By Joseph Lord The United States will be sending troops to the southern border with Mexico, the White House announced on May 2. The move was unveiled ahead of an expected surge of illegal immigrants as pandemic restrictions, known as Title 42, are set to lift on May 11. The southern border has been hammered […]
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Illegal Immigrant Arrests at US-Mexico Border Jump as End of Emergency Powers Looms
By Zachary Stieber Arrests of illegal immigrants at the United States–Mexico border jumped in March by 23 percent over the month before, newly released statistics show. U.S. authorities carried out 191,899 apprehensions, up from about 156,100 in February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. More single adults, family units, and minors without responsible adults were encountered, […]
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Biden Administration Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Pressuring Big Tech to Censor Users
By Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden’s administration has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over how the president and other top officials pressured Big Tech to censor users. Lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his group Children’s Health Defense, and Louisiana resident Connie Sampognaro brought the suit in U.S. court in Louisiana against Biden and top […]
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GOP Panel Chair Demands Action to Fix ‘Dire’ Border Situation
By John Haughey ORLANDO, Fla.—House Republicans will redouble their efforts this spring and summer to convince the Democrat-held Senate to adopt eight proposed immigration reform measures that are matriculating through the lower chamber, two key GOP committee chairs affirmed March 20. While that’s not necessarily breaking news, Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) […]
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Biden Admin Unveils Most Restrictive Border Control Measure to Date
By Gary Bai The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a new rule that constitutes its most extensive attempt to date at restricting illegal immigrants who cross the border to seek asylum in the United States. Migrants who enter the United States illegally, or who fail to seek protection in countries they pass through en route to […]
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Border Patrol Encounters With Chinese Nationals at Southern Border Up 719 Percent
By Samantha Flom U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has encountered 2,999 Chinese nationals at the southern border so far in fiscal year 2023—a 719 percent increase year over year, according to CBP data released on Feb. 10. The total also exceeds the amount recorded for the entirety of fiscal year 2022 (Oct. 1, 2021, to Sept. […]
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77 Democratic Lawmakers Author Letter Criticizing Biden’s Handling of Border Crisis
By Jeff Louderback Two days after President Joe Biden met with Democratic congressional lawmakers, 77 of those elected officials sent a letter on Jan. 26 urging him to reverse plans to limit asylum access and eligibility on the U.S.-Mexico border. The letter illustrates the divide among Democrats about how the Biden administration should handle the illegal […]
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Record-High 250,000 Migrant Encounters Across US-Mexico Border in December 2022: CBP
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The number of migrant encounters across the U.S. southern border for December 2022 reached a record high, with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reporting a figure of more than a quarter of a million. That’s a total of 251,487 border enforcement encounters. The figure via CBP data surpasses the previous monthly record […]
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House Oversight Launches Probe Into Border Crisis Under Biden Administration
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Jan. 19 is investigating the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis amid record numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States from Mexico and continued fentanyl smuggling into the country. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the committee, issued a letter (pdf) to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department […]
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‘This Is Election Interference’: House Oversight Veteran on Biden Classified Documents
By Nathan Worcester A House Oversight Committee veteran said the delay in publicizing President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents from his time as vice president amounts to election interference. “The documents were allegedly discovered on Nov. 2. The midterms are on Nov. 8. To me, this is election interference by omission,” Mike Howell said in a Jan. […]
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US Taxpayers Foot $324 Million Annual Health Care Bill for Illegal Aliens
By Katabella Roberts American taxpayers are paying out over $300 million a year to fund health care services to illegal aliens in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the agency’s year-end report. The report (pdf), published on Dec. 30, states ICE’s operational budget for fiscal year 2022 “approached” $324 million. Funding for ICE is allocated by Congress. […]
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Scalise Reveals First Legislation for Republican House, Vows ‘Bold Agenda’
By Tom Ozimek Incoming House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) revealed a list of legislation that he will bring up for Republicans to consider on the House floor when they assume control of the lower chamber in mere days and loosen the Democrats’ grip on power in Washington. In a letter to his GOP […]
