Category: Immigration & Border Security

Border Authorities Recorded 200,000 Encounters at Southern Border in May as Title 42 Expired

June 21, 2023
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United States border officials encountered more than 200,000 illegal immigrants during the month of May, as Title 42 immigration policies expired. On Tuesday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency released data on their border encounters through the month of May. In total, the border agency reported 204,561 total border encounters in May. U.S….

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Border Agents Arrest 204,000 in May as Title 42 Expired

June 21, 2023
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U.S. border officials apprehended more than 200,000 illegal immigrants at the southern border during May, when Title 42 immigration policies expired, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on June 20. The 204,561 total arrests is a 15 percent decrease from May last year, when agents apprehended 241,136. Border Patrol said 98,850 individuals illegally crossed the…

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Florida Law Invalidating Diver’s Licenses for Out-of-State Illegal Immigrants Gets Mixed Reviews

June 15, 2023
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A new Florida law defies a longstanding custom that states will honor each other’s driver’s licenses. On May 10, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law. The measure was passed by Florida’s legislators as a means of protecting the state and its citizens from the costly and sometimes dangerous effects of illegal…

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First Busload of Illegal Immigrants Arrives in Los Angeles from Texas

June 15, 2023
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) announced on Wednesday that Texas has transported a group of illegal immigrants to Los Angeles for the first time, a move described as a “despicable stunt” by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. “Texas just dropped off the 1st bus of migrants in Los Angeles,” Abbott wrote on Twitter. Around 40 illegal immigrants,…

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Republican Investigating DHS Secretary for Alleged Dereliction of Duty

June 14, 2023
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Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and immigration officials say the Biden administration must be held accountable for the debacle on the U.S. southern border, and accountability starts with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “In all candor, the Biden Administration is the first administration of either political party to actively take steps to diminish the security…

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Border Patrol Agents Record ‘1000 Percent Increase’ in Illegal Immigrants From Nations Including China, Afghanistan

June 14, 2023
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Border Patrol agents have seen a more than 1000 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants from countries including China and Afghanistan attempting to enter the United States, according to Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. Ortiz, who is set to retire next month after more than three decades with the agency, took to Twitter on…

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Texas to Deploy Chain of Buoys Across Rio Grande to Deter Illegal Immigrant Crossings

June 14, 2023
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Texas will soon deploy a long chain of large buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the southern border. Gov. Greg Abbott said the first 1,000-foot floating barrier would be placed in the river at one of the crossing hot spots near Eagle Pass in Maverick County. Eagle…

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Federal Agency Extends Stay for More Than 300,000 Immigrants

June 13, 2023
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will extend the temporary legal status for tens of thousands of immigrants from several countries, according to a statement issued by the agency on Tuesday. Under President Donald Trump’s administration, DHS ended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. But on Tuesday, those designations…

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DeSantis Tells Tulsa Rally He Will Turn America Around If Elected President in 2024

June 10, 2023
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TULSA, Okla.—Republican governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida brought his campaign to Oklahoma this weekend where he picked up fellow Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt’s endorsement and told voters his plan to turn the country around. Stitt compared DeSantis’s administration to his own work in Oklahoma. He said both states resisted mask mandates, both…

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Biden Labor Secretary Pressed by Congress Over Trafficking of Underage Illegal Migrants

June 10, 2023
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Acting Labor Department Secretary Julie Su was grilled by Congress over the trafficking of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to be used as illegal labor within the United States. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) was scathing of the Labor Department’s approach to the issue during a House committee hearing on child migrant labor on June 7. Many…

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