Category: Immigration & Border Security

Border Agents Arrest Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Rape, Sexual Assault, in California and Texas

March 18, 2021
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Border agents recently arrested several illegal immigrants in California and Texas who were previously convicted of rape or sexual assault, one of whom was previously deported from the United States. In California, the U.S. Border Patrol of the Yuma Sector on March 15 around 11:30 p.m. arrested a Mexican illegal alien who is a convicted rapist….

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Texas Announces New Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Related to Illegal Border Crossings

March 17, 2021
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced new efforts to stamp out human trafficking related to illegal border crossings amid a surge in apprehensions, including of unaccompanied minors, at the southern border. The anti-human trafficking efforts will be included in the state’s “Operation Lone Star,” a mission launched at the start of the month to…

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Up to 50 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Estimated to Have COVID-19: National Sheriff’s Association

March 17, 2021
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As concerns over the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border grows, the National Sheriffs Association is calling on the Biden administration to secure the border and protect Americans. Among the dangers that come along with the thousands of illegal border crossings that occur every month, which include human trafficking, drug smuggling, potential terrorism,…

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Republican Congressman Introduces Bill to Send National Guard from US Capitol to Southern Border

March 17, 2021
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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) introduced legislation on Tuesday aimed at reassigning 95 percent of the National Guardsmen who are at the U.S. Capitol and sending them to the southern border to help with the “humanitarian crisis” there. Murphy’s Guard Our Border Act (pdf) comes as Capitol Police issued a statement recently saying there is no “known…

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Former DHS Chief Says Migrants Won’t Listen to Biden’s Calls Not to Come

March 17, 2021
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Former Homeland Security (DHS) acting secretary Chad Wolf warned the White House that the immigration crisis won’t subside because President Joe Biden’s messaging doesn’t work. “At the end of the day, these illegal migrants don’t listen to government officials,” Wolf told Fox News, responding to calls from Biden to migrants urging them to stay home….

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Migrant Children Will ‘End Up in Sex Trafficking’: Texas Lt. Governor

March 17, 2021
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Many migrant children will end up in sex trafficking in the midst of a surge in illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border, said Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. “They are sending children into this country having no idea where they are going to end up,” Patrick told Fox News, referring to the burgeoning number of…

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Homeland Security Chief Says US-Mexico Border ‘Not Open’ Amid Surge

March 17, 2021
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Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeated that the surge of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border is not a “crisis,” saying that the Biden administration is “working around the clock” to deal with it. GOP lawmakers and some Democrats have termed the surge a “crisis,” which has not been adopted by senior White…

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DHS Officials Warned Biden Transition About Revoking Trump Border Policies, Former Top Advisor Says

March 17, 2021
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Career officials from the Department of Homeland Security warned President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team that revoking President Donald Trump’s border policies would have “catastrophic consequences,” according to Stephen Miller, who served as Trump’s top advisor on immigration issues at the White House. “Biden’s transition team was warned by career DHS officials that terminating our proven…

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DHS Officials Warned Biden Transition Team About Revoking Trump Border Policies, Former Top Adviser Says

March 17, 2021
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Career officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team that revoking President Donald Trump’s border policies would have “catastrophic consequences,” according to Stephen Miller, who served as Trump’s top adviser on immigration issues at the White House. “Biden’s transition team was warned by career DHS officials that terminating our…

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House to Vote on 2 Bills That Provide Citizenship Path to Illegal Immigrants

March 17, 2021
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The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is set to vote on Thursday on two immigration bills that would provide a citizenship path for illegal immigrants, and legal status for immigrant farmworkers. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters that the House would take up the two immigration bills on Thursday after they cleared a procedural hurdle on Tuesday….

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