Category: border crisis

Capitol Report (April 27): Russia Cuts Off Natural Gas to Two NATO Countries

Hours before testifying before Congress, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas released his latest plan for handling the border crisis. We’ll take a look at the details, along with how he responded to pressing questions from Congress. On Wednesday, Russia released a former U.S. Marine as part of a prisoner exchange. His family said their prayers…


133 House Republicans Question Whether DHS Secretary Mayorkas Is Fit for Office

A group of 133 House Republicans is accusing the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) of willfully disregarding the law and endangering American citizens by embracing open border policies. The House representatives told Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an April 25 letter that his “actions have willingly endangered American citizens, undermined the rule of law, and our…


Exclusive: Secret Deal Between US, Mexico Led to an ‘Ant Operation’ of 70,000 Illegal Aliens

For the past year, the U.S. southern border has been inundated with illegal border crossings. In fact, every month in 2021 saw a new record in terms of encounters between Border Patrol agents and illegal aliens trying to break into the country. However, the over 2 million illegal alien encounters in 2021 took place during…


DHS Giving Cell Phones to Illegal Border Crossers: White House

The White House confirmed Wednesday that the administration is giving cell phones to illegal border crossers before releasing them into the United States. As part of an Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is handing out cellphones and ankle monitors meant to track individuals who crossed the border to ensure…


It’s Time to End Illegal Immigrant Ghost Flights

Commentary As the world focuses on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we must not forget that the Biden administration is working every day to undermine our own borders—both national and state. The crisis which President Joe Biden has created and sustained at the U.S.-Mexico border is a complete tragedy of human life, national security, and…


Border Crisis Can’t Wait Three More Years for a New Administration to Fix: Russ Vought

The situation at the southern border has been so bad that it can’t wait three more years for a new administration to step in, and border states have the constitutional authority to defend themselves, according to Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration. “We have a real…


The Border Crisis Reaches Your Child’s Middle School

Commentary Think you live too far from the Mexican border to be hurt by the chaos there? Bloomfield is a picturesque village in central Connecticut, 3,500 miles from the Mexican border. But illegal drugs flowing across that border nearly killed a 16-year-old student at Bloomfield High School two weeks ago. He tried marijuana, not knowing…


The Power to Ignore

Commentary Once in TV journalism there were people called assignment editors and news directors. Among their responsibilities was to instruct reporters and camera crews which stories they were to cover that day. Their choices were based on several factors that included what they regarded as news, viewer interest (i.e., ratings), and much more subtly, their…


Facts Matter (Feb. 2): Collusion of White House, Legacy Media, and Big Tech Reveals State-Sanctioned Censorship

It was just revealed that Hershey’s chocolate company has begun to fire the unvaccinated employees at its corporate offices. And besides letting them go, the company is also requesting that these employees sign a confidentiality agreement, and pledge to never talk about what happened. It’s interesting to note though, that this applies only to the…


Roger Williams: Border Crisis Will “Decimate a Whole Generation of Young People” in America

We sat down with Roger Williams, a congressman and former Texas secretary of state, and discussed how the flow of illegal drugs through the U.S. southern border will impact America. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube….