expand to 2,000, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee…


Biden’s Rhetoric on Immigration Fueling Humanitarian and Security Crisis: Rep. Babin

Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said Friday that President Joe Biden’s rhetoric was fueling what he described as a humanitarian and national security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. After taking office, President Joe Biden rushed to end some border policies of his predecessor, proposed a pathway to citizenship for millions of people in the United States…


‘Alarming:’ Senators Visit Border, See Surge in Illegal Immigrants Firsthand

Senators visiting America’s southern border this week said they witnessed alarming conditions and urged President Joe Biden to quickly take action to stem the surge in illegal crossings. “It was stunning to see how many people, including unaccompanied children, unlawfully crossed the border,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said Friday, after touring an area in El…


Texas Governor Announces State Actions Over Federal Facilities Holding Unaccompanied Minors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday criticized the Biden administration over the “unacceptable and inhumane” conditions of two federal facilities holding unaccompanied minors and ordered investigations into the issues, amid a recent surge of illegal aliens across the U.S.–Mexico border. In a statement, the Republican governor said that water at a federally-run facility in Midland was not…


Texas Governor Announces COVID-19 Outbreak, Unsafe Water at Facilities Holding Illegal Aliens

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday criticized the Biden administration over the “unacceptable and inhumane” conditions of two federal facilities holding illegal aliens, including unaccompanied minors, amid a recent surge of illegal aliens across the U.S.–Mexico border. In a statement, the Republican governor said that water at a federally-run facility in Midland was not proven safe before…