Category: border security

Abbott Invokes ‘Invasion’ Powers to Return Illegal Immigrants to Mexico

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took an unprecedented step toward mitigating the border crisis on July 7, issuing an executive order that directs state law enforcement officers to apprehend illegal immigrants and return them to Mexico at an international bridge. “I … do hereby authorize and empower the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of…


Abbott Invokes ‘Invasion’ Powers to Return Illegal Immigrants to Ports of Entry

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took an unprecedented step on July 7 toward mitigating the border crisis, issuing an executive order that directs state law enforcement officers to apprehend illegal immigrants and return them to a port of entry at an international bridge. “I … do hereby authorize and empower the Texas National Guard and the…


Texas Counties to Governor Abbott: Declare ‘Invasion’ on Southern Border, Turn Illegal Aliens Back

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Local officials in small Texas counties are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to label the border crisis an “invasion” and use his constitutional authority to stop illegal immigration. Kinney County Judge Tully Shahan signed a local disaster declaration on July 5 that requests Abbott to “immediately prevent and/or remove all persons violating the…


US-Mexico Border Is World’s ‘Deadliest’ Land Crossing: UN Study

The U.S.-Mexico border has become the world’s “deadliest” land crossing, according to data recently brought to light by a United Nations study. A historic high of 728 recorded immigrant deaths and disappearances along the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in 2021 has made the land crossing the deadliest in the world, according to the study conducted by the…


Texas Sheriff: Open Border Is Transforming America to Marxist State

GOLIAD, Texas—Sheriffs in Texas are experiencing the impact of the border crisis in their counties every day—whether it’s armed cartel operatives smuggling illegal immigrants, vehicle pursuits resulting in crashes and deaths, or drug overdose deaths from fentanyl brought across the southern border. In Goliad, Sheriff Roy Boyd sits 200 miles from the Texas–Mexico border, between…


Capitol Report (July 1): AZ Invests Record Amount on Border Security; Adversaries Eye US Farmland

After calling on Congress to scrap the filibuster to codify Roe, President Joe Biden admitted there won’t be enough votes to do so. This, as he again tries to warn Americans against voting Republican in November, while others say his push will not succeed. Arizona’s governor has just signed the most expensive border security legislation…


Capitol Report (July 1): Arizona Invests Record Amount on Border Security; Adversaries Eye US Farmland

After calling on Congress to scrap the filibuster to codify Roe, President Joe Biden admitted there won’t be enough votes to do so. This, as he again tries to warn Americans against voting Republican in November, while others say his push will not succeed. Arizona’s governor has just signed the most expensive border security legislation…


After 53 Die in Smuggling Tragedy, Texas Governor to Start Truck Checkpoints on Highways

EAGLE PASS, Texas—The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be setting up random highway checkpoints to inspect trucks following the deaths of 53 illegal immigrants who were being smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer earlier this week. “We’ve seen increased brazenness by cartels that feel empowered, because we do not have a federal…


Texas Sheriff Drives 4 Illegal Aliens to International Bridge, Deports Them

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Kinney County sheriff’s deputies responded to a suspected smuggling vehicle on a county road early in the morning on June 29. During the ensuing pursuit, the fleeing driver lost control of the vehicle and flipped it. The driver, a Mexican national wearing a cartel-related medallion, was taken into custody and is facing at…


2 Suspects Connected to Texas Migrant Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors

Two undocumented Mexican nationals allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan Francisco…