Tag: immigration

Would-Be Immigrants Can Get Waivers for COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement: Lawyer

The U.S. government since October 2021 has been requiring people seeking to immigrate to the United States to get a COVID-19 vaccine but officials are granting waivers when asked, at least in some cases. A 40-year-old Japanese woman and her two children, aged 8 and 6, were successful in applying for a waiver, Christina Xenides,…


Sham Marriage-for-Green-Card Scheme Used Loophole in Violence Against Women Act, Prosecutors Say

A group of foreign nationals and American citizens used a provision in the newly-reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as part of a fake profit-making marriage scheme in which American citizens were paid to marry foreigners to establish US residency. According to a multiple-count federal indictment handed down on Thursday against the 11 charged in…


Marriage-for-Green-Card Scheme Used Loophole in Violence Against Women Act, Prosecutors Say

A group of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens used a provision in the newly reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as part of a fake profit-making marriage scheme in which American citizens were paid to marry foreigners to establish U.S. residency, prosecutors say. Foreign nationals paid as much as $30,000 for the sham marriages, which…


Psaki Calls Abbott’s Plan to Bus Illegals to DC a ‘Publicity Stunt’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is calling Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to bus illegal border crossers to Washington a “publicity stunt.” Abbott on Wednesday said that his government will provide charter buses or flights from Texas to Washington to transport illegal immigrants released from federal custody into his state on the southern border….


Psaki Calls Abbott’s Plan to Bus Illegal Aliens to DC a ‘Publicity Stunt’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is calling Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to bus illegal aliens who have crossed the border to Washington a “publicity stunt.” Abbott on Wednesday said that his government will provide charter buses or flights from Texas to Washington to transport illegal aliens released from federal custody into his state…


DeSantis Vows to Send Illegal Immigrants in Florida to Biden’s Home State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to send illegal immigrants from his state to Delaware, which is President Joe Biden’s home state. “What we’re doing in Florida is saying, ‘We’re not gonna let the recklessness of those policies impact our state,’” DeSantis said at a signing event in Florida on Wednesday, referring to federal immigration policies….


East Texas Pastor Offers 189-Acre Campus for Ukrainian Refugees

A pastor is ready to open the doors of his Bible institute in Texas to Ukrainian refugees currently sitting at the border between Mexico and the United States. The Rev. Dr. Joe Fauss of Lindale directs a ministry and theological seminary on 189-acres, Calvary Commission International (CCI). The property includes houses, classrooms, lakes, a dining hall, and…


Biden Admin. Prepares for Another Surge in Illegal Immigration; Judge Pauses Vaccine Requirement for Thousands in Navy | NTD Evening News

The White House said on March 30 that it is preparing for a surge in illegal immigration that is expected to manifest once Title 42 is lifted. A federal judge has paused the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement imposed on Navy service members seeking religious exemptions.


Immigration-Driven Population Growth Claiming Vast Swaths of Open Space: Report

A new report from NumbersUSA has revealed that 17,800 square miles of open space in the U.S. was claimed by development between 2002 and 2017. That area is about as large as Connecticut and Maryland put together. “The rate of sprawl in this century has slowed down fairly substantially from what it was in the…


EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy to Seek Impeachment Proceedings Against DHS Head Mayorkas

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) will attempt to bring impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, documents obtained by The Epoch Times show. The move caps off a full year of Republican dissatisfaction with Mayorkas, who as the DHS secretary is in charge of border security. In the past year, the United…