By Charlotte Cuthbertson Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said the U.S. border is in crisis, largely because of a lack of consequences being applied to most illegal aliens. “In my experience, we have seen increases when there are no consequences,” Ortiz said on July 28 during a deposition for a lawsuit against the federal government by Florida […]
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Parents Say They’ve Been Harassed, Stalked, and Doxed for Criticizing School Boards
By Brad Jones Parents from several states say they’ve been harassed online, stalked, doxed, and reported to their employers for criticizing school boards about what they see as a tectonic shift from reading, writing, and arithmetic to the promotion of radical political and social ideas, along with extreme COVID-19 polices in the last couple of […]
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Republicans Demand Biden Administration Apologize to Border Patrol Agents
By Frank Fang Republican lawmakers and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are calling on the Biden administration to apologize to Border Patrol agents, after a federal investigation said they were falsely accused of “whipping” illegal immigrants in Texas. In September last year, the Biden administration was quick to criticize Border Patrol agents on horseback, after […]
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Biden Administration Cannot Ignore Federal Law, Must Remove Illegal Alien Criminals
By Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden’s administration cannot ignore federal law that says authorities must arrest, detain, and remove illegal aliens convicted of certain crimes and/or aliens who are ordered deported, an appeals court has ruled. Federal law says the attorney general “shall take into custody,” “shall detain,” and “shall remove” illegal aliens convicted of certain […]
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Border Patrol Union Leader Warns ‘Complete Control’ by Cartels Once Title 42 Ends
By Rita Li The head of the Border Patrol union warned that drug cartels would seize “complete control” of the southern border, as a Trump-era public health order to expel illegal immigrants is to expire on Monday. “That we just don’t have anybody in the field, that we just can’t patrol the border,” National Border Patrol Council […]
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White House’s Disinformation Board ‘Paused’ as Its Leader Submits Resignation
By Jack Phillips Work on the Biden administration’s controversial Disinformation Governance Board was paused about three weeks after it was announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid concerns that the board would be weaponized by the administration against dissenting voices. Nina Jankowicz, who was tapped by the White House to be in charge of […]
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Biden Disinformation Board Likely Illegal: Sen. Hagerty
By Joseph Lord Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) has denounced the Biden administration’s plan to start a “Disinformation Governance Board,” saying that the plan is likely illegal. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the creation of the board in April, days after Elon Musk secured a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. The idea […]
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Vulnerable Democrats Breaking With Biden on Immigration
By Joseph Lord Democrats facing tough reelection battles have begun to openly break with President Joe Biden in recent weeks over his plan to reverse Title 42 restrictions on entry into the United States through the southern border, highlighting fears among vulnerable Democrats that the issue could turn the tide in November. Since taking office, Biden has […]
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Leaked DHS Document Says US Plans to Offer ‘Broadscale Release Mechanisms’ for Illegal Aliens
By Zachary Stieber A leaked U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plan published this week shows senior officials being told that the removal of Title 42 would lead to an increase in illegal immigration and one way to respond to the increase is to release many apprehended illegal aliens into the U.S. interior. The 115-page document, dated […]
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Deportations Plunge Under Biden
By Joseph Lord Deportation rates have fallen dramatically under President Joe Biden, with the administration deporting far fewer illegal aliens in 2021 than under President Donald Trump. In the roughly one-year period between October 2020 and September 2021, the DHS deported just 59,011 illegal immigrants, according to newly released data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an arm […]
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Biden walks back Trump rule barring residency for immigrants eligible for aid
By Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter The Biden administration is set to walk back Trump administration rules limiting immigrants’ eligibility to obtain permanent residency if they are eligible for government benefits. The Department of Health Services will submit a new “public charge” rule in the coming days, outlining its plan to reverse the Trump administration ban […]
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Three States Sue Biden Administration Over Memo That Curtails Arrests of Illegal Immigrants
By Zachary Stieber 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 […]
