Category: Immigration & Border Security

Sen. Cornyn: Entering America Illegally Must Have Consequences

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Monday that entering the United States illegally must have consequences or criminals will continue to exploit the system and profit from smuggling and transporting illegal immigrants across the southern border. In Laredo, Texas, the senator met with a group of mayors, county judges, and community leaders to discuss how…


Cartels Use Wristbands to Track Human Smuggling Over Border

McALLEN, Texas—Illegal border crossers are coming into the United States wearing wristbands that relate to the smuggling organization or cartel that they paid to cross the river, according to new reports and confirmation by Border Patrol agents. The wristbands have been spotted on illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, as well…


Top Democrat Senator Says Biden Immigration Bill Unlikely to Pass

A Senate Democrat leading the party’s efforts to pass an immigration bill that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to get on an 8-year pathway to citizenship cast serious doubt on the likelihood of the proposal passing. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chamber’s second-ranking Democrat, declared that he doesn’t believe there is enough…


Sen. Manchin Calls Border Surge a ‘Crisis,’ as Scrutiny Grows

As the border surge continues to escalate amid increasing scrutiny, one Democrat is publicly criticizing the administration for how it handled its messaging on immigration, as well as the situation itself. The White House and the Biden administration have repeatedly refused to use the word “crisis” when describing the historical increase of illegal immigrants crossing the…


Illegal Immigrants Sentenced to Prison for Running Meth Lab Near Georgia Elementary School

Three illegal immigrants have been sentenced to federal prison for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine in a Norcross, Georgia, home where a child lived and less than 200 feet from an elementary school. Roberto Arroyo-Garcia, 39, a Mexican national who has history of two deportations related to drug convictions, was sentenced Monday to 22 years in…


Head-On Crash Leaves 8 Illegal Immigrants Dead in Texas Near Border: Officials

Authorities in Texas said that at least eight illegal immigrants have died in a head-on collision in Val Verde County, Texas—located near the U.S.-Mexico border—following a high-speed chase. Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested the driver of the vehicle after he allegedly tried to run away following the crash, authorities told Fox29…


Border Situation Makes Immigration Bill ‘Much Harder’: Lindsey Graham

The surge in illegal immigrants crossing America’s southern border makes reaching an agreement on immigration “much harder,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday. “It’s going to be really hard to get a bipartisan bill put together on anything that has a legalization component until you stop the flow,” he told reporters on Capitol Hill. Illegal…


Illegal Border Crossings Will Be Highest in 20 Years: Homeland Security Secretary

The number of migrants who are illegally entering into the United States via the Southern Border has spiked during President Joe Biden’s first two months in office, said the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday. “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in…


Up to 3,000 Unaccompanied Youth to Be Housed in Dallas Convention Center

Up to 3,000 unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally are set to be sheltered temporarily at a convention center in downtown Dallas, as the United States struggles to house the influx of unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, city officials said Monday. For up to three months, 15- to 17-year-old boys who…


Biden Administration Acknowledges Border Surge ‘A Big Problem’

As the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S-Mexico border remains at historic levels, the Biden administration acknowledged it’s “a big problem,” saying that it’s currently looking into whether or not to add additional facilities for unaccompanied minors. During a daily White House briefing on March 15, press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration…