Category: border crisis

The 22 Most Significant Stories of 2022

In the last episode of the year, I review 22 significant things that happened in 2022. From athletes who were barred from playing their sport, to political bias at the federal level, to the year of Musk, these 22 events were timestamps on a year that saw record inflation, a border crisis, and the redefinition…


US Border Crisis is National Security Crisis: Former ICE Chief Tom Homan

Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has criticized what he described as lax border security policies under the Biden administration, arguing that the surge in illegal immigration “is on purpose.” Homan, who served as head of ICE from 2017 to 2018, described the border crisis as one that amounted…


Border Crisis Likely Cause of Employment Data Anomaly

News Analysis The massive influx of illegal immigrants over the past year appears to be the most plausible cause of a major employment statistic growing increasingly inaccurate. If that is so, the error should be remedied come February. In fiscal 2022, Border Patrol was aware of some 2.8 million illegal border crossings—a historic number. Less…


Capitol Report: Democrats Call for Newly Elected Congressman to Resign; US to Impose Travel Restrictions on China

A Texas border city sees record illegal crossings, even after the nation’s highest court allows authorities to continue to expel illegal immigrants under Title 42. Some are saying the crisis is far greater than a single policy issue. Lawmakers react after Congressman-elect George Santos admits to lying about his resume. Will he be able to…


‘I’ve Never Seen It That Bad’: Texas Congressman Describes Conditions at Overcrowded Border Processing Center

Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas) on Dec. 21 said that the conditions at a processing facility on the U.S.-Mexico border were the worse he’s ever seen it. Gonzalez, in an interview with Fox News, made the remark while discussing a video he filmed at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, last week. “I’d been to…


LIVE NOW: Republican Senators Hold Press Conference on Title 42 and Southern Border Crisis

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and other Republican Senators will hold a press conference to talk about Title 42 and the ongoing crisis at the Southern Border at 12:30 p.m. (ET) on Dec. 21, 2022. The Epoch Times will live-stream the press conference. …


Republican Senators Hold Press Conference on Title 42 and Southern Border Crisis

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and other Republican Senators will hold a press conference to talk about Title 42 and the ongoing crisis at the Southern Border at 12:30 p.m. (ET) on Dec. 21, 2022. The Epoch Times will live-stream the press conference. …


Sinema Announces Plan to Lead Bipartisan Trip to US Border

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) is planning to take a group of bipartisan senators on a trip to the southern U.S. border so that they can see for themselves the crisis that is happening. “Part of the problem is that many in Washington have never taken the time to really see our border up close,” Sinema…


Texas National Guard ‘Border Force’ Blocking Illegal Crossings

Texas National Guard troops deployed to El Paso have constructed a razor-wire barrier along the Rio Grande and have been blocking people from making unauthorized crossings into the United States amid a migrant surge and legal back-and-forth about ending Title 42, a Trump-era rule that helped stem the tide of illegal immigration. Acting under orders…


Manchin Says Biden Should Secure Title 42 Extension

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) believes President Joe Biden has the power to request an extension of the Dec. 21 court deadline for the expiration of the Title 42 policy under which illegal immigrants have been expelled from the United States since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Last month, a federal court judge ruled that…