Category: Immigration & Border Security

Migrants Planning to Cross US Border Illegally Use Private Chat Groups to Discuss Title 42, Best Strategies

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico—As the Biden administration prepares to revoke Title 42, the migrant chat rooms on WhatsApp are full of chatter about how it might affect their illegal entry into the United States. Title 42, the public health order, allows for the quick expulsion of non-essential travelers, including illegal aliens. “I’d like to know if…


Migrants Planning to Illegally Cross US Border Use Private Chat Groups to Discuss Title 42, Best Strategies

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico—As the Biden administration prepares to revoke Title 42, the migrant chat rooms on WhatsApp are full of chatter about how it might affect their illegal entry into the United States. Title 42, the public health order, allows for the quick expulsion of non-essential travelers, including illegal aliens. “I’d like to know if…


Border Patrol Arrests for April Hit Record High at Almost 212,000

DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents apprehended 211,972 illegal immigrants along the southern border in April, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers obtained by The Epoch Times. The number of apprehensions are markedly higher than any April on record, including during the past 10 years when apprehensions ranged from a low of 11,000…


Illegal Aliens Sue Texas Officials After Arrests for Trespassing

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—A group of illegal aliens has filed a lawsuit against Texas officials for alleged constitutional violations within the governor’s Operation Lone Star criminal trespass program. The lawyers for the 15 plaintiffs hope to turn the case into a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 illegal immigrants whom they say have…


Democrat-Leaning Voters Trend Toward GOP: Poll

Recent survey data show roughly half of U.S. adults would support a GOP candidate in the run-up to the 2022 midterms, while those who traditionally favored Democrats shifted to Republican-leaning. Six months away from the November elections, a new poll by NPR/PBS/Marist (pdf) found that 52 percent of Latino voters are more likely to back a GOP…


Mayorkas Says DHS Preparing for Surge in Immigrants After Title 42 Ends, Warns ‘Do Not Come’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday that his agency is preparing for a possible flood of immigrants attempting to enter the United States through its southern border when Title 42 border restrictions are lifted later this month. The Trump-era Title 42 policy allowed Border Patrol agents to turn illegal aliens back to Mexico immediately if they were deemed to…


Most Illegal Immigrants Questioned Say They Come to Work, While Claiming Asylum: Rep. Randy Weber

In the wake of Texas National Guardsman Bishop E. Evan’s drowning while trying to save an illegal border crosser and a federal judge’s decision to temporarily halt the rollback of Title 42, critics of illegal immigration are saying the Biden administration is not upholding the U.S. Constitution and failing to secure the southern border. Rep….


Biden, Mexican President Discuss ‘Irregular’ Immigration at Southern Border

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador joined a bilateral meeting on Friday where the two leaders discussed efforts to limit “irregular” immigration at the southern border. The meeting also addressed the visions of both the United States and Mexico to accelerate development and infrastructure projects along shared borders to strengthen North…


Texas Approves $495.3 Million for Border Security Operations

Texas has approved the transfer of $495.3 million to fund Operation Lone Star and critical border operations at other state agencies, the governor’s office announced Friday. “This funding will address immediate border security needs while future funding needed to protect Texans continues to be evaluated,” according to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office. The vast majority of the funds—$465.3…


Victor Avila: Retired ICE Agent Warns Open Border Ultimately Benefits Cartels and China

Special agents are under pressure to defend America at the southern border as the country is hollowed out by illegal immigration, cartel-run traffick rings, and fentanyl precursors from China. What must be done to stop it? I speak with Victor Avila, author of “Agent Under Fire,” to discuss the border situation and why it needs…