Category: Immigration & Border Security

GOP Senators’ Bill Would Block Biden Administration From Paying Illegal Immigrants

President Joe Biden’s administration would be blocked from issuing settlement payments to illegal immigrants if new legislation introduced by top Republicans is passed by Congress. The measure, titled the “Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act,” would prevent tax dollars from being used to pay illegal immigrants. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and…


Fauci Says Administration Doesn’t Have ‘Capability’ to Test All Illegal Immigrants Crossing Border for COVID-19

White House coronavirus response team member Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 testing requirements for visitors entering the United States are a “different issue” to the testing of illegal immigrants because the administration doesn’t “have the capability” to test all illegal aliens crossing the border. The Biden administration is expected to…


EXCLUSIVE: Texas Law Enforcement Reports Reveal Scope of the Border Crisis

DEL RIO, Texas—In one week, 22,651 illegal aliens from 40 countries were apprehended in Texas near the U.S.–Mexico border, according to a Nov. 2 law enforcement report issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety and obtained by The Epoch Times. The reporting week encompassed the seven days from Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, and…


Texas Law Enforcement Reports Reveal Scope of the Border Crisis

DEL RIO, Texas—In one week, 22,651 illegal aliens from 40 countries were apprehended in Texas near the U.S.–Mexico border, according to a Nov. 2 law enforcement report issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety and obtained by The Epoch Times. The reporting week encompassed the seven days from Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, and…


Mexican Authorities List Conditions to Reboot ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

Mexican authorities have laid out a series of conditions for reviving the “Remain in Mexico” program, the Trump-era framework under which asylum-seekers were returned to Mexico to await the processing of their claims, with the development coming in context of the Biden administration’s plans to reinstate the policy following a court order. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry…


Three States Sue Biden Administration Over Memo That Curtails Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

The attorneys general of three states have sued President Joe Biden’s administration over a memorandum that ordered immigration agents not to arrest many illegal immigrants inside the United States. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, all Republicans, assert the directive from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is…


How Migrant Surge at the Border Fuels Massive American ODs From Tiny Grains of This Killer Drug

On a September afternoon, Allyssia Solorio wondered why her energetic young brother hadn’t emerged from his bedroom in their Sacramento, Calif., home. When she opened his door, she saw 23-year-old Mikael leaning back on his bed with his legs dangling over the side. She rushed to her brother and shook him, but to no avail….


Sheriffs Call on Biden to Fire Homeland Secretary Mayorkas Over Lack of Border Control

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Sheriffs in 17 states are calling on President Joe Biden to fire Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the president to replace him with somebody who will re-establish control over America’s southern border. The Western States Sheriffs Association (WSSA) said in a position paper obtained by The Epoch Times that “a great deal of…


Some Border Patrol Agents Preparing to Be Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won’t release the number, but it’s likely that the jobs of thousands of Border Patrol agents are on the chopping block if their requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions aren’t accepted, or if they simply refuse to take the jab. Agents were required to report their vaccination status and submit relevant…


Homeland Security IG Refuses to Probe Border Agents in Haitian Illegal Immigrant Confrontation

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General declined to investigate photos and videos of Border Patrol agents on horseback turning away Haitian illegal immigrants, in which some falsely said they were “whipping” the illegal aliens. In a statement, DHS said the agency’s inspector general’s office “declined to investigate and referred the matter back to…